Hi guys, firstly, sorry if I have posted this in the wrong forum section. (Admins, feel free to move it).
OK, here's our story. I meet and started dating the greatest girl in the world. She's a (now) 20 year old German backpacker who has been in NZ since September 2013. I am older and am a NZ citizen. She is on a Working Holiday Visa. We've been offcially dating since December 2013, plenty of selfies etc, meet all the family, Facebook official and she currently lives with me. She has to go back to Germany in 7 days (for family reasons) but her working holiday Visa doesn't expire until September this year. She 100% wants to come back and continue living with me and the plan is to work in Germany for 3-4 months and get some money together (selling personal stuff as well) and then coming back before her Visa ends.
Now, from my understanding and calling Immergration, "apparently" the best option for us is for her to come back say, July/August (latest) and we apply for a partnership work visa under the Family Stream section. As we've been living together for less than 12 months, that will only last 12 months. Then from there going for the 24 month partnership because it will be over 12 months by then, nearly 24, then from there the Residency Visa. I know that the 12 month partnership Visa takes around 25 days to process so so that's why she'll need to come back well before September to legally be here and apply.
Questions: Is this all possible and are we going down the correct and easiest road? We're madly in love and know this can and WILL work. We have very positive can do attitudes and just need a little guidance. Also, what are the costs for say, a 12 month partnership visa etc? Just trying to work out what kind of funds we need.
If you need any information, we will do our best to help.
Thank you so much for any and all help given.
Regards,
Carl and Daisy
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