Hello, I'm a newbie in this forum and this is also my very first post.
I'm currently on an open-work visa which lasts till March, 2015. I plan to get my girlfriend to New Zealand on a partnership based work visa right after my work visa gets renewed. The only problem is, although we have plenty of evidence to support our 6-year relationship (photos taken together during holidays, messages, phone calls, letters from family/friends, money transfers, joint bank account...), we have never lived together (actually she stayed with me for 20 days in Auckland but i'm not sure if this even counts).
My question is, what is the minimum amount of time that we have to live together in order for my girlfriend to apply for a partnership work visa? Since there is still a lot of time between now and then, she can apply for a visitor visa and come live with me. But how long is enough? (she got a job in Vietnam so she can't stay for too long).
Thank you for your help. Any opinion is highly appreciated.