Originally Posted by
Karen Phillips
Your parents and your girlfriend come under two different categories. If you and your girlfriend live together for more than a year in NZ (or have lived together for more than a year until recently overseas), you can support her application for residence as your partner. If you live together for just a few months (I would advise at least 3 months) you can first support her application for a work visa as your partner and then residence later. However, to suport your parents for residence, yoo have to have lived in NZ as a resident for at least 3 years. You can sponsor your parents for a visitor visa under V3:110 right now though.
Thank you Karen. I have obtained my resident visa 2 years ago so I should be able to support my parents next year after 3 years of holding the resident visa.
I appreciate your help.