I have two questions
1) If i am on Residence Visa not Permanent Resident can i sponsor my friend for his student visa ?
2) On my Resident visa how long do i have to wait until i apply for my Permanent Resident visa ?
I have two questions
1) If i am on Residence Visa not Permanent Resident can i sponsor my friend for his student visa ?
2) On my Resident visa how long do i have to wait until i apply for my Permanent Resident visa ?
Yes i want to take financial obligation for my friends fee and stay.
You can take that up even without residency (e.g. a student's parent can while living offshore) and in that context you would be able to do it too.
Here is the form for reference.
No not this form i mean sponsoring him
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/NR/rd.../0/INZ1025.pdf
this form can i sponser if i am not a permanent resident only on resident visa
I read this sentenceon the form so yes you can sponsor"If you are a New Zealand citizen or resident sponsoring a student, you must be a relative or a friend of the student. "