Originally Posted by
JandM
Look at the link I gave you in my last post. You HAVE to fulfil the conditions in the top section, then just ONE of the conditions in the lower section, in order to get PR. If you choose the first of the lower set of conditions, then presence in the country as specified is the ONLY criterion. On a Residence visa, you have the right to be employed at anything (doesn't have to be a skilled job, or full-time), do nothing if you could afford it, run your own business, or be a student at domestic rates (only you couldn't get a NZ government student loan till you had been a resident for 3 years).
As you will see, SOME of the other conditions in the lower part involve paying tax, but you don't have to pay attention to those if you are going for the first condition.
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