My partner and I met online in April 2015 and I came over to NZ for a month in November 2015 on a visitors visa. I'm planning to return on January 10 and obtain a 1-year student visa. About a month before the student visa expires, we plan to apply for a temporary partnership-based work visa. By that time, we will have been living together for 12-13 months. He will be taking a 1-year course at the same school (Unitec) so we will finish school around the same time. He is a NZ permanent resident, I am a UK citizen and a US permanent resident.
The problem is that we will not have enough money to rent a place together so will both be staying with his parents. We are concerned that without bills in our name, we won't have enough evidence to fulfill the "living together" requirement of the work visa.
We plan to compile the following evidence:
JOINT BANK ACCOUNT
-HOUSEHOLD PURCHASES (GROCERIES)
-LEISURE PURCHASES (CINEMA TICKETS, MUSEUM)
-CAR PAYMENTS
CAR INSURED IN BOTH NAMES
LETTERS TO SAME ADDRESS
PHOTOS
STATEMENTS FROM FAMILY/FRIENDS
STATEMENTS ON HOUSEHOLD DUTIES
GYM MEMBERSHIP
TIMELINE
SKYPE CALL LOG
Is there anything else we can add to help our case? We will be a bit low on money during the year so won't be able to make any big purchases outside of the car (which his parents are giving him the money for).