Originally Posted by
gujju
Hi there,
I got residence visa under partnership category and were living here in NZ for quite sometime. My partner was the principal applicant and he applied under SMC. We were in relation for a year after I got my residence visa but now we have broken up and my parents want me to marry a guy from India. I am wondering is there any restriction for me to apply for my spouse for his residence visa or can I just sponsor him? some people said there could be restriction or I have to wait, not sure if this is true... please help.
Thanks,
S
Yes there is restriction. read as below
Definition of ‘eligibility to support your partner’
Applications for residence under the Family – Partnership Category will not be approved if the New Zealand partner:
• has been convicted of any offence involving domestic violence or of a sexual nature in the seven years prior to the
date the application was made (unless granted a character waiver)
• was, in the seven years prior to the date the application is made, the perpetrator of an incident of domestic violence
which has resulted in the grant of a resident visa under the Victims of Domestic Violence Category
• has been included in or supported an application where a residence class visa was granted on the basis of a
partnership in the five years immediately preceding the date of the current application, or
• has been included in or supported more than one previous residence class visa application where a visa was granted
on the basis of a partnership with a New Zealand partner
Link here
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/NR/rd.../0/INZ1002.pdf
there is no restriction if you want to marry but you can't support him for 5 years from the date you got residency(Please read above text from immi site)
my opinion is based on info from immi site only.