Hi,
I arrived in NZ from the UK on a working holiday visa on 1/10/15 and started my job on 10/10/15. As my visa expires in October I started thinking about visa options, my job offered me sponsorship in April to apply for an essential skills work visa. By the time I collected a medical certificate, X-rays, police clearance and all other relevant info it was the end of June and I have been so distracted that I have only just got around to submitting my visa this week. In March I started a relationship with a NZ resident, we knew it was very serious from the beginning and talked about marriage, family etc. He moved in with me at the beginning of June (only me on tenancy agreement) and today I found out I am pregnant. I have made numerous calls to immigration, department of health and spent the whole day on the internet but I still can't seem to find the answers I'm looking for so hoping for some help here...
My intention was always to stay in NZ permanently - WHV, work visa then residence.
As its so early I could always send off the visa and in 1/2 months time change my circumstances but I don't want to submit my work visa this week and lie about not being pregnant and run the risk of being caught out - if i add pregnant and my due date - 24/3/17 on to my visa application it asks for proof that I will be entitled to publicly funded healthcare. What counts as evidence for this?? (If I had a work visa approved a work visa on top of my working holiday I will qualify myself as it will be a total of more than 2 years in NZ. As a partner of a NZ resident I also qualify if I can gather sufficient evidence) - is there a document I should attach or would a letter stating my circumstances suffice?
Also as I've only been with my partner for 4 months will I have enough evidence to class him as my partner? we are in a committed relationship, plan on marrying and are obviously going to be having a child but don't have a shared bank account, tenancy agreement, insurance etc.
It is very early days in the pregnancy (5 weeks) so there is a chance I will not make the full term so all of this could be irrelevant.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated, as you can imagine I am a bag of emotions at the thought of leaving NZ.
Thank you in advance