Ever since I moved to NZ, my parents have been visiting me roughly once every year from overseas on a visitor visa. Average duration of stay is about 3-4 weeks (accommodation NOT pre-paid). They always sponsor their own visa. This time, however, I'm thinking of having them apply for a three year parent visitor visa instead (I'm a PR visa holder) to save on visa fees over a three year period. Turns out, this route requires me to sponsor them even though they are perfectly capable of sponsoring themselves.
So, I did some research and after reading INZ 1025, I'm confused. What's $1000 per mo per person? I don't know how many total months they'll be staying for in that 3 year period. Does my salary need to be more than 2 x $1000 per mo? Is that what I need to show?