Hello, I'm glad I found this page, a lot of good info here. Anyways, I am completely confused how partnership visas and residency works, it seems every page talks about different options, and almost non of it makes sense to me. I'm 28, US citizen. I have been talking to a girl from NZ that I will be meeting soon. She has permanent residency. I can come to NZ for 12 months on the working holiday visa without an issue. This gives us time together, but as the 12 months is coming to an end, if we still are serious, what do I do?? She says claim partnership visa and just go get permanent residency and thats it, but I don't think thats how it works. I did read "once you have been in a relationship for 12 months", but in 12 months I would be having to leave. I'm lost. How do we go about this??