We're in a bit of a bind. My wife and I recently came to New Zealand, and decided we want to live here permanently. I'm a NZ Citizen, she's american. She is currently on a visitor's visa (not partnership based, just the one issued at the airport)
We were advised by the INZ that we could apply for a partnership-based residence visa right away. However, we didn't realise just how long the process takes. My wife's visa will expire in 45 days, and it's unlikely the new visa will be granted before then.
So, what can we do. INZ suggested applying for a partnership-based temporary visitor visa. That will take us a few days to gather documents for, then can take several weeks to process, so they suggested also applying for an interim visa for when her current visa runs out. This seems a little odd. Is there no way to apply for an interim visa for her current application?
Help!