Hi guys,

I know I may be a little bit nervous now, because I really need the visa approved asap to apply for other visas for my family. Their visas as well as mine will expire after three weeks.

I have been told this kind of visa is very easy to apply for because it is based on NZ qualification which is easy to be verified, especially when I am holding a post study work visa open, so it usually only takes 3-7 days to be approved. However, I submitted my application online 16 days ago, got an automated email that informs me my application is received 14 days ago. After that, I haven't received any update until now.

So, does anyone have recent experience on how long a post study work visa employer assisted will be approved? Any reply will be appreciated.

BTW, 4 days after I received the first automated email, I received the second automated email that has the exact same contents with the first one except the sending date. Is it normal?

Thanks