Originally Posted by
Genianoe
Hi, thanks for your reply.
Regarding the passport, if the application process takes more than 4 months, does he really need to send his passport now? Or will a certified copy be fine?
Certified copies are fine - though immigration are pretty quick with returning your documents. I'm NZ citizen and my husband is from the UK, we sent in our application for a partnership visa early Dec 16. We sent certified copies of our passports as we needed them for Christmas, but within the week of INZ (Manukau Branch) receiving our application we had all our other original certificates returned.