Hi everyone, just got my WTR approved (talent based). Initially, we had the plan to lodge the accompanying application for our child and my spouse together with my application. But, because of some health issues we decided to postpone theirs until my visa is approved.
Now we need to apply for
- Child of a Worker Visitor Visa for my 1.5y. old son
- Partner of a Worker Work Visa for my wife
we have everything ready, including police certificate for my wife and e-medical with grade A health for both of them.
Since my employer wants me to move quickly but we don't want to separated as a family, and given that visa processing takes time, probably a month or so (applications are all paper based), we tend to move to NZ first with them entering on a regular visitor visa and applying for the visa types above later when we are there and have settled.
Because if do it paper based from Germany, we expect it to take long a) for waiting/processing time, and b) because we have to send passports to the London branch (probably) and it all takes time. It's a lot of risk, isn't it? Or, do they issue a visitor or partner visa electronically? IE, as an e-visa?
If we enter NZ on regular visitor visa for them, would we need to present outbound flight tickets? Or can we indicate that we want to apply for another visa for both of them once we are in NZ? We are very afraid that they could refuse entry.