Originally Posted by
elmiee
I had been with my partner for 2 years before we broke up, we lived together for 1 year and 8 months of that time. We broke up on the 19th August and I had found somewhere, signed a tenancy and moved out on the 25th August.
He wants us to go to counselling and I am thinking of going despite the thought of talking to a compleate stranger terrifying me but something that is obvisouly a concern to us both as to proceed with the councilling is if I would be able to continue to stay in New Zealand if we did get back together due to me now living seperatly. My name is still on the internet bill as he said he couldn't bare to take it off yet but my rent each week has obvisouly stopped going into his account for his mortgage and the bills.
I'm currently on a partner based work visa until 7th July next year (my 2nd partner based work visa) but was obvisouly entitled to apply for residency based on our relationship which I'd not sent off yet as was saving for it. Does anyone know how immigration would view this break in our relationship, how to go about it and if it would hinder an application for residency if all went well I would have to get this in by January due to the 6 month processing time.
Thanks for any help, as you can imagine it's been a bit of a stressful situation and one I didn't anticipate!
There's nothing to stop you going back, but be prepared to answer questions as to whether your relationship is "genuine, stable and likely to endure."
Similarly if you are no longer living together, and not in a relationship then you must advise INZ of a change in circumstances. That is likely to lead to revocation of your partnership based visa. if you are staying out of the relationship, then you may be eligible for a visa of another type and could apply for that at the time you advise INZ of a change in circumstances.