Hello!
My friends live in a shared house. They are not the principal renters of the place; several other people and the landlords live with them. The place is great - large house, and just all nice people in the house.
As they really would like to stay in NZ now, and are just figuring out how to apply for a work partnership visa combination, they are thinking about how to prove that they live together. There are obviously no utility bills in their name, - they could just get a contract for renting the room together.
They now even think about moving into a rented house, just for being able to provide a proper rental contract and electricity & water bills.
Is it really that strict? I have read that INZ does not accept "flatmate situations" (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-...ly/partnership). Does anyone have negative or positive experiences with that?
Thanks!