Hi all,
I would appreciate your help with the below. I have sent lots and lots of evidence (I thought) for residence based on partnership. Today I received an e-mail:
"I have completed an initial assessment of your application and require the following information or documents to progress the application:
1. Original or certified copies of partnership evidence covering the period March 2017 to June 2018 for you and your partner:
Evidence can be in joint names OR individual and must state name AND address on the documents. Evidence can be ownership, insurances (car, life, contents, home, medical, pet etc.), tenancy agreements, utility bills (power, phone or mobile phone, water rates, rates, internet services, sky tv etc.), invoices, loan or hire purchase agreements, doctor/dental registration, tax records, car or pet registration, club memberships (gym, sports clubs etc.), enrolments, bank accounts joint and individual (a selection of statements showing transactions such as wages, utility bills being paid, accommodation costs), loyalty memberships (flybuys, airpoints, AA etc.), other shared expenses etc.
If it is an online statement or bill please attach the email from the bill provider or supplier which the bill was attached to and/or a screen shot or printout showing access to the online account.
I have received a copy of an ANZ Term Deposit letter – XXX DATE, NZTA Letter due XXX date and a BT Letter – XXX DATE, Te Wananga o Aotearoa Letter XXX DATE and some Contact bills these are all copies therefore the originals or a certified copy should be sent in.
PLEASE NOTE: Residence (paper) applications require original or certified copies unless it is clear these are online statements which are also acceptable.
2. A selection of your partner’s Individual bank statements covering the period March 2017 to June 2018 is required.
3. I have requested for your previous work visa application to check whether the original police certificates/translations were supplied from Portugal and Poland. If you are holding these originals please advise and forward them to the address below otherwise I will confirm with you at a later date once I have received the previous application. You may be required to provide a new police certificate if the originals cannot be located on the file.
4. Our records show you are currently outside of NZ; please advise your return date."
My questions:
1. So, from the tone of this e-mail it seems that much more evidence is needed! It seems that the case Officer only asks for official letters. In the initial application,I have also sent lots of photos together, travel/concert tickets, statements from family and friends, birthday or christmas cards from family - do you think we should send more of these, or is it only about official stuff?
We don't have any "shared" bank account, bills or tenancy agreements - I moved in to where he was already renting (and a letter signed by the landlord proves this) and pay part of the rent to my partners account (weekly). I thought that, alongside many letters that I sent addressed to the same address, would be enough. The only things that contain both of our names, I think are some flight tickets and Countdown account. (Bte, I also sent lots of receipts from Countdown with "split payments" - you can see we share groceries 50-50). I'm wondering waht other official letters could we sent.
2. The letters that the case officer mentions - originals were sent; I did not make a copy of letters from banks or bills - we sent the originals. Not sure why they state copies were sent? I guess the only thing I can do is to send these letters again? And attach more.
3. A selection of bank statements - does it need to show the amount my partner has in bank? Do you think this has to be print out from the bank system AND the screenshot provided? I.e. how to make it certified?
4. I have previously sent my bank statements - should I sent these again with some sort of print screen?
5. I am currently visiting my family in my home country (6 weeks visit, yes - I know its long but given I last saw them 2 years ago, i don't think it's unreasonable). Any ideas how to explain this?
6. While I'm away, we communicate on viber - anyone has any experience with how to extract viber conversations and certify them?
7. They gave us one week. I am not in NZ and to be honest, I am the one taking care of everything. Of course I will ask my partner for help, but I am a bit worried if he will manage to do everything on his own! Anyone ever asked for extension of the date (I am coming back 1 August, I guess it's too much to ask?)
Many thanks for whatever advice you can give.