Asking on behalf of a friend who is a NZ resident and so his wife (he was the main applicant)
He intends to call his mother-in-law for a period of 6 to 7 months. I understand that the max visitor visa is for up to 9 months.
Just had a few questions:
- Is the whole process online or offline and can they apply for her visa from NZ itself? Do they have to create a new login to apply for her visitor visa?
- Can he be the sponsor or his wife? Does he (being the prime applicant for NZ resident) have a bigger influence on her application? (Both have full time employment)
- Mother-in-law does not have any source of income currently. What sort of documents are required?
- Since they are not sure about the duration of visa which will be granted, they do not want to risk booking the return ticket in advance however is it better to book the return ticket before applying for the visitor visa? They have already booked the departure ticket from the home country to NZ.
- Is a medical test required regardless of the visa duration?
- If the expected arrival is last week of Feb, how soon should they apply for her visa?
- They will be buying travel insurance during her stay. Does it matter if it's purchased now or after the visa is granted.