Originally Posted by
Dinkydairyfarme
I’m just about to submit my residency application (very excited & very nervous at the same time) my partner is a kiwi and we’ve recently just got engaged (yay!) I’m a bit nervous because I require a character waiver from a DIC incident almost 3 years ago (only blemish on my police record) I’ve had 2 partnership work visas granted with this. I was wondering if anyone had any experiences with this sort of issue and how long these visas are taking as my current visa will run out at the end of December. Oh and I’m in the South Island
I applied for mine on the 8th of Jan 2019 and I don't even have a CO yet (I'm in AKL). My case is also a no-brainer and I gave them waaay more evidence than they asked for – it doesn't speed up the process. I'm expecting it to take 6 months+. Good luck