I'm so pleased for you - at last!
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I'm so pleased for you - at last!
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What a journey!
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Originally Posted by gcapd
Finally
12 Jan 2016 - Essential Skills
12 May 2016 - Onshore Partnership-based temporary work visa application. DECLINED on July 2016 - living together requirements due to different work places.
30 May 2016 - Resigned from my job to be reunited with my wife.
15 Jul 2016 - Onshore Partnership-based temporary work visa application. DECLINED on September 2016 - resident partner's ineligibility to sponsor.
Requested for Reconsideration - DECLINED.
Essenitial Skills Visa invalidated/cancelled!
Looking for job elsewhere to re-apply for another Essential Skills Visa. Gathering documents for a potential hiring. Job advertisement posted by future employer to meet INZ's requirements.
30 Oct 2016 - DEPORTATION LIABILITY NOTICE/DLN received in letterbox. Few days later, we hired an Immigration Lawyer.
Within 28 days, our lawyer requested INZ a REVIEW to withdraw DLN - DECLINED.
Within 48 days, our lawyer represented us for an appeal on humanitarian grounds to Immigration Protection Tribunal.
12 Jan 2017 - Essential Skills Visa expired. The day before, our lawyer requested for a visa under Section61 of the Immigration Act - DECLINED.
24 Jan 2017 - IPT's appeal DECLINED Failed.
07 Feb 2017 - With heavy broken hearts. I voluntarily left NZ without receiving a LETTER OF DEPORTATION FROM INZ. My wife and I shattered! Almost $15,000 fees to INZ and Lawyer gone to waste.
03 Jul 2017 - Re-applied for another Essential Skills Visa to return to NZ and be closer to my wife - DECLINED.
Letter stated - I AM DEEMED DEPORTED AND BARRED FROM RETURNING TO NZ FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS until 2022.
Aug 2018 - My wife wrote a one page letter to the Immigration Minister on a personal note/level requesting to cancel my 5-Year Prohibition of entry to NZ.
Oct 2018 - I lodged an application with INZ for a Ministerial Intervention.
18 Dec 2018 - The Minister of Immigration Delegate wrote back to my wife CANCELLING MY 5-YEAR BAN and INVITING ME TO APPLY for a Partnership Work Visa within 3 months.
20 Dec 2018 - I withdrawn my application for MI.
15 March 2019 - 1st Partnership Work Visa issued.
15 Nov 2019 - Residence Partnership application Onshore.
15 March 2020 - 2nd Partnership Work Visa issued.
12 Aug 2020 - CO Allocated.
16 Oct 2020 - First contact with CO requesting further documents.
21 Oct 2020 - Documents shipped to INZ.
01 Nov 2020 - Signed off to 2PC/Quality Check.
16 Nov 2020 - INZ online account APPROVED in principle.
01 Dec 2020 - Resident E-Visa issued.
Sorry for an essay type TIMELINE. This has been our struggle with INZ. LESSON: If anyone of you here is awaiting a decision on your application, PLEASE reflect on how my wife and I went through this excruciating painful experience with INZ. In the end, at last, I can now call NZ my home and FINALLY RE-UNITED with my family FOREVER. Special thanks to JandM. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!!!
----Resident Since 01 Dec 2020-------
OMG!!! I can't even imagine how difficult that process was for you and for you wife!
I am sooo pleased you got it sorted in the end!
Testing the Water
Hi AllHi All
Just lodge my onshore application for a partnership work visa yesterday 25 September 2020.
Wish me luck.
2015 October: Essential Skills Visa 3 Years
2018 May: Essential Skills Visa 3 Years
2020 September 25th: Lodge Online Application for Partnership Work Visa
Just sharing my Timeline
2015 October: Essential Skills Visa 3 Years
2018 May: Essential Skills Visa 3 Years
2020 September 25: Lodge Online Application for Partnership Work Visa
2020 December 3: Case Officer assigned and asking for more evidence (Bills, Invoices, Photos, Joint Bank accounts)
2020 December 6: Sent additional evidence.
My case officer is in China according to the email signature.
That's all just sharing. Thank you!
Testing the Water
Has anyone been assigned a case officer recently? It's been very quiet
Testing the Water
I got a first letter and contact from CO on November 23 asking for more relationship evidence and a police report. I initially submitted the application mid-August this year.
Last edited by kevincito; 15th December 2020 at 02:12 PM. Reason: Added quote
Testing the Water
Today is my dancing bananas day!!!
31/07/2020 - Applied for Resident Partnership Visa offshore
10/10/2020 - Applied for Critical Purpose Visitor Visa
28/10/2020 - CPVV approved!
11/11/2020 - Arrived in New Zealand on CPVV
17/11/2020 - First contact from CO regarding Resident Partnership Visa (required further documentation)
25/11/2020 - Second contact from CO (questions regarding our time apart during the pandemic)
15/12/2020 - Resident Visa APPROVED & ISSUED!
I wasn't expecting it to be so quick!! Once I arrived in NZ they must've moved by application onshore and it just breezed by! Fingers crossed for everyone who applied around the same time - hope you get your good news soon!
--- Resident since 15 Dec 2020 ---
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Congratulations. Early Christmas present indeed!!!Today is my dancing bananas day!!!
31/07/2020 - Applied for Resident Partnership Visa offshore
10/10/2020 - Applied for Critical Purpose Visitor Visa
28/10/2020 - CPVV approved!
11/11/2020 - Arrived in New Zealand on CPVV
17/11/2020 - First contact from CO regarding Resident Partnership Visa (required further documentation)
25/11/2020 - Second contact from CO (questions regarding our time apart during the pandemic)
15/12/2020 - Resident Visa APPROVED & ISSUED!
I wasn't expecting it to be so quick!! Once I arrived in NZ they must've moved by application onshore and it just breezed by! Fingers crossed for everyone who applied around the same time - hope you get your good news soon!
--- Resident since 15 Dec 2020 ---
-Resident 01 Dec 2020-
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Case officer allocated yesterday. Applied in mid September. Asked for past months evidence of living together what we can provide for last 3 months anyone can help please ?
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