Hi all!
Applying for my Partner Residence Visa ONLINE in the next couple of weeks. My main question, which I can't seem to find any answers to, is whether the original documents I scan into the computer for the online application need to be certified? For example, the online form asks for Birth Cert and Passport - can I just scan these and they're counted as originals? Along with bank statements received in the mail and other originals?
I can see that any translated documents need to be certified, but the wording is a bit ambiguous around whether or not all documents need to be certified when applying online.
I'm a US citizen, living in NZ for 8 years currently on a Partner Work Visa (kiwi partner) so INZ have much of the evidence already (which I'm also assuming will be okay to resubmit the originals with this application?).
In a big hurry to get everything done (thankfully only a Limited Medical needed for this!) because the processing time shot up from 9 months to 11 months in the last few weeks (and my work visa has 9 months left).
I miss INZ of the past - applications were processed SO MUCH FASTER back then!