I'm about to submit a residence application and am unsure whether to declare my girlfriend (an NZ citizen) on the application, as she does not meet INZ's definition of de facto partner since we have only lived together for 6 months.
However if my application is unsuccessful I would intend to lodge a partner based visa application next year, and it might look odd if I submit an application based on someone I didn't declare only a few months earlier.
What's the smart thing to do here? I'd just include her on it if it weren't for having to include her family members too - her mother was abusive and is now estranged and most probably 'known to the police', as it were, so I'd really rather leave her off it.
Of particular note is section E1 of INZ1000: Note: if you do not declare all your partnerÂ’s family members, your residence application could be declined. If you are granted residence and it is later found that all family members were not declared, you may become liable for deportation
I mean really?