Presence requirements for New Zealand Citizenship by grant

[pedditi03]

Don't forget, the time periods are counted BACKWARDS from the date of application. If the person delays putting in their application for (say) six days, then ALL the time periods will be nudged forward by that same amount. So Kelerei's example dates would be altered to September 4th - September 3rd for each period, and the applicant would have to consider their eligibilty between those dates instead.

Thank you, I read all the previous posts related to the timeline calculation. However, based on the below scenario can you please confirm?

residency approved on 9th Nov, 2018, and looking to apply for citizenship in July if eligible. Else, some of our plans will change i.e. travel overseas.

25 July 2023, 25 July 2022- No travel and meet the requirement of 240 days
25 July 2022 - 24 July 2021 - No travel and meet the requirement of 240 days
24 July 2021 - 23 July 2020 - No travel and meet the requirement of 240 days
22 July 2020 - 21 July 2019 - Travelled overseas for 30 days and meet the requirement of 240 days
20 July 2019 - 9 Nov 2018 - Travelled overseas for 12 days and meet the requirement of 240 days. However, this is not a full year given I received my resident visa in November 2018. Does DIA accept the application in this instance since meeting the 240 day requirement in a year?

[JandM]

*Apparently,* these dates would work. HOWEVER, see what is said in Post #44 above. We know from people's experience that DIA usually/often accept with no trouble the part time period if it's a minimum of 240 days, but sometimes not.

[Sunny Ahluwalia]

Hi guys,

Just want confirm as I got my Resident visa on 6th June 2018, am I eligible according to these dates

Year 1 10 March 2022 to 09 March 2023 > 303 days

Year 2 10 March 2021 to 09 March 2022 > 365 days

Year 3 10 March 2020 to 09 March 2021> 365 days

Year 4 10 March 2019 to 09 March 2020> 341 days

Year 5 10 March 2018 to 09 March 2019> 241 days

Total presence = 241+341+365+365+303=1615 days

Does that mean I can apply on 10 of march and how accurate is presence calculator