Hi everyone,
I am reaching out to see if someone is on the same boat with me.
I used the presence calculator and get response with error code 213 which is bizzar. According to the presence calculator formula, only step 1 or step 3 will give error 213, impling either I don't have residency visa or I have not been NZ ever since I got my residency.
For context:
I got my residency on 3rd July 2018, and my travel movement as follows:
1. 17 March 2023 -> 16 March 2022, 365 days (no travel)
2. 17 March 2022 -> 16 March 2021, 365 days (no travel)
3. 17 March 2021 -> 16 March 2020, 366 days (no travel)
4. 17 March 2020 -> 16 March 2019, 365 days (no travel)
5. 17 March 2019 -> 3 July 2018, 257 days - 14 days overseas = 243 days
Departure 31 July 2018, Arrival 07 August 2018 &
Departure 01 Oct 2018, Arrival 07 Oct 2018
I have total 1703 days within 5 years with each year reside more than 240 days in NZ.
I have asked friends who are not met presence requirements, all their response code is either 216 or 211. non of them is 213.
I have called INZ and confirmed my visa, also called citizenship office but they asked me to just wait until it's eligible.
I don't think the error code will change based on my knowledge even wait until my 5th anniversary. Should I just apply and go through the manual processing?