Hello,

We were granted residency via the one-off 2021 residence visa category on the August 23rd 2022.
We can apply for PR after two years, and we have to be in NZ for six months of each of those two years.

I have been told that the date when they start counting those two years is the date we had been grated residency, not backdated two years from the date we apply for PR?
For instance we could apply for PR after 2 and a half years.
I was wanting clarity on this date.

Anyway, my main question and concern is on a different issue. we were overseas on the above date (August 23rd 2022) when we were granted residency and entered NZ on the first week of September (couple of weeks later), the same year.
Thus, I was wondering when they start counting the 2 years: the date on which we were granted residency, or the date on which we entered NZ?

I would be grateful if someone could help.

Yours sincerely,