The question of processing times comes up now & then so I thought I'd share this... Nik submitted his PR (by partnership) application with the Auckland Central branch on 17 November. Today he received his passport and original documents back, along with a letter saying:
"We wish to advise you that, due to an overwhelming number of applications received by NZIS for your application category, we are currently unable to allocate your application to a specific case manager, and that it has been placed in a managed queue. Please be advised that it could take between six to nine months before you are allocated a specific case manager."
So that's six to nine months to get a case manager, and then an unspecified time to process after that. He already has a work visa so it's no big deal if it takes a while, but does anyone have any idea how long it will take after he gets a case manager?
Avril