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Old 12-02-2006, 02:45 AM
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Default Re: WHV to PR or family sponsorship
[quote:d51f0015bf="aoteabride"]We are a newly married couple of 27 and 28, wishing to move to NZ, to join his parents and young brothers in NZ.
They got in almost 3 years ago on a business visa, and have just been granted PR.[/quote:d51f0015bf]

Welcome to the forum, Aoteabride :041: ,

If I can just concentrate on this one point (Family Category), as this is the route we're hoping to take, I believe you have to hold PR for 3 years before you can sponsor a family member. This would mean quite a wait until your in-laws are in a position to bring you in if they've only recently got PR. It will certainly help you having family already in NZ but, another point to consider is that you are newly married. NZIS will require evidence of your living together for at least 12 months prior to your application. They don't look on a marriage certificate alone as proof of a stable, long term relationship. If you have been living together before you were married this shouldn't be a problem.

I'll leave your hubbie's Zimbabwe degrees to someone who knows more about the subject. :icon_biggrin:
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