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Old 15-03-2007, 06:03 PM
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Hi Kiwitek,

Welcome to MoveToNZ. ?It's good to have you with us. ? 8-)

This matter of partners and spouses is a tricky one with NZIS. ?They tend not to accept a marriage certificate as proof of a stable relationship, which is what they are looking for. They insist on having visible signs that you have both been living together for at least 12 months. This includes bills with both names on, joint bank statements, letters and anything that will indicate that you have shared a home for this amount of time. I think this is to prevent people, who marry just to get residency in a country, from gaining entry i.e. what is known as a marriage of convenience.

If you don't comply with the 12-month rule, your fiancee could come to NZ on a visitor's visa, look for work, apply for a Work Permit which will allow her to stay and work long enough for you to set up home together for the requisite time. Then she can apply for Permanent Residency under the Partnership policy. ?

Of course, if she has work skills that are in demand in NZ, she could apply for residency in her own right under the Skilled Migrant Category. ?

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