MB, I meant to tell you, you said that nz badly wants their people to return back home.
Far as having this to help get an application through, they are after their 'qualified people' and 'maoris'...
I did read somewhere that foreign partners of qualified kiwis, wanting to return back to NZ, will be priority to have their residence visa processed in order to get those kiwis back home quickly.
(sorry I'm having a really bad english day today
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