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Old 08-04-2008, 09:43 PM
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Hi,

What an unusual situation! I'm making some assumptions, so feel free to correct me!

From an NZIS point of view, depending on exactly how long you've been apart from your wife, and the circumstances surrounding it, they may not view your marriage as being stable. Living with your wife for only 6 out of 12 years of marriage just seems a bit odd, and without knowing your circumstances I would guess is either work related separation or a rocky marriage. If you had split up during your wifes move to NZ and were never included in your wifes PR application, then there will be no hope of her sponsoring you straight away.

I think your options are to try and gain residency on your own, should your skills etc meet the requirements or, failing that, you would need to try and secure a work permit, to give you enough time to live with your wife and family to meet the partnership requirements.

Hope that helps!
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