Hi Becks:
I am glad I was able to help you with some of your questions in regards to your fiancee applying for PR under the Partnership Policy.
In regards to your question about a covering letter... I presume you are talking about the cover letter you will include with your fiancee's application.
My husband's cover letter was a detailed account of what was contained in the package he sent to the NZ Embassy. He listed in the letter what order he had put the required paperwork and evidence of our relationship in the package..
You won't get a Case Officer assigned to your Application until they actually receive all your paperwork.
My husband sent in his application etc to the NZ Embassy in Washington DC on 14th April (Fedex priority overnight). The Embassy received the package on 15th and he was assigned a Case Officer on 16th. ...
Do you also realize that as a sponsor and a NZ Citizen NZIS requires a Police Clearance from New Zealand for you as well as the one you get from where you are now living. They will do this for you.
Hope this helps,
Feel free to ask me any questions you might have and I will try to help you out. Since we are both going down the Partnership Policy path.
Cheers,
Suzanne.
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~Suzanne~
PR....Partnership Category.
25th July '08...Husband's application approved in principle.
1st August '08...Husband received his passport containing "blue stickers".
Whole process from beginning to approval and blue stickers in passport...3 months and 9 days.
18th September...Fares Booked...Texas to Wellington.
5-11-08- .Flying out from LAX...ONLY 6 days to go.
This Kiwi is flying home.
PROUD TO BE A NEW ZEALANDER.