Well, guys, they're not budging - we have to have this document or no residency. Soooo after, several emails between our case officer and ourselves we have the exact wording we need to put into another Statutory Declaration so that they can't turn round and say it's not right and we need something else. It's exactly the same as the one we already have except it also says, 'Charlie Stafford resides with his mother on a daily basis and she is responsible for his day to day care'. Now, how he can live here with me and those things not apply I do not know, but, this is what they want and so this is what they will get (assuming he gets his finger out and agrees to it). Then they said we should include 'I give my permission for Charlie to live permanently in NZ should residency be approved.' The one we have says, 'I give my permission for Charlie to emigrate to New Zealand and live permanently with his mother Dawn Marron.' What's the difference? Talk about stupidity.
Anyway, it will all be sorted and be fine because it can't be any other way and I'm not wasting any more time worrying about it, I'm staying positive.
