ltbv

[viv]

we heard from wellington on the 22 sept asking for some paperwork which we sent in were told they would make decision on 13 oct still no word does anybody know how long this takes

thanks

Hi viv,
When it come to the processing times of the NZIS, its anyones guess. Your best bet is to phone them and chase the decision. Its usually the only way to get a response, if you stay on their backs.

All the best

Hi Viv,

I have just registered on the site, and I am interested to hear whether you have used the services of an immigration consultant or not and if so which one?


What kind of business are you proposing to do in NZ?

We have lodged our application and are waiting for NZIS to allocate it; so far this has taken two months and we are still waiting...

Hi cal i done the bp myself we applied in march heard back middle of sept saying they would make a decison on 13th oct still waiting when i called wellington thay are saying could be 3months before we know

viv

Hi Viv,

The time scales I am being given are beginning to freak me out! We had been told that the application would be allocated in October... I am going to chase them again tonight.

We have sold our house and informed the kids schools so we can move in Jan; at the moment we are having to make do in a rental property, which isn't a patch on the house we sold, plus it is too far for the kids to meet up easily with their friends - hence nobody is happy ;o(

Thanks anyway and good luck with your application, I will keep my fingers crossed for you and me both!!!!

Cal

Viv,

I think LTBV should take 3-6 months end to end. This assumes everything is in order.

If you have been allocated a case officer then it shouldn't be too long - and they will normally communicate via email.

I went for the Business Investor visa which is essentially the same process as LTBV. Before submitting the paperwork I went down to Wellington to meet the NZIS Business Migration dept who process the applications to discuss what they require... and also read the manual used by the NZIS to assess applications.

I sent a stack of paperwork with my application and London sat on it for almost two months before it was sent to Wellington. They managed to miss some photocopies along the way too and this required some last minute faxing from my end...

However, we got the 'green light' within 48 hours of the (excellent) case officer being allocated our application. All queries were dealt with via email/fax and the NZIS Business Migration branch in Wellington did a great job.

In my case the timescales from date of mailing the application to NZIS London to confirmation from Wellington took a few days short of three months.

I suspect your problem lies with NZIS London. This is where your basic paperwork (passports, certs etc.) is assessed and once they've done the preliminary work they will mail everything down to Wellington (once they have photcopied orginals etc.).

If *anything* is out of place they will rightly question it... so it does pay, I think, to double-check absolutely everything before it goes.

Hopefully once allocated it will be really quick. I would suggest a call to London to establish where your physical paperwork currently resides... if not on its way to Wellington then I would give NZIS London a sore ear...

NZIS publish world wide processing times for all visa types on the web and you can download Excel spreadsheets with all the gory detail... LTBV typically averages up to 6 months if all paperwork in order. 9 months+ if not...

Processing times do vary throughout the year in response to targets and number of applicants. The stats on the Web tell the entire story.

If timing is getting acute I would even suggest a call to Wellington to explain the situation - I found the people there very helpful and eager to assist.


Alan.

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Hi ya Viv,

Just thought I would send you an update on our progress and enquire how you are getting on with your application?

After sheer panic set in at the thought of a delay of over 3 months in excess of what we had planned/been told; we were pleasantly surprised to hear that our application had been approved 5 days after being allocated to the case officer! ;o)

In total we were being processed for 2.5 months - very impressed!!!!

Good luck with your's,
Cal