@MotherBear:
I take it this means after
activating residency?
I believe so. Here is the applicable section from the OpsManual;
RV2.5 How do resident visa holders or former holders qualify for a permanent resident visa?
Upon application principal applicants will be granted a permanent resident visa if:
a. they either:
i. hold a resident visa, and have held that resident visa continuously for at least 24 months at the time of application; or
ii. have held a resident visa in the three months before the application is made, and had held that resident visa continuously for at least 24 months before it expired; and
b. their first day in New Zealand as a resident (R5.66.1(b)) was at least 24 months before the application is made; and ...
...where this first day would activate one's residency.
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