How to join my partner in New Zealand?

Question

I plan to move to NZ to live with my bf and we are planning to get married later. I want to apply for residency under family quota but the first criteria, I've already failed since I have not lived with my partner for more than 12 months. The rest of the criterias, we are able to meet, but how to live with my partner for more than 12 months to be eligible when I don't have a visa to stay in NZ that long?

Can I move there first under visitor visa and subsequently apply for residency under family quota? But visitor visa is only for 3 months, and the maximum extension I can get is 12 months which I have to remain out of NZ for another 12 months before I can go back again. I don't know how this will work. Could anyone please help and if you have any suggestions? Thanks alot.

Answer 1

Hello

There simply isnt enough information in your question to enable an informative answer.

Firstly, the 'Family Quota' visa is not applicable to you. This type of entry visa is applicable only to parents, grandparents, adult children or adult brothers or sisters of persons living in New Zealand. The person in New Zealand submits a sponsorship form which is then placed in a 'draw' and those lucky enough to be drawn from this 'lottery' received an invitation to submit an application. It is meant to provide a vehicle for blood relatives, who do not qualify under any other form of entry category, to join their family here in NZ. The government decides each year how many places, if any, they will allocate to this category. For 2007 the allocation is zero.

What you are referring to is the 'Family Category (Partnership Policy) visa. As you say you do not qualify and are unlikely to be granted this visa.

I would like to make some positive suggestions but, as I said, there is no information to go on. You have not told us:

How old you are
What qualifications you have
What experience you have
What your nationality is
How your 'partner' came by his residence permit
Whether your 'partner' is a NZ citizen
If your 'partner' recently obtained NZ residence, why you were not included in his original application

Your next course of action very much depends on the answers to those questions and your personal circumstances.

The NZ immigration website has extensive information on the various types of visas available. I suggest you look through them and see if any apply to you from the point of view of coming here in your own right, rather than as a partner. For instance, perhaps you could come here as a visitor and then see if you can find a company which is willing to employ and sponsor you. Of course, this depends on you having a desired skill. This would enable you to obtain a work permit or even a work to residence permit. Thereby giving you sufficient time here to qualify as a partner. So you would open the opportunity to either become resident as a partner or even to become resident in your own right.

I'm sorry I cant be of more help but I can only guess at what your personal circumstances are. If you study the website in detail you should find if there are any avenues open to you.

Answer 2

i am going through a simular situation but i am moving to the uk instead of nz. i have applied for so my different visa over my time i can give u so much different information but its hard to say without knowing the whole story.

if u plan to marry, i am not sure but can u apply for a fiancee visa?? or u could get married in your country and then apply for a spouse visa that should premitt you to be entitled to the visa. but its hard to say as each country visa's system is different. best way is to look up on the nz consular page find out the contact details and call someone at the consular they will be able to give u the very best answer and should be able to tell you what visas would best suit you.

Answer 3

well appreantly you have a problem ,i can suggest that you forget about this guy if he really wanted you he wouldnt be there in the 1st place