What are the immigration conditions for New Zealand spouses? Matters needing attention in New Zealand spouse immigration application

# New Zealand Immigrants # Introduction In New Zealand, there is a legal spouse relationship recognized by law. If one party has the right of abode in New Zealand or a New Zealand passport, the other party can apply for spouse immigration. What are the immigration conditions for New Zealand spouses? KaoNet compiled some information. Let's have a look.

Introduction to new Zealand

NewZealand (English: New Zealand), also translated as New Zealand, is a country with a constitutional monarchy and a British parliamentary democracy, and is now a member of the Commonwealth. New Zealand lies in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean. Its territory consists of two islands, the South Island and the North Island, separated by the Cook Strait. The South Island is adjacent to Antarctica, and the North Island faces Fiji and Tonga. Wellington, the capital, and Auckland, the city, are both located in the North Island.

Maori settled here in the14th century. After 1642, Dutch and British came here one after another. 1840 became a British colony. 1907 became a dominion of Britain. 1947 became a sovereign country and is now a member of the Commonwealth.

New Zealand is a highly developed capitalist country. The World Bank ranks New Zealand as one of the most convenient countries to do business in the world, and its economy has successfully transformed from an agriculture-based economy to an industrialized free market economy with international competitiveness. The export value of velvet antler, mutton, dairy products and coarse wool ranks first in the world. New Zealand is also one of the most beautiful countries in Oceania, with a total of about 30% of its territory being protected areas. There are 3 world heritage sites, 3 national parks 14, 3 marine parks, and hundreds of nature reserves and ecological zones.

New Zealand spouse immigration conditions

1. Couples with marriage certificates,

2. de facto couples who have lived together for more than 12 months,

3. Same-sex couples with citizenship cards. (You are not mistaken! Same sex is ok)

You can apply for an open work visa for your spouse after you have married or lived together with a New Zealand resident or citizen for 12 months, without providing any job guarantee. After the open work visa is approved, you can engage in any occupation in any field in New Zealand and apply for settlement.

Visa time:

Due to the increasingly strict examination of spouses' visas, the Immigration Bureau stipulates that applicants have the responsibility and obligation to provide as many documents as possible to prove the authenticity and stability of cohabitation. Immigration also requires New Zealand residents or citizens to have no other spouse in the past five years.

The duration of the spouse's work visa is one to two years, which can be extended until the application for settlement is approved. At present, the approval time for such work permits in New Zealand is about 4-8 weeks.

For couples who have just married or lived together for a long time, the Immigration Bureau sometimes takes an interview to judge the authenticity of the relationship between husband and wife. The interview time ranges from 20 minutes to 2-3 hours, and the questions involve all aspects of life. As long as the answers to individual questions are inconsistent, it is possible to refuse the visa, so you must make full preparations before the interview.

note:

According to the New Zealand Immigration Law, only licensed immigration agents can apply for work visas and immigration applications, and applications submitted by unlicensed agents will be directly refused.