Visa Issues Related to New Zealand (Spouse Work Visa)

Nowadays, the trend of studying and working abroad is becoming more and more popular. Many of these groups have spouses. On the one hand, they want to improve themselves better, on the other hand, they face family responsibilities. How to balance the two is a very distressing problem for these groups. However, New Zealand has given them more choices on this issue, and the open spouse work visa policy allows them to "learn from their families".

Keynote policy

Immigration New Zealand defines a spouse as "two people who have lived together for more than 12 months or are husband and wife, and both of them can be regarded as spouses, including same-sex spouses". There are three common types of visas:

1. A spouse holding a New Zealand passport or a permanent resident can ensure that the spouse applies for an open work visa for 1-2 years, regardless of the employer, workplace and time.

2. A spouse holding a New Zealand work visa can ensure that the spouse applies for an open work visa for the same period.

3. If one spouse attends a master's degree or above or a long-term shortage course and holds a corresponding student visa, the other spouse may apply for an open work visa for the same period as the spouse's student visa.

Three common requirements for spouse's work visa

Category I: The applicant's spouse is a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and must meet the following conditions:

1. The spouse of the applicant must ensure that he/she is qualified as a guarantor within 12 months from the expected date of the applicant's arrival in New Zealand. What needs to be emphasized here is that the guarantor shall not successfully guarantee or be guaranteed by others under the spouse category in the past five years. No more than two persons can be guaranteed under the spouse category;

2. A notarial certificate that meets the requirements of the "Spouse Visiting Visa" and has no criminal offence;

3. Prove that the time when the applicant applied to stay in New Zealand is also the time when the applicant's New Zealand spouse stayed in New Zealand.

note:

A. For applicants who have been married for more than one year, Immigration New Zealand will issue a work visa for up to two years;

B For applicants whose spouse relationship is less than one year, Immigration New Zealand will issue a work visa for up to one year. When the applicant arrives in New Zealand, the Immigration Bureau will issue a work visa for up to two years from the date of the applicant's arrival in New Zealand according to the specific circumstances at that time.

The second category: the spouse of the applicant holds a New Zealand work visa.

1. If the applicant's spouse holds a New Zealand work visa for more than 6 months, the Immigration Bureau may issue a spouse work visa to the applicant at the same time as the applicant's spouse work visa.

2. In addition to meeting the same conditions as if the spouse is a New Zealand citizen or resident, the applicant should also note that if his work visa is one or more of the following circumstances, the applicant cannot apply for a spouse work visa:

A. Before the application for refugee status is verified, the spouse holds a special work visa issued by the Immigration Bureau;

B. The spouse holds a holiday work visa;

C. The spouse holds a quota work visa for Pacific island countries;

D. I hold the employee's foreign fishing boat sign.

Category III: The applicant's spouse holds a New Zealand student visa.

The student visa of the applicant's spouse must meet at least one of the following two conditions:

1. Education must be on the long-term shortage list of Immigration New Zealand, such as accounting, teachers, veterinarians, architects, engineering cost engineers, etc.

operational research

2. Master degree or above.

prerequisite

Regardless of the above spouse work visa, the following two conditions are necessary:

1. Meet the requirements of the New Zealand Immigration Bureau for the applicant's health and conduct (physical examination report and proof of no criminal record);

2. The applicant must prove that he lives in New Zealand with his spouse, and the relationship is true and stable. Such as: marriage certificate, bank account jointly owned by * * * and property or * * * *, income of * *, all group photos, and all correspondence and telephone charges. Please note that the applicant is obliged to provide evidence to prove authenticity and stability.