Now there are New Zealand partners and green card holders. Will my four-year overstaying record affect my application for partner-sponsored immigration?

I. Guarantee qualification of partners:

Before considering applying for any partner visa, you must first ensure that your partner is qualified to guarantee and that your cooperation with him/her is his/her only cooperation.

The partner who provides the guarantee needs to be a New Zealand citizen or resident, or hold a special type of work visa or a highly educated student visa.

The sponsoring partner must not have any criminal record of domestic violence and sexual crimes in the past seven years, nor can he successfully sponsor others in the past five years or sponsor two people in the past ten years.

Second, how to prove your cohabitation relationship

If you want to apply for a permanent residence visa through the partner category, you must provide proof of living together for the past 12 months. If you only apply for a short-term visa through a partnership, such as a work visa, the Immigration Bureau has no rigid rules on the length of cohabitation, as long as you can prove that your relationship is true and stable. Evidence that can prove cohabitation includes:

Common property; Joint mortgage;

The lease contract signed jointly, and the rental delivery record;

Daily miscellaneous bills such as telephone bills and electricity bills signed jointly;

Confirmation letters from neighbors and landlords

Don't worry, immigration will suspect you because you haven't lived together all the time. What you need to do is to provide some evidence to the Immigration Bureau to prove how you maintained your partnership during the period when you didn't live together. The types of evidence include:

Contact letters and emails during separation;

SMS and phone records;

Communication records through other electronic channels.

It's best to sort these records in chronological order to confirm the frequency and regularity of your contact.

Third, how to prove that your relationship is true and stable?

The simplest answer is that what immigrants need to see is how you support each other, even in difficult situations.

Providing more evidence to the Immigration Bureau can help the Immigration Bureau understand your relationship better and faster. Such evidence may include:

Marriage certificate and old wedding invitation letter;

Child's birth certificate;

Photographic records of major events (wedding, anniversary, birthday, birth of children, festivals, etc.). );

Letters from relatives and friends;

Membership of the United Sports Club;

Joint bank account (with frequent use record);

Joint life insurance and health insurance;

Important assets jointly owned.