Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
#1
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 623
Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
My daughter is both a UK and Australian citizen and has recently moved to New Zealand. We are searching for information as to whether she is able to sponsor her brother who is a Management Accountant to come to New Zealand. He is a UK citizen and lives in Amsterdam with no partner or any other family. We have found conflicting information on some agents sites, which says she can, others say he would need a job offer, but we can find no information or any such visa on the Immigration website. I know the parent visa was recently suspended and will be introduced again in February and was wondering if the same has happened to a visa for a sibling.
#3
MODERATOR
Joined: Oct 2011
Location: Wellington - I miss Castles, the NHS & English school system
Posts: 9,077
Re: Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
As escape says, no she cannot.
He maybe able to apply if he is offered a job, he would need to check out the criteria for accountant to make sure he has the relevant qualifications to up take any job offer
He maybe able to apply if he is offered a job, he would need to check out the criteria for accountant to make sure he has the relevant qualifications to up take any job offer
#4
BE Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 623
Re: Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
Thanks for the replies. Things must have changed.
#5
Re: Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
The sibling and adult child part of the family category was abolished November 2010.
#6
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2016
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 743
Re: Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
Just looking at this again, could an Australian citizen sponsor any category for immigration to NZ?
I know sibling category was abolished but (hypothetically) someone could have a parent and a $100k job and be dual UK/OZ citizen living in NZ.
I know sibling category was abolished but (hypothetically) someone could have a parent and a $100k job and be dual UK/OZ citizen living in NZ.
#7
MODERATOR
Joined: Oct 2011
Location: Wellington - I miss Castles, the NHS & English school system
Posts: 9,077
Re: Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
#8
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2016
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 743
Re: Can my daughter sponsor her brother?
it looks like an Australian Citizen can sponsor a parent, not a sibling. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-...isa#conditions
Then, presumably, as a permanent resident you set out to qualify as a sponsor.
If I am understanding this you can follow a similar track to another country's resident who has qualified for a permanent resident's visa. The bonus of Australian citizenship is that you don't have to have a job offer or anything. You can just move and start residing.
Does this sound right?