My Police Clearance may DELAY everything...
Sep 21st 2010, 7:47 pm
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My Police Clearance may DELAY everything...
Today we got our Invitation to apply for residence 
We were a little confused as we thought we'd be given an application for a work visa instead and then apply for residence later
The only unfortunate thing about applying for Residence is that the application process takes LONGER!
My husband has been offered a good job position but they want him to start in December, this may now not happen
I've been living in the UK for 8 and a half years but NZ immigration require a police clearance for any other country I am a citizen of since the age of 17yrs. I'm orginally from South Africa and of course most things involving South Africa seem to be a nighmare. The waiting time on a Police Clearance is between 6-8 weeks!!!
My husband is so worried as this may ruin things for us
Does anyone know if my husband could carry on with his application for residence in the meantime and I can continue with mine once in New Zealand?
I'm so worried that my police clearance may cause us massive delays
We were a little confused as we thought we'd be given an application for a work visa instead and then apply for residence later
The only unfortunate thing about applying for Residence is that the application process takes LONGER!
My husband has been offered a good job position but they want him to start in December, this may now not happen
I've been living in the UK for 8 and a half years but NZ immigration require a police clearance for any other country I am a citizen of since the age of 17yrs. I'm orginally from South Africa and of course most things involving South Africa seem to be a nighmare. The waiting time on a Police Clearance is between 6-8 weeks!!!
My husband is so worried as this may ruin things for us
Does anyone know if my husband could carry on with his application for residence in the meantime and I can continue with mine once in New Zealand?
I'm so worried that my police clearance may cause us massive delays
Sep 21st 2010, 8:07 pm
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Re: My Police Clearance may DELAY everything...
Today we got our Invitation to apply for residence
We were a little confused as we thought we'd be given an application for a work visa instead and then apply for residence later
The only unfortunate thing about applying for Residence is that the application process takes LONGER!
My husband has been offered a good job position but they want him to start in December, this may now not happen
I've been living in the UK for 8 and a half years but NZ immigration require a police clearance for any other country I am a citizen of since the age of 17yrs. I'm orginally from South Africa and of course most things involving South Africa seem to be a nighmare. The waiting time on a Police Clearance is between 6-8 weeks!!!
My husband is so worried as this may ruin things for us
Does anyone know if my husband could carry on with his application for residence in the meantime and I can continue with mine once in New Zealand?
I'm so worried that my police clearance may cause us massive delays
We were a little confused as we thought we'd be given an application for a work visa instead and then apply for residence later
The only unfortunate thing about applying for Residence is that the application process takes LONGER!
My husband has been offered a good job position but they want him to start in December, this may now not happen
I've been living in the UK for 8 and a half years but NZ immigration require a police clearance for any other country I am a citizen of since the age of 17yrs. I'm orginally from South Africa and of course most things involving South Africa seem to be a nighmare. The waiting time on a Police Clearance is between 6-8 weeks!!!
My husband is so worried as this may ruin things for us
Does anyone know if my husband could carry on with his application for residence in the meantime and I can continue with mine once in New Zealand?
I'm so worried that my police clearance may cause us massive delays
I'm sure that you're husband could apply for a work permit while the ITA is being processed. Check NZ Immigration website, it would probably be a "Work to Residents" visa that you need to look at. Someone else on the forum would probably know more.
On the issue of police certificates, I came accross a service that someone does for people who need police clearance certificates from SA. The website is www.dkpinvestigations.com
Good luck.
