With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
I'm asking as it would be a shitload cheaper for us to get our medicals done once, in NZ, for our EOI, and just come over one a 12-month permit. Can those permits cover spouse and offspring? I'm rather assuming they can.
Is it a lot faster to get a 12-month work permit instead of a WTR one? As you don't need meds or police checks for a 12-month permit, was wondering if this would be the way to go to get over there the fastest poss. Ta. :) (US$50 - and I'd bring it with me! - happynz knows these answers :D ) |
Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300360)
I'm asking as it would be a shitload cheaper for us to get our medicals done once, in NZ, for our EOI, and just come over one a 12-month permit. Can those permits cover spouse and offspring? I'm rather assuming they can.
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300360)
Is it a lot faster to get a 12-month work permit instead of a WTR one? As you don't need meds or police checks for a 12-month permit, was wondering if this would be the way to go to get over there the fastest poss.
And yeah, if the job offer is less than 12 months then medicals and police clearances are not required. You can do the meds here in New Zealand easily enough. I understand from previous posts that you already have your police clearances. My advice is after you get here and settled, get that PR ball rolling as you don't want to have to go through the long wait for police clearances.
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300360)
- happynz knows these answers :D
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Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300360)
I'm asking as it would be a shitload cheaper for us to get our medicals done once, in NZ, for our EOI, and just come over one a 12-month permit. Can those permits cover spouse and offspring? I'm rather assuming they can.
Is it a lot faster to get a 12-month work permit instead of a WTR one? As you don't need meds or police checks for a 12-month permit, was wondering if this would be the way to go to get over there the fastest poss. Ta. :) (US$50 - and I'd bring it with me! - happynz knows these answers :D ) It took four weeks from applying to getting the blue stickers and that was through Auckland, I heard that it was much quicker at Christchurch and Wellington. As for applying for PR, my advice is get on to it straight away after you have got your work permits, it took us nearly six months and it was very stressful trying to manage getting police reports etc remotely. Medicals cost about $400 for the both of us, it pays to shop around as prices varied alot between medical centers. Please note this was in 2004/5! Good luck Maz! |
Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Originally Posted by Beachcombers
(Post 5300404)
It was $180 NZ for my work permit (was 2 years), hubby will cost the same, which he will qualify for under partnership rules. You would have also to pay for a work visa (to allow you to leave and reenter the country without cancelling your work permit). Not sure if you have to pay for sprogs.
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Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Melissa is from Finland and for some reason Finnish passport holders get waived processing fees, so we only ever had to pay for my fee's, all the way through to residency.
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Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Nearly there with the scenario. :) The job offer is permanent, full-time and from an accredited employer.
I'd actually prefer to get the short visa while in the US as I don't think we'd have to buy return / onward tickets, and could come on one-way tickets (correct?). Then the medicals would cost us heaps less when in NZ and we could take a little more time to get them. Police checks are only 2 months old, so no worries there. Actually am still waiting for my UK police check, bastards! :mad: Let me put it this way... last year I got a concussion and even with my kick-arse health insurance, I still had to fork out US$800 out of pocket for an MRI! :eek: That's about NZ$1,150 at the moment. Not cheap! So you can imagine I'm not overly keen on paying for 3 lots of medicals (2 adult, 1 child) in the US! :blink: What I'd really like to do:
Viable?... OK happy, earn your US$50. :D :p |
Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300432)
Nearly there with the scenario. :) The job offer is permanent, full-time and from an accredited employer.
I'd actually prefer to get the short visa while in the US as I don't think we'd have to buy return / onward tickets, and could come on one-way tickets (correct?).
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300432)
Then the medicals would cost us heaps less when in NZ and we could take a little more time to get them. Police checks are only 2 months old, so no worries there. Actually am still waiting for my UK police check, bastards! :mad:
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300432)
Let me put it this way... last year I got a concussion and even with my kick-arse health insurance, I still had to fork out US$800 out of pocket for an MRI! :eek: That's about NZ$1,150 at the moment. Not cheap!
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300432)
So you can imagine I'm not overly keen on paying for 3 lots of medicals (2 adult, 1 child) in the US! :blink:
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300432)
What I'd really like to do:
Viable?...
Originally Posted by Maz
(Post 5300432)
OK happy, earn your US$50. :D :p
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Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Thank you so much happy! And no that wasn't "too easy" you just have to admit you're a fount of knowledge. I owe you. :wub:
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Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Originally Posted by happynz
(Post 5300384)
I'm not sure if I should be flattered or embarrassed that I know about this stuff. :cool: |
Re: With a perm job offer, are there any downsides of getting a 12-month work permit?
Originally Posted by BEVS here
(Post 5303986)
HHmm !
:rolleyes: :o :lol: |
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