Work to Residency
 

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Dear all
Your thoughts and input on whether I am on the right track would be really appreciated. I have pieced together various posts and trawled the NZIS web and please feel free to correct me if I have this wrong.....

- I am a midwife applying through the Skilled Migrants route.

- Have been advised that will be quicker to come in on a WTR visa and then apply for PR.

- Am i right in thinking that from date of WTR issue I have 3 months within which to be in NZ and then a further 3 months in which to apply for PR??

- Is this going to be more costly once I am in NZ- ie. medicals, police check etc.

- I have hubby and 3 kids. Do they come in on holiday visa?

- Will this then mean I have to initially pay for their schooling until I hopefully get PR.

- Is it better to stick out and wait for PR for us all before leaving UK????

I am sorry for so many questions but all help is welcome:thumbup:

Re: Work to Residency
 

Hi
You may have got the WTR visas mixed up:unsure:
There are two types, both different, obviously NZIS do this just to confuse us more;)
If you are applying via the SMC then once your ITA is sent in and NZIS have assessed it they make a decision to give you one of the following: PR, WTR or nothing at all. The WTR gained this way gives you 3m to send in your passports and get the visas issued and then 3m after that to enter NZ ie 6m to get there. You then have 9m in which to find a job and once you have worked for 3m you can convert this to PR.
The second type is different and you apply for a WTR visa which means you get a 2y temporary work visa which can be converted to PR after 2 years. You must have a job offer first to get this visa though and certain conditions apply eg your employer must be accredited or your job offer be on the LTSSL.

Maybe you were thinking about a work visa as being quicker and then apply for PR when you got here? If you have a job offer then both applications can go in at the same time if they want you over here faster.
Hope this helps
Sue:D

Re: Work to Residency
 

Thats basically what we did, came to Nz on a WTR and then applied for PR, mainly because the WTR comes through a lot quicker.

Yes there may be some double up in costs (visa fees for PR as well as WTR) and potentially another set of medicals. Not sure if you can use the same set of police check for both, we did.

Still, on the whole, not a huge extra cost when you tally up all your costs for immigrating.

NOt sure what the timeframes for WTR is, but there is no time restriction for you once you are in NZ. You can apply for PR anytime (the sooner the better) once in NZ, provided you have enough points etc.

Your husband accompanies you as "spouse/ partner of a working permit holder"
The kids get student visas as dependents of a work permit holder.
The whole family unit applies together, but you and your husband each need to fill out a separate application form.

Then once in NZ you go through the PR application process, pay your money, wait, pay some more money, wait some more, etc etc.

Re: Work to Residency
 

Thanks for your help and replies.

My ITA is all ready to go BUT am just awaiting (hopefully) securing a job offer through one of the health recruitment companies. So I am in limbo at the mo as I cannot submit my ITA until I officially secure the job offer .... :cry_smile:

What a waiting game !!!!

:thumbsup:
x

Re: Work to Residency
 

Thanks for the explanation, now it makes sense.., i was confused as well!

Re: Work to Residency
 

Thanks for the explanation! I was also confused. How do you convert the 2 year WTR to a PR?

Re: Work to Residency
 

I believe you need to apply through form NZ 1000

Form NZ 1000

Re: Work to Residency
 

Me too! Many thanks that clears it up a lot :)

Re: Work to Residency
 

Thanks Bevs. :D