Immigration to New Zealand- Marriage ???

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Feb 23rd 2004, 10:05 am

whome2k1

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Immigration to New Zealand- Marriage ???

Hi,

I wanted to clarify a doubt. If I get married to a New Zealand citizen IN New Zealand itself and get the wedding registered there will I automatically get a resident visa immediately or will I still have to come back and apply for immigration under the family category after getting the sponsorship from my spouse and then wait for 3-4 months before we could get together permanently.

Please advice. Thanks in advance.

Feb 23rd 2004, 6:20 pm

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Re: Immigration to New Zealand- Marriage ???

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:05:17 +0000, whome2k1
<member10915@british_expats.com> wrote:

    >Hi,
    >I wanted to clarify a doubt. If I get married to a New Zealand
    >citizen IN New Zealand itself and get the wedding registered there
    >will I automatically get a resident visa immediately

NO.

    >or will I still
    >have to come back and apply for immigration under the family category
    >after getting the sponsorship from my spouse and then wait for 3-4
    >months before we could get together permanently.
    >Please advice.
    >Thanks in advance.

You may not even get one if married if they smell a rat i.e. scam
marriage for the purpose of residency.

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