Simultaneous PR applications for NZ and Oz
Oct 24th 2002, 12:14 pm
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Simultaneous PR applications for NZ and Oz
Hi all,
Does anybody know if it is legal or not to lodge at the same time two applications, one for PR in NZ and one for PR in Oz?
Is is allowed or forbidden by the NZ or the Oz governments?
Thanks,
Myriam
Does anybody know if it is legal or not to lodge at the same time two applications, one for PR in NZ and one for PR in Oz?
Is is allowed or forbidden by the NZ or the Oz governments?
Thanks,
Myriam
Oct 24th 2002, 12:53 pm
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Re: Simultaneous PR applications for NZ and Oz
Originally posted by mcaprio
Does anybody know if it is legal or not to lodge at the same time two applications, one for PR in NZ and one for PR in Oz?
Is is allowed or forbidden by the NZ or the Oz governments?
Does anybody know if it is legal or not to lodge at the same time two applications, one for PR in NZ and one for PR in Oz?
Is is allowed or forbidden by the NZ or the Oz governments?
There's nothing illegal about lodging multiple PR applications at the same time.
One complication that may arise is this: you may have to decide which country to migrate to if and when you are accepted to both.
However, that doesn't mean you can't try to time your migration plans such that, if you were granted both Oz and NZ PR visas, you stay in NZ to such a time when you are eligible for an indefinite NZ RRV (or NZ citizenship) and then head on over to Oz to start your life as an Aussie PR.
Peter
