verdi

hello my name is nikki limmer and i am 27 years old.
having recently returned from a life changing 2nd trip
to NZ i have now decided i would like to make it my
future home. ideally i am looking to fully re-locate
to NZ and gain residency as quickly as possible.
i have been a working veterinary nurse for ten years
and have been offered the chance to continue my career
in the aukland area. i have been offered a position of
head nurse with a start date of june 5th and was
wondering what the best options were for me to make
this happen.
both my partner and i were in the process of filling
in an expression of interest with a view to migrating
under the skilled migrant category when the job offer
came through. as the position is with people i have
worked for previously here in the uk i would dearly
love the job but i am worried that the full skilled
migrant process will take to long.
would it be better and faster to apply for a work
permit only and apply for residency once working full
time, as with already having a skilled job in NZ it
adds conciderable points.
my partner is 38 and is a qualified chef (immediate
skills shortage) and has also just completed a
postgrad diploma in broadcast journalism. it is not as
easy for him to win a job offer as he is not available
for interviews, but having replied adverts on-line he
has had a reply on every cv sent with interest only
failing at the availablity issue.
will he also be able to obtain a work permit whilst
here in the UK or would it be better for him to arrive
with me on a tourist visa and apply for a work permit
once he has a job offer there. in the long term we are
both looking to start an equine dentistry business in
the north island when i finish my final studies once
settled in NZ.
we are both squeaky clean on all police and health
issues and would have approx 1 million in funds to
resettle with when needed.
we both concider ourselves to be pretty sharp and
fairly clever but are finding the NZIS web site a maze
of dead ends and gratuatous overwording.
please advise

yours faithfully

nikki limmer vn
yours faithfully

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newkiwi

Is the company you have the offer with accredited under the (Work to Residence) Talent Visa scheme? If so go for a Talent Visa and then apply for residency in NZ. Your partner qualifies for a work permit if you get one, so no need to arrive as a tourist.

Second option is to apply for a straight work permit, not sure about th elogistics of that.

Finally, you can apply for residency and wait, i dont know how long the applications are taking..

But get your police clearances etc sorted out in the meanwhile

ukkiwi

There's also an investment Visa open to people with 1 Millions dollars. Lucky buggers!

verdi

cheers for the info but will have to find out if they are accredited. not too sure though as they are a small private practise in blockhouse bay.
for me its a strange one as i do not really want to have to cook, as i wish to hit the airwaves and produce radio shows. i have a great qualification but sadly the experience is not there on paper yet although i have been dj'ing in clubs for years. i am worried that if i am given a work permit it will stipulate that i have to chef for a living which i have not done for years.
still i just want to get there so anything will do for the time being.
cheers for that newkiwi and i will get on with things tomorrow.
best wishes
verdi

newkiwi

It depends who gets the work permit..........in my case mine said i had to work as an engineer for said company, whilst my wife, who got her spousal visa on the back of mine had an unrestricted work permit. the exact wording on teh label was .....allowed to work for UNSPECIFIED as UNSPECIFIED.

So if your partner gets a work permit based on a job offer, which hopefully will work out, you can do what you want, as long as its legal..

verdi

thank you for that, its the best news i have heard in a month!!
cant stand the heat of the kitchen anymore and want to have fun!!
best wishes
verdi