Death of a parent
Jun 21st 2013, 10:45 am
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Death of a parent
Question: if a parent dies (both in the UK) and the remaining parent wanted to come and live with a daughter / son in NZ, is that possible?
Jun 21st 2013, 10:52 am
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Jun 21st 2013, 10:55 am
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Re: Death of a parent
So the suffering surviving parent can eff off then basically.?? Looks like I may be leaving NZ in that case
Jun 21st 2013, 11:05 am
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Re: Death of a parent
They are entitled to stay as a vistor for six months in a year.
But regarding residency, those are the rules, regardless of the situation.
Sorry if you are expecting bad news from the UK.
But regarding residency, those are the rules, regardless of the situation.
Sorry if you are expecting bad news from the UK.
Jun 21st 2013, 9:13 pm
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Re: Death of a parent
M-and-M, your parent can apply under the "new" Parent Category if you (and your partner) can meet the income requirement, or they have pension or some money - it does not take too long to get the visa if you meet the requirements but its a lot of work and money to get the visa, they can come on a visitor visa in the meantime whilst they wait, it seems if you cannot support your parent or they cannot support themselves - its tough to get in now as a parent, sorry to hear you may have sad news.
Jun 21st 2013, 11:14 pm
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Re: Death of a parent
Have a big hug from me. Sounds like you are having a right tough time of it at the moment , on top of just emigrating.
Please take a look at this link and then scroll down to Multiple Entry visa for parents.
Can't remember off the top of my head whether you have residency or not.
I know the new rules for the new tiered parent residency visas are a bit tough but it was felt that something needed to be adjusted to ensure parents of migrants coming in could
a - support themselves
b - continue to support themselves if their child then left the country - to Oz for example.
Remember that migrants come to NZ from all over the world . Family structures can differ to our own. From some countries an elderly parent becomes, in essence , dependent . That person may have no means to support themselves at all.
So, changes were made.
Explore the multiple entry visa. From memory a few parents have used this until their kids had the required criteria under their belt .
all the best
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