SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! Landscape gardener and family in NZ
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SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! Landscape gardener and family in NZ
Hello there guys, i really need some friendly advise please.
My family (mother, father 3 brother and niece) live in new zealand, emigrated nearly 9 years ago. for the last 3 years we have been looking to emigrate with no luck what so ever. we have exhausted all possibilities. my husband is a landscape gardener, he is currently self employed and we were going to buy into 'hire a hubby' and go on the business visa, that was until they changed the rules. he also has a HGV licence but we have found it impossible finding working that way too. his family have all now passed away, which is difficult for us as we are only 29 and being in a country with no family and 3 kids to raise isnt easy. as a landscape gardener his skills are on the skilled list (appendix 6 part c) which gives some hope but we have been applying for jobs for years now and had no luck. do you guys think it would be better if we all just went over for 6 months on a visitors visa and he looked for work there? we have funds readily available (£30k) plus we own our house out right (£250,000) so we financially stable, its just we cannot get a job offer from this end and i dont want to waste £4000 on flights if it isnt going to help at that end either. im so desperate to be with my family, i cry everyday and i just cannot see a way out of this situation. we are so committed to this move if only someone, somewhere would give us the chance. please help. many many thanks for reading! xxx
My family (mother, father 3 brother and niece) live in new zealand, emigrated nearly 9 years ago. for the last 3 years we have been looking to emigrate with no luck what so ever. we have exhausted all possibilities. my husband is a landscape gardener, he is currently self employed and we were going to buy into 'hire a hubby' and go on the business visa, that was until they changed the rules. he also has a HGV licence but we have found it impossible finding working that way too. his family have all now passed away, which is difficult for us as we are only 29 and being in a country with no family and 3 kids to raise isnt easy. as a landscape gardener his skills are on the skilled list (appendix 6 part c) which gives some hope but we have been applying for jobs for years now and had no luck. do you guys think it would be better if we all just went over for 6 months on a visitors visa and he looked for work there? we have funds readily available (£30k) plus we own our house out right (£250,000) so we financially stable, its just we cannot get a job offer from this end and i dont want to waste £4000 on flights if it isnt going to help at that end either. im so desperate to be with my family, i cry everyday and i just cannot see a way out of this situation. we are so committed to this move if only someone, somewhere would give us the chance. please help. many many thanks for reading! xxx
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re: SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! Landscape gardener and family in NZ
have you looked at the Working Holiday Visa. could be a foot in the door.
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/emplo...mp/whvisas.htm
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/emplo...mp/whvisas.htm
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we have 3 children so not an option. so very frustrating as we have money, are healthy and hard working. thanks for your reply
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I presume you've looked at the family sponsor visa?
What total amount of points in the skilled migrant indicator do you get?
What total amount of points in the skilled migrant indicator do you get?
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Well, anecdotally it seems that employers prefer you to be in NZ to take you seriously. So coming over may well be more successful for you, however that is a risk you'd have to take.
Do you all need to come over though? What about your husband coming over, looking for work and then you following on once visas etc had been sorted? You can look for work as a visitor but you should be travelling to NZ on holiday primarily with that as a side issue. Basically you don't make it too obvious that that is the main reason. However having family here will help explain a long visit!
Do you have any skills or do you stay at home to look at the kids?
Tom mentioned the family sponsorship route, that could be worth looking at. The wait can be very long but that very much depends on your circumstances. However it could offer residency for you which would be a big plus in your favour when job hunting
Do you all need to come over though? What about your husband coming over, looking for work and then you following on once visas etc had been sorted? You can look for work as a visitor but you should be travelling to NZ on holiday primarily with that as a side issue. Basically you don't make it too obvious that that is the main reason. However having family here will help explain a long visit!
Do you have any skills or do you stay at home to look at the kids?
Tom mentioned the family sponsorship route, that could be worth looking at. The wait can be very long but that very much depends on your circumstances. However it could offer residency for you which would be a big plus in your favour when job hunting
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thanks for replying guys, really appreciate any kind of feedback. erm, as far as a family visa goes nz immigration had taken the sibling category off the list in may 2012 so thats a no go for us. im a nail artist so i have nothing to offer my husband would be very happy to go along to nz on his own to hunt for a job, its our only option really. we would get 130 points maybe 140 if he can pass this course he is currently studying, also we would need a job offer. so very frustrating, but i have to say, maybe if the uk was this hard to get into, we wouldnt have as many problems! so good for nz. x
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thanks for replying guys, really appreciate any kind of feedback. erm, as far as a family visa goes nz immigration had taken the sibling category off the list in may 2012 so thats a no go for us. im a nail artist so i have nothing to offer my husband would be very happy to go along to nz on his own to hunt for a job, its our only option really. we would get 130 points maybe 140 if he can pass this course he is currently studying, also we would need a job offer. so very frustrating, but i have to say, maybe if the uk was this hard to get into, we wouldnt have as many problems! so good for nz. x
Keep trying
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re: SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! Landscape gardener and family in NZ
I plugged the same info into the UK points calculator and didn't get enough points. I chose the Tier 2 Skilled Workers visa, as I figured that was the closest to SMC here.
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re: SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! Landscape gardener and family in NZ
As has been said already I feel your best, and most sensible option, is for your hubby to come over for a few
months and does some serious job hunting
months and does some serious job hunting
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contact all and ever poss employer that one can think of. Arrive with boots on ground and be prepared to stay and take up said offer with a temp work visa/permit just to get that kick start in. Family to follow later.
One thing to note that any NZ employer offering employment will have to pass the NZ labour market test that there is no NZer that could take up that vacancy.
Having said that, we had someone on here recently whose husband has found a job offer in the same occupation here in the beautiful Nelson area.
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Apparently they put a hold on new applications late last year until they catch up on backlog.
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https://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/invest/
How are you doing, we have had a few ups and down but settling well. About to start rennovation of the 70s house we bought how expensive is everything over here
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Ltbv has now gone, it's now entrepreneur/investor visa or something
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/invest/
How are you doing, we have had a few ups and down but settling well. About to start rennovation of the 70s house we bought how expensive is everything over here
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/invest/
How are you doing, we have had a few ups and down but settling well. About to start rennovation of the 70s house we bought how expensive is everything over here