indiskyeblue

Hey! My friend came and joined me in NZ 2 months ago and is looking to stay and start working. He is 35 and has been a sparky since he left school. He is going through the process of getting his quals accessed and getting registered at the moment and also getting his visa in place. But this could take up to a couple of months and in the meantime he is going crazy with nothing to do all day! I was wondering if there were any sparkies out there who need a helping hand on a casual and cheap basis over the next few months? Or anyone needing odd jobs doing? He can turn his hand to anything and has transport. Any ideas would be very gratefully received! We are Auckland based but he could travel anywhere in NZ for work. Thank you!

indiskyeblue

Hey there .... my boyfriend is in the same position as you and is 35. He is just going through the process of getting his quals assessed and finding it hard going! Have you got sorted for work now? What kind of visa do you have? Would be great to hear how you are getting on as we are getting very stressed with it all!!!!!!!!!

Persephone

What visa is he applying for? He doesn't have a job and is too old for a working holiday visa. Which does limit his visa options a lot...

I don't mean this to come across as abrupt and we don't know all his circumstances...

However if he is here on a visitor visa/entry then it is illegal for him to work until he has a visa specifically allowing it. If his plan is to stay in NZ longterm does he want to risk any future visa applications? Or do you mean that he'd get a job then apply for a visa on the back of that?

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MrsFychan

agree with Persephone, your boyfriend cannot do any type of work until he has a valid visa in place.
what is his date of departure?
he may be pushing it unless he gets a job offer soon to get any application approved in time, you would need to check the visa processing time line for office he would be applying to

BEVS

What visa please?

Also what visa did he enter NZ on. A visitors visa?
Bad idea.
It would be illegal for anyone to offer your boyfriend any sort of work , paid or otherwise and equally illegal for him to do any sort of work.

The above is based on an assumption that he entered on a visitor visa.

If your boyfriend finds himself a job offer as a sparky, then he would apply for a temporary work permit. He would also need to get his provisional licensing sorted with the EWRB.

Persephone

I hadn't seen the post where 'he' is a boyfriend, only the one where he is a friend.

Indiskyeblue- Are you a NZ citizen or resident? Is it a partnership visa he's applying for?

Persephone

Gone past the edit limit!

Or are you on a work visa?

pippalonghorn

Try looking up the number for Bishman. They are an electrical company. Take on sparkies and trainee sparkies. The wages aren't great but it's a job for now. They work in partnership with Fletcher builders. Very large company. They are hiring at the moment guys.

Bozzy125

can you get work in electrical without a practice licence atall?

pippalonghorn

No you can't as far as I am aware. If hubby didn't get the licence we were told that there was no point in applying for the visa. Sorry.

BEVS

No, you can't.