Carkedit

Hi Everyone

I'm thinking of moving to NZ as my job has finally come up on the short-term skill list..woohoo!! The thing I was wondering about is, what happens if I have moved over there and received my PR but then want to come home after a couple of years to work in the UK for a few years, am I able to work in the UK and still retain my PR for when I want to go back to NZ? Could it be that easy?

Jules

livewire

Check out the returning residents visa (RRV) requirements on the NZIS website. Haven't looked at this for a while but I think you get a 2 year RRV when granted PR, after 2 years you can get a indefinate visa but have to meet certain requirements. Best to check for yourself and make sure.

Carkedit

Thanks I have no idea about these things..just needing to ask questions so I can decide what to do

JAJ

The indefinite RRV may not exist for much longer.

The only safe way to keep open the option of returning is to become a New Zealand citizen before you leave.


Jeremy

NZ Climber

Really? What's the score?

Carkedit

but if I became an NZ citizen wouldnt that give me problems if I wanted to come back to the UK for a few years and work?

uk+kiwi

No, not if you're a dual citizen which I'm assuming you would be.

But you would be a returning British citizen which affects access to state benefits for example, HOWEVER there would be no difference in the returning resident status whether you were just a resident or citizen of another country.

Carkedit

oh ok..that was one of my biggest 'worries' in a sense. I love NZ, have great friends I am moving in with if I get in etc etc..but my brother and his wife are hoping to have kids in the next year or two and as much as I want to emigrate to NZ I would still want to come back here and see the kid grow up a bit! Unless of course they bugger off back to the states and then I guess it wont really matter ;-)

Pompey_Paul

Are there any downsides to having dual citizenship?

lapsed kiwi

I've been one for twenty five years and the only ones I've found are:
- have to pay for two passport renewals
- can't serve as a submariner in UK forces (as if I'd want to, I like the sunshine)

There are loads of pluses, from the trivial such as shorter immigration queues and supporting the winning side in test matches, to being able to come and go for the rest of your life, and the fact that your children will have dual citizenship by descent.