- How long is a
Residence Visa valid for travel to New Zealand?
- How long will it
take for my pack to arrive?
- Do I have to pay
for delivery of my pack?
- How do I get a
Returning Residents Visa?
- What family
members can I include in my application?
- Is there a
maximum age limit for people wanting to apply for
immigration?
- What is the time
in New Zealand?
- What is an IELTS
and where can I get one from?
- My
qualifications require assessment by the NZQA, who is the
NZQA?
- What is the
Skilled Migrant Category?
- What is the
difference between a Visa and a Permit?
- How long will
it take for the Immigration Service to process my
application?
- What is New
Zealand Citizenship and when can I apply for that?
- What Is Your
Refund Policy?
- Are my personal
details safe with your company?
- Why do I have
to supply my credit card billing address?
- Is my credit
card information safe?
- How can I tell
if your Order Page is secure?
- Do I need to
have a job to be eligible in the Skilled Migrant
Category?
- How does the new Expression of Interest submission work?
- How long does my Expression of Interest stay in the Pool for?
Q. How
long is a Residence Visa valid for travel to New Zealand?
A. Residence Visa's issued by the New Zealand
Immigration Service are normally current for travel to New
Zealand for 12 months from date of issue. People who fail to
travel to New Zealand while their visa remains current must
submit another residence application.
Q. How
long will it take for my pack to arrive?
A. As an important client of our company we sourced numerous options for delivery of our personalized Immigration Packs. It is vital to us that your documentation delivery be treated with high importance therefore we have provided you with a choice of two professional international delivery systems. International Express with Track & Trace ensures your pack will reach you within 7 working days while International Air ensures your pack reaches you within 2-3 weeks. (Subject to delivery/postage system in your residential area).
Q. Do I
have to pay for delivery of my pack?
A. When you order your pack you have the option of purchasing your pack with International Air delivery or International Express delivery (which includes Track & Trace). Track & Trace service is only available for packs being sent to Australia, United Kingdom, Japan and the USA.
Q. How do
I get a Returning Residents Visa?
A. Upon arriving in New Zealand for the first time with
your current Residence Visa you will be issued with a Returning
Residence Visa, this is valid for 2 years.
Q. What
family members can I include in my application?
A. The principal applicant, their partner (married or de facto relationship partner) and any dependant children they may have. Dependent children must be under the age of 25 years, be single with no children of their own and rely mainly on their family for their livelihood.
Q. Is
there a maximum age limit for people wanting to apply for
immigration?
A. The Principal Applicant must be aged 54 years or younger to apply.
Q. What is
the time in New Zealand?
A. New Zealand is the first country to see each new day.
Visit our Contact Us page to see what the time is right now in
New Zealand.
Q. What is
an IELTS and where can I get one from?
A. IELTS stands for International English Language
Testing System. IELTS was chosen by the New Zealand Immigration
Service because it is an international test that is available
world-wide. Upon receiving your personalized Immigration Pack you
will find information provided to direct you to the nearest IELTS
centre. IELTS tests results must be less than 2 years old when
you lodge your application.
Q. My
qualifications require assessment by the NZQA, who is the NZQA?
A. NZQA stands for New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
The NZIS provide independent evaluations of overseas
qualifications. An assessment of your qualifications generally
takes approximately 12 weeks.
Q. What
is the Skilled Migrant Category?
A. The Skilled Migrant Category replaces the General
Skills Category, and is one of the residence categories under the
Skilled/Business Stream of the New Zealand Immigration Programme.
Under the Skilled Migrant Category, people must first submit an
Expression of Interest in applying for residence, using the
official Expression of Interest form which is included in your
personalized NZ Immigration Pack.
Q. What
is the difference between a Visa and a Permit?
A. A permit endorsement in your passport allows you to
be in New Zealand while a Visa is an endorsement in your passport
that allows you to enter (or re-enter) New Zealand.
Q. How
long will it take for the Immigration Service to process my
application?
A. This is a tough question to answer as processing
times vary greatly with each branch of the NZIS and depends on
staff work loads at the time your application is received. The
NZIS target is approximately three months however we would advise
you to be prepared for the assessment process to take up to 6-9
months.
Q. What
is New Zealand Citizenship and when can I apply for that?
A. Citizenship and Residency are quite different. As a resident you retain your country's citizenship, after you have resided in New Zealand for a certain number of years you may apply for New Zealand citizenship.
Q. What
Is Your Refund Policy?
A. Because each NZ Immigration Pack is personalized to
meet your requirements and the costs incurred with international
couriers, once you have received confirmation of your order
(normally within 24 hours) we operate strictly on a No Refund
Policy.
Q. Are my personal details safe with your company?
A. NZ Immigration Packs will NOT solicit your
email addresses or any other details you provide to us with any
other persons and/or companies.
Q. Why do I have to supply my credit card billing
address?
A. NZ Immigration Packs are strong advocates for the
prevention of credit card fraud. All credit card details
including your billing address are checked to verify
authenticity. This makes a stolen credit card or number worthless
to a thief if they don’t know your billing address.
Q. Is my credit card information safe?
A. By clicking into our Order Page you enter a secure
order form. This means that any data you provide will be
encrypted by our secure server, meaning only OUR server
can read your details. Encryption results in the information you
provide being scrambled in such a way that only our server can
read it.
Our company uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) which is the leading
industry standard for processing a secure transaction over the
internet.
Q. How can I tell if your Order Page is secure?
A. You can check to see if a
document on your browser is from a secure server by checking the
status of the security icon provided by your browser. For
example, in Microsoft Internet Explorer a ‘padlock’
icon is shown while Netscape Navigator uses an icon in the lower
left corner of the window which appears as a solid
‘key’ symbol.
Q. Do I need to have a job to be
eligible in the Skilled Migrant Category?
A. Although a skilled job
offer is not a prerequisite, it is important to consider whether
your skills are needed in New Zealand before you sell your home,
leave your job and move to New Zealand.
Q. How does the new Expression of Interest submission work?
A. Under the Skilled Migrant Category you must first submit an Expression of Interest (documents for this are included in your personalized Immigration Pack). If your Expression of Interest is submitted successfully it will be entered into the Expression of Interest Pool and priorities in terms of points claimed.
Those with the top points will be selected from the Pool and, following checking, will be formally sent an Invitation to Apply for residence. When a decision has been made, you will be notified by the NZIS.
Q. How long does my Expression of Interest stay in the Pool for?
A. If your Expression of Interest is not selected from the Pool the first time, it will remain in the Pool for three months. If it is still unsuccessful, the NZIS will advise you that your Expression of Interest has been withdrawn from the Pool.
If no Pool selection of Expressions of Interest has occurred within the 3 month period that your Expression of Interest is in the Pool, it will remain there until such time as a selection from the Pool is made.
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