holds a valid Australian passport but does not hold a current New Zealand residence permit or a current New Zealand Returning Resident’s Visa or
holds a New Zealand residence permit or Returning Resident’s Visa which was issued on the basis that they were a holder of an Australian Permanent Residence Visa or an Australian Resident Return Visa
they must provide evidence that New Zealand is their primary place of established residence at the time your application is made and assessed.
Examples of evidence that New Zealand is primary place of residence can include original or certified copies of:
correspondence addressed to your sponsor
employment records
records of benefit payments from the Ministry of Social Development (Department of Work and Income)
banking records
rates demands
Inland Revenue Department records
mortgage documents
tenancy and utility supply documents
documents showing that your sponsor’s household effects have been moved to New Zealand
我的问题：
My wife is an Australian permanent resident, but I am not. I am just a temporary visa holder in Australia. We have got married for half a year. I know when my wife reach New Zealand at the first time, she may become a resident of New Zealand. So, at that time, can I become a resident of New Zealand? Or do I need to apply for a partner visa?
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移民局回复：
Response (Meena) 04/08/2010 12.50 PM
Dear XXX
Thank you for taking advantage of our Online Help facility.
我问：
My wife and I hold New Zealand residence permits which was issued on the basis that we were holders of Australian Permanent Residence Visa. By now, I meet all the requirements to apply for an Indefinite Returning Resident's Visa (IRRV), but my wife dose not (Our residence permits issued on the same day and have last for more than 2 years, but she don't meet the time requirement of living in NZ in the last 2 years). So, Can I as the 'principal applicant' and she as a 'Non-principal applicant' to apply for an IRRV?
移民局答：
Dear XXX
Thank you for taking advantage of our Online Help facility.
Yes. Secondary applicants are eligible for the same outcome as the principle, regardless if they have not spent the required timeframe in New Zealand.
Kind Regards,
Fili
Customer Service Officer
Department of Labour
Please note:if the summarised legal provisions in the answer above conflict with the interpretation of the legislation itself, then the interpretation of the legislation is decisive.作者: yiaiyi 时间: 2010-8-7 20:34:41