F2.10.10 Definition of ‘eligible to support an application for a residence class visa’ for the purposes of Partnership Category
a.For the purposes of these instructions, a residence class visa application has been granted on the basis of a partnership with the New Zealand partner if the New Zealand partner was previously:i.the New Zealand partner who supported a successful partnership category application;
ii.the principal applicant in a successful partnership application;
iii.the principal applicant in an application under any other residence category which included a secondary applicant partner who was granted residence;
iv.granted residence as a secondary applicant included as a partner in an application under any residence category.
b.For a New Zealand partner to be eligible to support a partnership application: i.no more than one previous residence class visa application must have been based on partnership with the New Zealand partner; and
ii.any previous residence class visa application granted based on partnership with the New Zealand partner must have been granted more than five years ago; and
iii.the New Zealand partner cannot have been the perpetrator of an incident of domestic violence which has resulted in the grant of a resident visa to a person under the category for victims of domestic violence (see S4.5) in the seven years prior to the date the application is made; and
iv.the New Zealand partner must meet the character requirement for partners supporting applications made under the Partnership Category as set out in R5.95.