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ichiman
Joined: 20 Nov 2009
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 Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject: Partner getting the PR? |
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Guys,
I have a question:
I'm the principal applicant, and assumming all goes well at nakarating kami ng NZ with a WTR, is it a requirement that I should be the one to get a job, to convert my WTR to PR? Or is my wife also qualified to be granted a PR if she will find a job?
I'm just asking because I might have a hard time finding a job considering the current economic condition in NZ, but I know my wife can get a job right away. She is a pastry chef and I know that skilled jobs have high chances of being readily available as compared to engineering positions. |
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levi
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Auckland Central, New Zealand
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Partner getting the PR? |
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| ichiman wrote: | Guys,
I have a question:
I'm the principal applicant, and assumming all goes well at nakarating kami ng NZ with a WTR, is it a requirement that I should be the one to get a job, to convert my WTR to PR? Or is my wife also qualified to be granted a PR if she will find a job?
I'm just asking because I might have a hard time finding a job considering the current economic condition in NZ, but I know my wife can get a job right away. She is a pastry chef and I know that skilled jobs have high chances of being readily available as compared to engineering positions. |
No, for your current PR application, it is the principal applicant, i.e. YOU, who should get a skilled job.
In the even you are unlucky you don't get a skilled job within 9 months but your wife gets a skilled job, then it will be a whole new PR application for you guys with the wife now the principal. |
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ichiman
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| if ever I got unlucky and my WTR expired but my wife already has a job there, does it mean that I need to go back to the Philippines while we are having our new application with my wife now being the principal applicant? |
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wellingtonianbuddy
Joined: 02 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| natatawa naman ako dito...oops, sorry. |
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ichiman
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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@wellingtonianbuddy
may nakakatawa ba sa tanong ko? sorry, for me being ignorant on this... |
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levi
Joined: 16 Oct 2006
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Location: Auckland Central, New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| ichiman wrote: | | if ever I got unlucky and my WTR expired but my wife already has a job there, does it mean that I need to go back to the Philippines while we are having our new application with my wife now being the principal applicant? |
If you time a new work visa application right then you won't have to leave NZ while waiting for the result of this new work visa. The operative word is "timing."
If on the 8th month of your 9 month WTR work visa you feel that in the next 30 days you will not secure a skilled work but your wife currently does, then both of you should decide on either:
1. wait it out and see if you get lucky; or
2. play it safe and let your wife apply for a new work visa.
With option 1, you run the risk of running out of time on your current 9 month WTR work visa to secure skilled work and then PR. You should know (although I doubt it) that this 9 month WTR visa is NON extendable. When you don't get skilled work, the general rule is no extensions will be given by your visa officer based on your current application. If you choose option 1, then your wife will not even have the legal right to work at the expiry of your visa since she is merely a secondary applicant and when your visa expires, her visa expires as well.
With option 2, your wife will now be the principal applicant and you in turn will be the secondary applicant. You can now legally stay and work in NZ within the duration of the wife's new work visa. This is the safer BUT more expensive option if your wife's current employer does NOT pay for her work visa application expenses. Last time I checked, a work visa application cost NZD700.00, plus medical examinations here cost arount NZD250.00 per person. You also need to file fresh police/NBI clearance which will cost you as well. If you choose option 2, then you might spend around NZD1,250-1,500.00 extra. You also have to spend for a NEW permanent residency application since your old one cannot be used anymore.
I suggest that you read very carefully the provisions under the operations manual concerning residency and work visa. The manual has straight-forward explanations as to the mechanics of each visa type.
Your queries are still too elementary reflecting your ignorance of some important provisions in the operations manual. Don't take this personally. This should remind you that you still need more time and effort in understanding the mechanics of the skilled migrant visa, and you should have a frank discussion with your wife if both of you are physically, emotionally, psychologically AND financially able to cope in every situation.
All the best. |
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ichiman
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks again for the info. |
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