[Pieterj]

I am wondering under which category I should apply for my work permit, My EOI was selected this week but I need to get a work permit in the interim so that I can start working before I get my PR.

The question is this:

Do I apply for a general work visa or a work to residence visa? My employer is accredited with NZIS so does that mean I have to follow the work to residence path?

If not will the fact that they are accredited be useful if I apply under the general work category?

If I have applied under the work to residence, must I wait 2 years before I apply for PR or can I apply at any time?

Thanks for your help.

Pieter

[Sam B]

I asked this question to my case officer after my EOI was selected, and she said she would rush my PR through so I wouldn't have to pay out twice - and she did. My EOI was selected end of Oct, and I had PR by nov 22nd.

[Pieterj]

Chances are I wont have my ITA by the time I leave not to mention PR, so I will have to apply for a work permit while I wait. Can I still apply for PR in 2 months time even if I am on a WTR visa?

[wilson182]

No pieter, i am fairly sure you cant on a work to residence, but you can on a straight forward work permit. We applied for OH work permit in NZ and he went and queued at the immigration office and got to see an immigration officer. This way they will give you the best options for you...

[Oliver]

I have the same question as Pieter. I am going on a talent visa. It seems to be the quickest way to get to NZ. I hope to apply for PR once I'm there, as an application now will only hold things up.

[Sam B]

Hey Oliver - what's your talent? At the expo seminar, the immigration woman said that hardly anyone gets a talent visa and suggested you would have to be David Beckham to get one!!

[andrewandjane]

I asked this question to my case officer after my EOI was selected, and she said she would rush my PR through so I wouldn't have to pay out twice - and she did. My EOI was selected end of Oct, and I had PR by nov 22nd.

i could do with that, i am thinking of looking at the work to residence as the employer have said that this only takes a week to sort out as they are accredited, problem is i have paid for and submitted ITA so would have to pay again, and sort out another three visas for wife and kids, my case officer has said that he doesnt think PR visa would be through this month in time for me to start work.

any ideas on how to pursuade them to rush PR through?
:confused:

[alan999]

I am wondering under which category I should apply for my work permit, My EOI was selected this week but I need to get a work permit in the interim so that I can start working before I get my PR.

The question is this:

Do I apply for a general work visa or a work to residence visa? My employer is accredited with NZIS so does that mean I have to follow the work to residence path?

If not will the fact that they are accredited be useful if I apply under the general work category?

If I have applied under the work to residence, must I wait 2 years before I apply for PR or can I apply at any time?

Thanks for your help.

Pieter

Might be different from SA but from England I think the work permit, especially if for work on the long term list is one. With WTR you can only apply after 2 years and there is a minimum wage criteria. Obviously I only know the rules from my viewpoint but if your applying for PR and it depends on a job offer then general is the way to go. Apply for 2 years plus then you get the medical care too- as I understand it.

[Oliver]

Hey Oliver - what's your talent? At the expo seminar, the immigration woman said that hardly anyone gets a talent visa and suggested you would have to be David Beckham to get one!!

Well, I can wiggle my toes whilst whistling! Seriously though, it's a work-related talent visa - I'm going to teach at a university (Waikato - just down the road from you) and apparently I have special skills that cannot be found in NZ. I've heard some good things about Cambridge ... some SA'ns call it the Stellenbosch of New Zealand!

[andrewandjane]

i was told by my employer to go for a talent visa, but have chosen to go for PR as i have kids and need to get education paid etc. and id still have had to do medicals police checks etc so worth going for PR first, only snagg is the processing times as im sailing a bit too close to the wind in terms of deadlines etc and NZ imigration dont seem to be in any rush even thought job start is due end of the month...

[Oliver]

i was told by my employer to go for a talent visa, but have chosen to go for PR as i have kids and need to get education paid etc. and id still have had to do medicals police checks etc so worth going for PR first, only snagg is the processing times as im sailing a bit too close to the wind in terms of deadlines etc and NZ imigration dont seem to be in any rush even thought job start is due end of the month...

This is why I'm opting for the talent visa route. Conventional route would take me beyond the date that I assume duties. I intend to apply almost immediately for PR in NZ as I think I will be able to use my medical and police clearance that was used for the talent visa application. Not sure, but I think so ...

[Sam B]

What's Stellenbosch? Is it an American thing? Cambridge is v nice - lots of nice cafes and shops and an almost Stepford wives level of neat lawns, car washing and friendliness. People say it's like England, but it's not like any part of England I've been to - much neater with wide tree lined streets and obviously all wooden houses.

[Oliver]

What's Stellenbosch? Is it an American thing? Cambridge is v nice - lots of nice cafes and shops and an almost Stepford wives level of neat lawns, car washing and friendliness. People say it's like England, but it's not like any part of England I've been to - much neater with wide tree lined streets and obviously all wooden houses.


Stellenbosch is the Cambridge of South Africa! It's a beautiful, tree-lined university town about 30 minutes drive from Cape Town.

[Sam B]

Aha! SA = South Africa. Yes, it sounds like Cambridge. Except maybe more pensioners here??