[Moorf]

Temporary entry applications
For temporary entry applications, you will be considered to have an acceptable standard of health if you are:

unlikely to be a danger to public health; and
unlikely to require hospitalisation or residential care during your period of stay in New Zealand
unlikely to require ORRS funding through the education system

ORRS guidelines (Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Schemes) guidelines.

For info...ORRS resources are primarily to provide specialist assistance to meet students' special education needs throughout their school years. ORRS resources are additional to the teacher funding and operational grants that are paid to schools for every student in New Zealand.

[Jodie]

We were told by the visa officer when we applied for our work permits (so we could start work while our PR was going through), that we should put on the form that we'd be intending to stay in NZ for less than the 2 years we could have applied for, cos otherwise we'd have to have meds done.

So we put that we'd be staying for 20 months I think, and didn't have to have any meds. (Didn't want to pay twice cos we'd need to get em done for our PR app too.) This was straight from the horses mouth so may be worth bearing in mind if you're in a similar situation to us...

Jod
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