[Chaz]

Our EOI is stuck and cannot become an ITA until a business analyst had studied some of the application - this follows on from NZIS not believing that the offer is/was credible.

He has told me, basically as I need to start work in around 4 weeks, that we should look at a work visa.

This is his email:

"Now that timelines are getting tigher and you have resigned without knowing that you will be invited to apply, it will probably be beneficial for you to apply for a temporary work visa. The temporary team can turn around a visa grant for temporary entry usually within 2 weeks. The application templates are on our website that you can print off. This may give you peace of mind for the short term, while your EOI for permanent residence is being processed. You can find out about this here: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/community/stream/employ/employingtemporaryworkers/howtoapply/"

My questions quite simply:

Will this process not also ask all kinds of questions about the viability of the job offer?
What about one way versus return flights?
What happens if we get the work visa, we avail of it and the EOI is then turned down? Do we then just go onto the WTR route and perhaps incur extra costs down the line (GST on goods etc)?

Anything else that might help?

Thanks

[taylord]

I have just had a 2 year work visa application processed in 4 days, as we were also running out of time for start date in Auckland.

You are still allowed one way flights, but you will not get increased baggage allowance, only the standard 20kgs. This is with Singapore Airlines.
Can't really answer the question of viability of the job offer. You would certainly think if NZIS has doubts re EOI, then they would have doubts re work visa.

Good Luck.

[Chaz]

I have just had a 2 year work visa application processed in 4 days, as we were also running out of time for start date in Auckland.

You are still allowed one way flights, but you will not get increased baggage allowance, only the standard 20kgs. This is with Singapore Airlines.
Can't really answer the question of viability of the job offer. You would certainly think if NZIS has doubts re EOI, then they would have doubts re work visa.

Good Luck.

Thanks - was that done in London? Who / how did you contact them?

[IanW99]

...
My questions quite simply:

Will this process not also ask all kinds of questions about the viability of the job offer?
What about one way versus return flights?
What happens if we get the work visa, we avail of it and the EOI is then turned down? Do we then just go onto the WTR route and perhaps incur extra costs down the line (GST on goods etc)?

Anything else that might help?

Thanks

If your temporary work visa is for 12 months or more then you will only need one way flights (you can't book return tickets more than a year in advance).

If the EOI is turned down, then yes you would be able to re-apply for PR, or WTR or just to extend your visa again. Once in NZ then any application is going to be more favourable (IMO).

If your visa is for 12 months or more then your household effects can be imported free of customs charges.

Ian

[Chaz]

If your temporary work visa is for 12 months or more then you will only need one way flights (you can't book return tickets more than a year in advance).

If the EOI is turned down, then yes you would be able to re-apply for PR, or WTR or just to extend your visa again. Once in NZ then any application is going to be more favourable (IMO).

If your visa is for 12 months or more then your household effects can be imported free of customs charges.

Ian

Thanks. Suppose the question is about the work visa / permit and if they might question the sustainability of the offer. Then again - even if I applied today - I wont have that completed before the business analyst is supposed to be back on Monday and then give a nod (or not) to my EOI.

[Chaz]

Just to clarify -the temp work visa is only really an option for when the EOI goes into ITA and allows me to start work while the EOI process follows.

So unless the work is shown as sustainable (now Monday), there will be no movement anyways.

Argh. And NZQA sucks - thought Id just throw in that useless info.