[coyotewildwomen]

We are in the final throes of our application and wanted to see how many people who applied without a job offer got PR granted immediately or just temporary work to residence visas. We are told that the "interview" will determine which my husband will get. Are there magic words we need to say in order to get PR? :P Can anyone out there share their experience if they got temporary work to residence or Permanent residence? I am trying to determine how NZIS makes this decision or is it totally arbitrary? If you could share you experience of the interview process and the types of questions that are commonly asked, that would be most helpful as well. My husband is in the IT field- management level, by the way.

Thanks in advance,

Wendy

[markkellaway]

Hi Wendy,

The interview is pretty straight forward, so far I haven't heard of anyone that got the work permit instead of PR. Just make sure that your husband knows what his plans are for finding work and that he can say he's been in touch with agencies etc. There are a couple of threads on the interview process here, worth doing a quick search. :nice1

Mark. :P

[nickbraddock]

Hi,
what the case worker told me was that if you are an electrician or plumber you cannot get PR until registered in NZ, therefore they get work to residence visa.
Cheers
Nick

[MB]

Wendy - yes, everyone so far seems to have got PR with the exception of folks for whom registration is needed. I was browsing another site today on which a nurse was saying that her agent had called her CO and found out that the nurse was being awarded WTR... again, as far as I know, that may well be down to the registration issue.

Also, although almost everyone on this forum has been given PR on completion of the process, it could be that our forum population is skewed in several ways: e.g., English language adeptness is v.high; forum posters tend to be clearly motivated and detail-oriented; the forum itself help them prepare v.good application packets and interview responses, etc.
So NZIS overall figures might tell a different sotry about the numbers of folks who get 2-yr visas. Just a thought.

Forum regulars will know that this WTR topic is a pet favorite of mine -- so they're probably all standing behind me rolling their eyes and silently mouthing to you "Hush up, Wendy - he's a nice guy but don't get him started on the 2-yr visa". So I won't go on. :laugh

Cheers,
Matt.

[bbq]

HIya all

I handed my ITA in last week, and just to let you know, I overheard the NZIS officer telling the guy in front of me that the options were (as we know) - Declined, Work Visa, PR. He told the guy that the Work Visa was only given in "Very Rare Occasions" ...He didn't elaborate on why or how...

cheers

alex

[MB]

Anyone who as any reports of the 2-yr WTR visas being offered, please post here.
On the one hand I wouldn't be surprised if NZIS are giving lots of PRs because of shortage of skilled workers. On the other hand I still wonder whether the number of PRs being given to members of this forum (and, perhaps, similar forums) are widely representative of the true ratios of PR as opposed to 2-yr WTR. As I've posted elsewhere, if I'm at all correct about this my reasoning is that it might have to do with the motivation, detail-orientation and English-language skills of many (most?) members of this kind of forum. (Caveat: this theory, if valid, does not include folks given WTR because of 'professional registration' bureaucracy considerations).

Cheers,
Matt.

[nickbraddock]

I've been offered the WTR as I am an electrician and require registration in NZ. I can't do this without moving, getting a job offer and then getting registered.
Cheers
Nick

[shagen]

We just completed the "process" and were given PR.

During the interview with our case officer in Chirstchurch, she made it very clear that WTR is given to people who she feels that is not likely to get a job they want or are not willing to compromise on taking one step back. She said it is very real that most people will not get the salary they were used to or the lifestyle they were used to, immediately when they arrive.

I was able to show the case offioer that I knew what I could get and I had some emails from recruitment agencies telling me that this is how much I am worth in NZ. I also had attended some interviews before meeting my case officer and showed her copies of correspondences and business cards.

They also look at how familiar you are with the place you intend to live in. We showed her emails into enquiries made on houses and schools we visited and what we thought of the suburbs we saw. We appeared to be "knowlegable" in the areas we were keen on.

As for support group, I mentioned this forum and some of the wonderful people I met here and she was impressed. She asked for names and phone numbers so she can call them but not sure if she finally did.

I was told there are three main criteria one is assessed on.

1. Employment prospects or employability
2. Familiarity with NZ
3. Support group in NZ

[RoadRunner]

Shagen,
Thanks for the post - very informative! :nice1

RoadRunner