[Kim39]

Unsure whether this question has cropped up before, but i would like to know if anybody has done this. Is there a requirement that should you be granted a work visa then you must book a return flight. If this is the case, obviously there would be a refund for this return flight should you happen to gain PR over the period of the work permit.

Does anybody have the experience of this situation. I am under the impression that this is the case.

Kim

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Kim

I've no experience of this at all but read on here earlier that you just book a one way to NZ and then a cheap flight to Oz in this instance.

Sorry can't find the thread now, it had gone off topic I think!!
Deborah

[jan]

Kim we came here on a work to residence visa, this giving us 27 months here.

NO we didnt have to book return tickets.

Kind of wished we had though, as an unexpected trip for hubby back to the Uk, cost us $2600 !! which is £1000 return.

2 adults and 2 kids one way from Manchester cost us £1500 with Singapore airlines, it would have been £2100 if we had booked them return, but we decided against this, as it might have been an easier exit had our homesickness been worse.

Hope this helps.:)

[StevieD]

Ouch Jan, those prices are scary aren't they!?

[Timbo]

This is interesting for me, as the present plan is to buy round the world flights in order to tick off a few "must see" places en-route.
However, not having any permit/visa etc., the return part of the ticket is to remain unused, if we can get away with it. I just got a price of £935 for LHR>Vancouver> Rarotonga>Perth>Cairns> Auckland>>>>>Open ticket for 1 year.

[ruthyroo]

If you arrive in NZ on a work visa that is valid for more than one year (usually they are 2 or 3 years) then you do not have to have a return ticket - most airline tickets are only valid for one year and the immigration staff recognise this.

You would only need the return / onward ticket if you are arriving on a tourist visa (which is only 6 months and you are not supposed to work) - you would be expected to show your return or onward travel plans. We were in this situation - we ran out of time to get our work permits, had already purchased single flights. Becuase we ended up having to arrive on tourist visas, we needed return or onward tickets. It was far cheaper to buy one way tickets online for Oz rather than change our single tickets to returns - that we weren't going to use anyway. The guy at the immigration desk knew exactly what we were up to, but we all went through the motions anyway - nerve wracking though!

[Kim39]

Ruthyroo you are a darlinghttp://www.nearlygood.com/smilies/yes.gif (http://www.nearlygood.com/)Think this answers the question and changes the finances a little.

Take it ruthyroo is a female....if not sorry bud for calling you a darling:laugh

Kim

[Rimbo]

Hey

You guy's ok?

Just reading your thread and noticed it was said about booking an onward flight to OZ rather than a return.

This was something we was going to do before we got PR, when i looked into it and rang the OZ immigration I was inform that along with the ticket you also needed to show you are eligible to enter ie: a visa. These are pretty easy to get, you can get one on line or from a travel agent for about ten pounds.

Not sure if this is any use.

Good luck you guy's hope to see you soon.

Love

Suzy

[Kim39]

Just to let others know the score. We don't need return tickets on a work visa, solely due to you only being to able to book a return ticket a year in advance, and as the visa is for 2 years, immigration are fully aware of this, which is obvious. So bottom line is that has saved us 2K.

Thanks to all who replied to this thread.

Kim