[leeb]

I'm going down to NZ house on Monday to finally submit all of my paperwork (thought I'd do it in person). Anyway, When I first applied for residency it was with my girlfriend. Since I've started to process we have unfortunately seperated and I am now emigrating alone. However, all of my paperwork has her name on it and my bona-fied address is now different (changed to my parents address). Luckily I didn't claim any points for her as mine were sufficient to get through. I was hoping to just submit the paperwork but cross through her details and change the bona-fied address by hand. I've read through the documents and there is nothing to cover this sort of eventuality and therefore I'm assuming its alright. Does anyone think this will cause me any major problems?

thanks

Lee

[willowshouse]

I know it's not the same but when I filled in my EOI on-line I forgot to fill in my parent's details under the other family section. When I got my ITA (which as you know is basically a print-out of your EOI) I just filled in their details and signed the appropriate bit of the form that said I had made amendments. I don't think you'll have any difficulties as you haven't claimed points for her.

Good luck,
Dawn

[leeb]

Thanks Dawn,

nice to know. It was the only thing I've been worried about. I was going to phone NZ house until I found out its a premium rate number - just like everything else in the emigration process, it for some reason has to cost a lot of money.

Lee

[willowshouse]

Instead of the premium number call 01344 716199 - it's the same phone line and they won't know that you haven't called the premium line. :nice1

[The Hodges]

Just to reiterate the advice that's gone before, NZIS are okay if you need to change the information on the EOI. I was claiming for work experience, but in the end I couldn't prove some of it, so I struck it out. I explained the reason (I couldn't get my hands on the supporting documents) and wrote the explanation at the back (I think that there's space there) of the form. The officer was fine with it.

Also, for your information the telephone number at the bottom of the email I have from my officer, based at NZ House, is 020 7208 1150, but just don't tell them where you got the number from. ;)

[leeb]

Cheers for the phone numbers guys, seems they'd like to take as much money from us all as possible. I couldn't believe they had a premium rate helpline. Nice to know there are ways around that particular little pain.

Lee

[willowshouse]

Also, for your information the telephone number at the bottom of the email I have from my officer, based at NZ House, is 020 7208 1150, but just don't tell them where you got the number from. ;)

Is that a general number? From memory I thought the number we had on our paperwork was our actual Visa officer's number. :uhoh

Just a little anecdote for you .. when our EOI was selected and I was waiting to hear whether it had been approved I was not given my Visa officer's number on my paperwork, even though he had been allocated .. basically (IMO) because he did not want me to bother him. I phoned him 3 times on successive days to find out whether he had received paperwork within the time scale he had specified - without receiving a return phone call, the phone operator refused to put me through to him and also refused to give me his number.

For a general enquiry I think it might (IMHO) be best to phone the more general number.

[The Hodges]

I think the number I gave out was for the officer assigned to our case. For your information there is http://www.saynoto0870.co.uk/, which can be very useful for those that object to paying premium rate numbers, or in my case, whose work ban the phoning of premium rate number. ;)

[leeb]

Just to let you know,

I went to NZ house yesterday. I was in and out in about 15 minutes. I had made loads of mistakes in my paperwork and had crossed through it all but they were more than happy with what I had done. I was quite suprised by the fact that when I presented them with all my originall documents (passport, job offer, birth certificates etc) and photocopies, the only original document they kept hold of was the passport. They gave me everything else back. It was worth the trip to London to make sure everything got done properly.

Also, in the documents it tells you to only present your x-ray results if there was a problem with the results. Obviously like everyone else I was told not to open the medical certificates and they could only be opened by NZIS officials...So I carried my x-ray down with me as I didn't know if there was a problem with my results. It seems the guys in NZ house are aware of this as the bloke behind the desk had a little chuckle when I presented him with this conundrum (sorry got countdown on at the moment!).

Lee