work permit requirements

[tea drinker]

Please note that I am not asking for immigration advice...

however if a friend would like to tell me that would be great.
Will phone Immigration tomorrow for offical advice.

Work permits - can anyone get a work permit WITHOUT a job offer?

I've been to an interview where I was told that a previous candidate had stated that they already had a work permit but were not yet working in NZ(they were from USA if that makes a difference?)

I said that I needed a job offer to get a work permit and they asked me to check this
(I don't qualify for any permits/entry programmes etc for young folk

Ta ever so

[IanW99]

Originally Posted by tea drinker

Please note that I am not asking for immigration advice...

however if a friend would like to tell me that would be great.
Will phone Immigration tomorrow for offical advice.

Work permits - can anyone get a work permit WITHOUT a job offer?

I've been to an interview where I was told that a previous candidate had stated that they already had a work permit but were not yet working in NZ(they were from USA if that makes a difference?)

I said that I needed a job offer to get a work permit and they asked me to check this
(I don't qualify for any permits/entry programmes etc for young folk

Ta ever so

Depends on the work permit...

You can not normally get a work permit prior to having a job but you could have applied for a PR without a job offer and thus be granted a work permit when you arrive in NZ.

Ian

[tea drinker]

have trawled through the INZ pages and for me, in my position, I need a job offer to get a permit

will now have to wait and see whether employer will offer job knowing that

(keeping everything crossed - we need a fingers crossed smiley )

thanks for prompt answer Ian

[JandM]

This is what we do - fingers crossed for you! +++++++++++++++++++++

[tea drinker]

well the employer rang me early this morning and asked me why an American applicant had a work permit with no job offer but I didn't and was I sure couldn't I get one?

After telling him I really was sure that I couldn't but that I had everything else in place (apart from job offer and form filled in by them the employer) I was then asked whether I needed a permanant job or LTR (long term reliever like a temp job offer) to get a work permit.

Now- I would prefer the permanant job rather than LTR because I've read in a post here before that LTR means I can't claim points for EOI whereas if it is a permanant offer then I can claim the points.
It might end up being a temp job in the hand or a permanant job in the bush if you see what I mean.

they have conveyed that they are considering my application but they are worried about the time needed to process the work permit so...
if I can find an office with a quicker turnaround time than Auckland (at the moment they don't list permit processing times on their website but will ring later) e.g. Wellington says 91% processed within upto 10 days - can I 'pop' down to Welly or do I have to submit in AKL?
If so what are the pros and cons?

[victoria24]

l00pback had his done in an hour at Palmerston north..

[tea drinker]

oohh...
thanks for that

so does it matter if my address is AKL but I pop off somewhere else to get it processed?

[victoria24]

he went there from kapiti rather than going to welly as he thought he'd get seen quicker. might be worth a pm to find out more

[Jeliman]

Hi there, i think one option is Partnership work permit, then you dont need job offer, otherwise only WHS(max 3months) dont think there is more options than this.

[tea drinker]

not giving immigration advise ...just repeating a conversation

chatted to AKL Immi - if offered a temp job (for at least 12 months) then I can use this for points for EOI
I have to apply to branch for work permit in the region where job is offered
at the moment AKL processing time is 30 - 42 days

oh well - all pie in the sky until I actually get a job offer