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  • 07-04-2014 4:16pm
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    movingawaynz
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    hello.
    My partner and I are hoping to move to new zealand as he has good job oppertunitys there. he is a building ervices engineer and also a qualified electrician. I am a hairdresser . I cannot apply for work visa as i am not on skills shortage list etc but he is.
    i can got here on working holiday visa but that dosnt allow me take up permanent job.
    Should he apply for his work visa if he can get a job offer and then include me on it as i am his partner ? or is that possible?

    Iv been looking at their immigration website but its very confusing.

    If not we will both just have to go over there on working holiday visa first and try from there.
    what would be best option and how long would a work visa take to get if he does decide to do that if he can include me on that?
    It seems to us the best option is to both go over on whv as its the quickest way of getting there but really we both want work experience more than the holiday side of things.

    Thank you in advance


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    spunkymunky
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭spunkymunky


    Working holiday visas do allow you to take a permanent job and for a full year. It certainly allowed me!!! Holiday visas do not allow you to work. You must be 30 or under to apply for one (WHV).

    If you both come over on a WHV, you can both look for work in your chosen fields and should he get sponsored, he can include you defacto. Just so you know, after the year has expired, you can get sponsored as a hairdresser if your salon decides they want to. There are some conditions and potential road blocks. I know a girl who is a colourist and she has residency.

    Hope this helps


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,943 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    spunkymunky wrote: »
    Working holiday visas do allow you to take a permanent job and for a full year. It certainly allowed me!!! Holiday visas do not allow you to work. You must be 30 or under to apply for one (WHV).

    If you both come over on a WHV, you can both look for work in your chosen fields and should he get sponsored, he can include you defacto. Just so you know, after the year has expired, you can get sponsored as a hairdresser if your salon decides they want to. There are some conditions and potential road blocks. I know a girl who is a colourist and she has residency.

    Hope this helps

    BUT if you're only on a 1-year visa, most places won't offer you a permanent job.

    And to get sponsored, the employer needs to be able to prove that there is no one in NZ willing and able to do the job. Yes, that's a good deal easier than "no on in all of Europe" - but there are still plenty of hairdressers, unless you have specialist skills.

    In terms of your partner including you ... I don't know what the full rules are, but at a minimum you will need to convince them of the long term nature of your relationship. That means a big stack of evidence - and from what you've said in other threads about only seeing him once a week, it could be difficult to provide. (fyi, a marriage certificate won't help - there were so many sham-marriages for immigration purposes that marriage is meaningless to NZ immigration.)


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    spunkymunky
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭spunkymunky


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    BUT if you're only on a 1-year visa, most places won't offer you a permanent job.

    And to get sponsored, the employer needs to be able to prove that there is no one in NZ willing and able to do the job. Yes, that's a good deal easier than "no on in all of Europe" - but there are still plenty of hairdressers, unless you have specialist skills.

    In terms of your partner including you ... I don't know what the full rules are, but at a minimum you will need to convince them of the long term nature of your relationship. That means a big stack of evidence - and from what you've said in other threads about only seeing him once a week, it could be difficult to provide. (fyi, a marriage certificate won't help - there were so many sham-marriages for immigration purposes that marriage is meaningless to NZ immigration.)

    Agreed with the defacto visa. Start putting it all together now. Get pics of Facebook bill together etc. Anything that proves you have been together a while and plan to stay this way. Its gotta be all happy families. They ask every question and question every answer!!

    The sponsorship information is correct aswell. It not the end of the world though. If the job likes you, they generally try to help keep you. Having a specialist skill will help. You could look into that ahead of coming over.

    I disagree that MOST places wont offer permanent jobs, some wont but others will. I know quite a few people who have come on WHV and secured work in banks, computer companies etc.


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