Partnership Visas New Zealand — Adviser Support in Auckland
Partnership applications are decided on a question that sounds simple and isn't: is the relationship genuine and stable, and are you living together in a partnership akin to marriage?
You know the answer. The application has to prove it to someone who has never met you, using documents. That's a different skill from being in a happy relationship, and it's where these cases are won and lost.
Immigration New Zealand looks for evidence across the whole relationship — how you live, how you manage money, how the people around you understand your partnership, and how consistently your accounts of it match. Applications are often declined not because the relationship isn't real, but because the evidence was thin in a period that mattered, or because two people described the same thing differently.
Interviews are common, and being asked to attend one isn't a bad sign in itself. Being unprepared for it is.
We advise on partner-based work visas, visitor visas and residence, including cases involving a previous decline, time apart, cultural context that doesn't fit the standard evidential template, or an interview already scheduled.
Situations we often help with
- First partner-based work, visitor or residence applications
- Couples who have spent time apart for work, study, family or visa reasons
- Relationships with cultural practices, such as arranged marriages, that don't fit the standard evidence template
- Preparing for a partnership interview
- New applications after a previous decline
- Married and de facto couples
Questions clients often ask
What evidence works best?
Evidence that covers the whole relationship and comes from independent sources: shared finances, a shared address on official correspondence, how family and friends know you as a couple, and how you stayed in contact during any time apart. Consistency matters more than volume.
We've been asked to attend an interview. Is that a bad sign?
Not in itself. Interviews are a normal part of assessing many partnership applications. What matters is being prepared. Our guide to partnership visa interviews explains what to expect.
Book a 30-minute consultation ($99 incl. GST where applicable, credited to your professional fee if you engage us within 3 months) or call +64 9 213 1677.
Working with us
Here's what to expect when you engage us.
How it works
- Initial consultation. We talk through your situation, your goals and anything in your history that Immigration New Zealand will want to know about.
- Case analysis and quote. We assess your options against current Immigration New Zealand rules and give you a written quote.
- Service agreement. We agree the scope of work and our fees with you in writing before any work starts, as the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct requires.
- Document checklist. You receive a checklist tailored to your application, so you know exactly what to gather.
- Preparing your application. We prepare your application and any supporting submissions, and check every document before anything goes to Immigration New Zealand.
- Submission with your approval. Nothing is lodged until you have reviewed and approved the final application.
- Through to a decision. We handle all contact with Immigration New Zealand on your behalf until a decision is made.
Fees
Our initial consultation is 30 minutes for $99 (incl. GST where applicable), invoiced afterwards and credited to your professional fee if you engage us within 3 months. Every case is different, so we quote after the initial consultation, once we understand your situation. Your quote, and exactly what it covers, is confirmed in your written service agreement before any work begins.
Timelines
We can usually meet you the same day or the next day, or at another time that suits you. Once your application is lodged, the processing time is set by Immigration New Zealand and varies by visa type. INZ publishes its current processing times here: How long it takes to process an application (Immigration New Zealand).
Your adviser
Your application is handled by Ishvinder Singh, Licensed Immigration Adviser (IAA licence 201401130).
Our results
You can see examples of our published ministerial and appeal outcomes on our homepage.