Getting applications right - avoid delays or worse

When an application is not submitted with the correct or sufficient evidence at lodgement, this may lead to delays or even failure.

Immigration NZ report around 80% of Skilled Migrant Residence applications and 65% of Straight to Residence applications required more information or were missing key documents.

When an application is not fully documented this may lead to:

• Processing delays.

• Longer lead times for an application to get onto the desk of an Immigration Officer.

• The risk of an application being declined because key documents (e.g. a police clearance) take too long to arrive or Immigration NZ is not satisfied the rules have been met with the evidence provided.

• Documents expiring and time-consuming requests to renew.

• Expensive temporary visa renewals because the residence application cannot be finalised before a visa expires.

Immigration NZ is not obliged to wait for missing documents to arrive. These statistics demonstrate that preparing and lodging a residence application is complex. It pays to invest the time and money upfront to get your application right – the first time!

Rushing headlong into lodging an incomplete application will cause a world of pain. An experienced and reputable licensed immigration adviser will keep the process on track, make your life easier, and ensure the application is "decision-ready" at the time of lodgement.

For more information and answers to any questions contact the Malcolm Pacific Immigration team today.