Hi All My partner and I are about to lodge out 309 application. She is from the UK, and I am Australian and we both currently live in NZ. Just wondering if anyone has a relatively recent experience applying through NZ, and what sort of time line they were working with? Thanks so much in...

Hi All - My partner (who is currently living/working in NZ) applied for a visitor visa on 8 November in Auckland. He's supplied every conceivable piece of documentation (bank accounts, etc.), but he's not heard a peep. What's especially frustrating is that the Auckland branch says '30...

Hi there, I have applied offshore partner visa with all the solid evidences on 4/02/2014 from India and got acknowledgment on 19th feb 2014. I applied onshore visa in Australia before but unfortunately they said I didn't meet the criteria of two years of de facto relationship. That's why I...

I'm aware there is another thread titled this but it seems very out of date. Hi I'm from the UK and my partner is Aussie, we applied for the 309/100 in Auckland early October 2013 and not heard a thing back yet. Not sure when the average time for getting assigned a case officer is but I've...

Hi, Has anyone recently lodged their visa application (PMV, spousal, de facto etc) in Auckland? What is the processing time like? I have tried to find other's cases on the timeline thread but only saw one. I am hoping they aren't that backed up any more. Any news or info would be appreciated! :)

The city of Auckland, or colloquially known as Akarana, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. The city is located up north of the North Island, bordered by the Hauraki Gulf on the east, the Hunua Ranges to the southeast, the Manukau Harbor to the southwest and the Watakere Ranges to the...