New Zealand Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Residence Visa Processing Time

The time frame varies depending on several factors such as completeness of the application, your and the processing staff's response time during verification, etc.  Ours took approximately 1 year and 9 months from the time we submitted our Expression of Interest (EOI) until we got our Job Search Visa (JSV) or Work to Residence (WTR) visa.

'How much did it cost you to process your NZ visa?'

Some may find this question quite personal but this is one of the most frequently asked questions we received when our friends learned about our plan to move to New Zealand.  Glad we're able to dig up our records. :-)

Why Travel?

Traveling provides a very enjoyable and beneficial experience whether we go on vacation, join an outreach program, or go on adventure trip. I have listed several reasons why everyone should consider this activity.  

First, traveling widens our perspective, and we usually come back a completely different person. When I go to a new place, I always make sure that I get to meet a lot of people. I have been to extremely poor and rich countries, and during one of my trips, I realized that there really is a big world out there. The cultural diversity is amazingly interesting. People are so different, and we all come from various backgrounds with different lifestyles, social status, and personalities.