I want to bring my family, including my dependent parents and a sibling, with me to New Zealand. Is this possible? What about my fiancé? Do we have to be married when we apply or married for a certain length of time before the application is submitted? Can I apply and add him later once we’re married?
You may include your spouse or fiancé in your application as long as you can prove that you have lived together in a genuine and stable relationship for at least 12 months. You may sponsor your partner after you gain residency. However, you will need to address the reason why he or she was not included in the initial application. You cannot include your parents or siblings in your application for residence under investment category.
Parents and siblings cannot be included and would need to apply for any visa for New Zealand in their own right. Dependent children up to 24 (i.e., less than 25 years of age) can be included. Also, partners can be included. A fiancé could fall into this category as long as you have been physically living together in a genuine and stable relationship, likely to endure, exclusive of others, for 12 months or more. Therefore, it is all about living together and you do not need to be married.
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