I think it always took me less than 1 week to get my work visas in NZ (the initial and the renewals). They're super efficient and they deliver temporary visas even quicker if we're missing a document to complete the application but need our passport back quickly for some reasons. Definitely not picky.
On 4 June 2013 00:19, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected]>wrote: > I don't know, maybe because I have been through the USA one, and I've > recently have had friends go through the more relaxed but still lengthy > Canadian one, the Kiwi process doesn't seem that picky or harsh. > > My girlfriend got hers in 3 weeks from starting the whole process, I got > contacted (as I was her emergency contact) to basically get offered a free > visa (unheard of) and of dozens of friends I have who routinely go in and > out of Weta nobody ever had to wait for longer than 6 weeks. > If you have Australian PR or passport you also get practically a freebie, > and a UK passport gets you a semi-freebie. > > Sure, Weta does get a somewhat preferential treatment, but compared to > what the rules were like during the LOTR trilogy they relaxed everything so > much, especially if you have a contract at hand, it's not even funny. > > Somewhat recently a friend with two felony charges (minor and silly, but > still recorded) was let in, his felonies flagged, and he was kindly asked > not to do it again at least not on Kiwi soil, and that was it. If you have > even just one recorded felony you can simply forget to put foot on > Australian, USA or Canadian soil for short term employment. > > 3 months for an artist, neither in Auckland or Wellywood, I never heard of. > > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Daniel Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Raffaele. Yes it is picky. Skilled Migrant category takes almost 3 >> months to get work visa, and LTSS too. 3month... seriously... Essential >> skill worker? it is just 1 year, which means not good for international >> worker and studio too. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Raffaele Fragapane < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Picky? You practically get a free visa every third packet of crisps >>> since Weta opened :) >>> On 3 Jun 2013 19:19, "Daniel Kim" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> LOL Mirko. Yeah I would like to. I gotta blame that picky NZ >>>> immigration :P >>>> On 3/06/2013, at 9:14 PM, Mirko Jankovic <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well.. "import" more of them... us ;) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Daniel Kim < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Seems like not so much SI users here…. : / Sad… >>>>> >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Daniel Kim >> Animation Director & Professional 3D Generalist >> http://www.danielkim3d.com >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! >
