Non Principal Applicant Residency

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Member since 05 November 2018

RobV33Member05 November 2018 07:31:01

Kia Ora Koutou

Recently I have just broken up with my partner who was the principal applicant in our residency application. We were granted residency early this year so I have just over a year now to wait until I can apply for PR. I believe that because we have now broken up I should declare this to immigration who will then determine whether I am able to stay in my own right? Is that correct?

Basically I just want to know what you think I should do? Should I declare this information to immigration and ultimately risk losing my residency or should I not say anything and complete everything when my ex does?

Any help or advice you could give me would hugely appreciated.

Nga Mihi

Rob

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stumpyLaos Expert05 November 2018 18:34:50

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Better you contact immigration. If you choose not to contact them and they find out about the breakup (and they will) you will get banned from the country.

RobV33 Member

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RobV33Member06 November 2018 04:12:54

Thanks for the reply

Any idea what the process is from then onwards? Do they re-asses you? If so what would they be looking for etc?

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