Kickass! Just when I thought we'd have to seriously give some thought to living in NZ as tourists for the foreseeable future, we got our ITA (can't remember the acronym meaning right now). The ITA package is a big stack of papers. A fairly thin stapled package is what we actually have to fill out. The rest is supporting documentation (probably a 100 or so pages of it) explaining the process.
Essentially, this stage is when we are required to prove that all the stuff we put on our EOI form is in fact true. This means we need certified copies of all our degrees, job references confirming our employment, police checks, medical checks (including x-rays!) etc. I'm guessing this will take us a week or two to assemble, get notarized, and ship back off. Assuming this all checks out, I believe (research to follow) that we'll be at the (perhaps optional?) interview stage, which is the last stage before we get the official acceptance.
One of the more disconcerting things about this package is they state not to make any travel arrangements until the process is complete. That doesn't really work for us, given the selling of the house etc. so we'll need to get better informed about that...
It's nice to get a little bit of hope, it was getting a little depressing.
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