Existing EOIsExisting EOIs — these are EOIs we received before 12 October 2022 — will be selected in the date order we received them. We begin selecting them on 14 November 2022 and continue to select them every 3 months after that. We estimate this will take 3 or 4 years to complete.
Ann and Brian want to move to Auckland to be close to their children Claire and Diana who both live there. Claire and Diana have agreed to jointly sponsor them.
Ann and Brian are invited to apply for residence on 25 November 2022. This means the 3-year period where we can assess Claire and Diana's income goes from 25 November 2019 to 25 November 2022.
They must earn enough to sponsor you. They must have earned the income threshold for at least 2 years in the 3-year period before you were invited to apply for residence.