Correct. 24 months from the date of entry/activation of the Resident visa via SMC the 2 year travel condition would expire.

1. Are you sure the visa is RV via SMC ?
2. Maybe your friend got dates wrong and did actually re-enter before the travel condition expired ?
3. Does the visa actually state there is a travel condition with an expiry date ?
4. Maybe a Variation of Travel Conditions was applied ?
5. Maybe entry back in to NZ wasn't checked sufficiently by Immigration in the airport ?

Maybe he just got lucky.

I have heard many stories of people being caught out this way and have been refused re-entry using their particular Resident Visas because of the travel condition expiry but it seems Immigration have offered a temporary entry visa in the past to allow people to get their Immigration affairs in order and they are not refused entry. From what I hear they can be given 3 weeks to sort it out (PR takes a matter of a few days if you qualify via 1 of the 5 criteria).

 

Correct. 24 months from the date of entry/activation of the Resident visa via SMC the 2 year travel condition would expire.

1. Are you sure the visa is RV via SMC ?
Yes
2. Maybe your friend got dates wrong and did actually re-enter before the travel condition expired ?
No
3. Does the visa actually state there is a travel condition with an expiry date ?
It says travel condition after 24 months from his first entry.
4. Maybe a Variation of Travel Conditions was applied ?
Nothing was applied.
5. Maybe entry back in to NZ wasn't checked sufficiently by Immigration in the airport ?
This is the most logical explanation for his coming in.

Maybe he just got lucky.

I have heard many stories of people being caught out this way and have been refused re-entry using their particular Resident Visas because of the travel condition expiry but it seems Immigration have offered a temporary entry visa in the past to allow people to get their Immigration affairs in order and they are not refused entry. From what I hear they can be given 3 weeks to sort it out (PR takes a matter of a few days if you qualify via 1 of the 5 criteria).

Please find my answers above. He submitted his PR application on Friday, but he still thinks that he should raise this to INZ before they recheck his situation through the PR application. At the same time he does not want to his situation to become more complicated by asking things no body questioned at the airport. I heard like what you say for other being granted an interim visa to sort there PR application but his concern is he does not want INZ to think that he is trying to trick them.

 

Hi, thanks for your response. yes he is sure of all the information but as you said his re-entry might have not been checked sufficiently.. now he submitted the PR application but he is worried that he might be in illegal and this could affect his application. do you think is it a good idea if he just goes to INZ offices and speak to them? would this taken as an advantage instead of being re-checked and discovered that he came in with expired visa through the app?

Thanks

 

Dear Sir

In order to claim my experience points from immigration NZ, following evidences are enough???

1. Appointment Letter
2. Job descriptions
3. Experience Letter
4. Tax Rs

I also have submitted skill assessment letter from EA in which they also endorsed my job experience...

Regards

 

All you can do is provide as much evidence as is possible.
Whether or not it is sufficient for your application is down to the discretion of your case officer.
Just make sure letters from each employer are in the correct format on company headed paper and signed by the manager. All documents must be originals or certified copies.