Do you know a good source on how to do this ? you ' ll be best off if the guy can ask around in the office that is in charge of it , they have employees who ' ve dealt with this the whole life and have a huge amount of experience . Option # 2 is to ask in rnewzealand , there might be people who already did a similar move before . rIwantout is mostly single IT guys moving for work and students What will the immigration workers be checking for ? this is a topic that I ' ve seen unanswered here before , somehow they have to make sure their relationship is real , stable and longterm . How they do that , I have no clue , but some proofs of living together , spending together etc . will likely be a part of that . Again , best to ask directly the authorities your friend has a guy on the inside , huge advantage , put him to use !