[ F2.10.1 Definition of 'genuine and stable' partnership:
a. A partnership is genuine and stable if a visa or immigration officer is satisfied that it:
i. is genuine, because it has been entered into with the intention of being maintained on a long term and exclusive basis, and
ii. is stable, because it is likely to endure.
- The New Zealand Immigration Operations Manual 2021 ]
As an immigration officer picks apart a relationship visa application, his critical gaze begins to turn inwards....