Firstly, it's not a new rule. Your PRO has no knowledge of the procedure, and this is the reason it caused you all this trouble. Secondly, your PRO could've applied for a FAMILY VISIT visa, instead of the regular tourist visa. Family Visit can be extended up to 6 months maximum. Lastly, in order for you to sponsor your wife, all the requirements he mentioned to you is A MUST and be submitted to Ministry of Labor. It's not a new rule...it's been the rule since last year. You can send your wife home and apply for a family visit. While applying for that, she can then process all the required papers in your country. Then she can come back again with you and stay with you for 6 months, until you have the 6 months bank statement ready to show the ministry.
Firstly, it's not a new rule. Your PRO has no knowledge of the procedure, and this is the reason it caused you all this trouble. Secondly, your PRO could've applied for a FAMILY VISIT visa, instead of the regular tourist visa. Family Visit can be extended up to 6 months maximum. Lastly, in order for you to sponsor your wife, all the requirements he mentioned to you is A MUST and be submitted to Ministry of Labor. It's not a new rule...it's been the rule since last year. You can send your wife home and apply for a family visit. While applying for that, she can then process all the required papers in your country. Then she can come back again with you and stay with you for 6 months, until you have the 6 months bank statement ready to show the ministry.
Just my 2 cents.
Coelacanth