Documents Required
 

Identity

You must provide proof of your identity

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Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after you plan to leave New Zealand.

• 1 acceptable photo if you apply online, or 2 photos if you use a paper application form.

• your passport or certificate of identity.

ACCEPTABLE PHOTOS

If you apply online, you must upload a copy of your passport when you apply. We will let you know if you need to send your passport after you have applied.

PROVIDING YOUR PASSPORT FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS

f you submit a paper application, provide your original passport or a certified copy.  We can usually process your application faster if you provide your original passport.

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Check that you enter your details correctly when you apply. If there are any errors or mistakes your application will be delayed. We also may decline your application or refuse you entry to New Zealand.

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Health

You must be in good health

We may ask you to have a chest X-ray, a medical examination or both as proof of your good health.

If you are staying less than:

• 6 months you do not normally need a chest X-ray. 

• 12 months you do not normally need a medical certificate. 

WHO NEEDS AN X-RAY OR MEDICAL EXAMINATION

When we process your application we let you know if we need you to have a chest X-ray or medical examination.

ACCEPTABLE STANDARD OF HEALTH CRITERIA FOR VISA APPROVALS

Provide medical certificates if requested

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Character

You must be of good character

If you have a criminal conviction or are a security risk to New Zealand we may not be able to grant you a visa.

GOOD CHARACTER FOR TEMPORARY VISAS

You must provide police certificates if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits. This includes any time you have spent in New Zealand in the past on other visas, even if you have been out of the country since then.

You also must provide police certificates if we ask for them.

Police certificates must be less than 6 months old when you submit your application. They must be from any country you are a citizen of, or have spent more than 5 years in since you turned 17.

If you are 16 years old or younger you do not need to provide police certificates.

PROVIDING POLICE CERTIFICATES

HOW TO GET A POLICE CERTIFICATE

If you have already sent us police certificates with a previous visa application and they are less than 24 months old, you do not need to send them again.

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Genuine intentions

You must be a genuine visitor to New Zealand and intend to leave at the end of your visit

When we decide if your intentions are genuine, we consider all the information:

• you provide to support your application

• we have about your personal circumstances

• you provided in any previous applications.

GENUINE INTENTIONS TO VISIT, STUDY OR WORK IN NZ

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You may need to apply for a different visa if you are coming to New Zealand:

• to work — apply for a work visa.

• for a special purpose, such as joining a partner, or traveling for a work conference — check the other visitor visas to find one that matches your purpose.

• for medical treatment - apply for a Medical Treatment Visitor Visa.

• to conduct or undertake business — apply for a business visa

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Relationship with family

You can include your partner and any dependent children up to the age of 19 in your application

To bring family:

• you must provide evidence of your relationship with them, like marriage and birth certificates

• you must provide proof of their identity

• they must be of good character

• they must be in good health.

PARTNERSHIP
DEPENDENT CHILDREN

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A family can include yourself, your partner, and dependent children 19 and under.

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Funds or sponsorship

You must have enough money to live on while you are in New Zealand or have an acceptable sponsor

If you are paying for yourself

You must have at least NZD $1,000 per month, or NZD $400 per month if you have already paid for your accommodation.

To prove this, you can include:

• proof of accommodation pre-payment, like hotel pre-paid vouchers or receipts

• bank statements or credit card statements

• bank drafts or travellers’ cheques.

We may also ask for information about the source of your money that you will use for travelling.

If you are sponsored

Your sponsor must provide evidence that they meet the criteria, and can look after you while you are in New Zealand.

CRITERIA TO SPONSOR A VISA APPLICANT

WHAT SPONSORS MUST DO WHILE A VISA HOLDER IS IN NEW ZEALAND

Evidence they can provide includes:

• recent bank statements

• pay slips

• employment agreement

• accommodation ownership or payment of rent

You must have your sponsor's Sharing ID to complete your online application.

PROCESS TO BECOME A SPONSOR

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You may be eligible for streamlined visa processing arrangements.

CHECK IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

If you are pregnant, there are additional requirements.

PAYING FOR MATERNITY CARE

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Health care

You must agree to pay your own health care costs

You must declare in your visa application that you will pay the costs of any health care or medical assistance you receive in New Zealand.

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We recommend that you have full medical insurance for the length of your visit.

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Onward travel

You must leave New Zealand at the end of your stay

When you arrive in New Zealand you may be asked to show that you intend to leave the country — for example, a return ticket or proof you have enough money to buy a ticket out of New Zealand. This is in addition to the funds you have to live on.

If you are sponsored and you do not have a return ticket your sponsor can provide recent bank statements to show they have enough money to buy you a ticket out of New Zealand.

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If you are not a citizen of the country you will return to after your visit, you must provide evidence of your legal right to enter that country.

If you buy your ticket before we have processed your visa application, you risk losing the fare if we do not grant you a visa.

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English translations

You must provide certified full English translations of any documents that are not in English

Documents must be translated by someone who meets our requirements for providing English translations.

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