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New Zealand

New Zealand Visitor Visa

Length of stay
Up to
9 months

Cost
From
NZD $211

Processing time
90% within
33 days

With this visa you can
  1. Visit friends and family, explore New Zealand or enjoy amateur sports, or adventure activity.
  2. Study for up to 3 months.
  3. Include your partner, and dependent children aged 19 and under, in your visa application.
Document Checklist

Identity
You must provide proof of your identity

Health
You must be in good health

Character
You must be of good character

Genuine intentions
You must genuinely intend to meet the conditions of your visa.

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

Funds or sponsorship
You must have enough money to live on while you’re in New Zealand or have an acceptable sponsor.

Health care
You must agree to pay your own health care costs.

Onward travel
You must provide evidence that you can leave New Zealand, such as enough funds to purchase a return ticket, or be sponsored for the cost of your onward travel.

Duration – Visitors and tourists

You can visit New Zealand as a genuine tourist for up to 9 months in an 18-month period.

  1. The 18-month period is calculated backwards from the last day you intend to be in New Zealand.
  2. If the last day you’ll be here is 1 December, then your 18-month period will begin on 1 June of the year before.

New Zealand Work Permit

As New Zealand is emerging as a preferred destination to study abroad as well as for employment, people from around the world apply for a New Zealand work permit and student visa to work and study in this island country.

New Zealand Work Visa Requirements

In total, there are more than 80 categories of Visas that New Zealand offers to its visitors. Every Visa category has its own requirements and conditions. However, there are requirements that are common for everyone applying for a New Zealand work permit. These requirements are as follows:

  1. You must have a Real work account. This account works as your profile with the New Zealand Immigration Department and is used for formal communication.
  2. Identity proof and Character proof, which must be recent.
  3. Getting Medical certificates showing physical fitness
  4. Translation of documents into English, if they are originally made in a native language.
  5. Official passport or certificate of identity and two acceptable visa photographs.
  6. Proof of good character (completed character questionnaire, Police Certificates from your country of origin and any country where you’ve lived at least five years since turning 17)
  7. Proof of being bonafide.

New Zealand Spouse Visa

Spouse visa requirements

To qualify for a New Zealand spouse / marriage visa you must satisfy the following requirements:

  1. You and your spouse must be 18 years old or over.
  2. You must have met each other and be legally married - this is to prevent arranged marriages.
  1. You must intend to live together permanently.
  2. You must have enough money to support yourselves (and any dependents) without claiming public funds.
  3. Your sponsoring partner must earn more than £18,600 per year or have enough savings to be able to sponsor you. The minimum financial requirement is higher if they are also sponsoring dependent children.
  4. You must have suitable accommodation for you, your spouse and any dependents.
  5. You must satisfy the English language requirements.
How long does the application take?

The average processing time for a spouse visa application is 2 – 12 weeks from the date we submit the application to the New ZealandBA. Processing times vary depending on the country where the application is made.

How long does a spouse visa last?

If applying from overseas, a spouse visa is initially issued for 33 months. If you are applying from within the New Zealand a spouse visa is issued for a period of 30 months.