Translation update for Thai applicants only Wednesday, November 30, 2011 From 4 April 2011 you will not be required to provide certified translations of any non-English documents submitted in support of your application. However, please note that Immigration New Zealand may request that you provide a certified translation of any documents not written in English if it is deemed necessary by an immigration officer.
Change in receiving office for some types of applications for Viet Nam residents Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Effective 7 November, 2011, the following applications will be processed by the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) branch in Ho Chi Minh City.
Changes to courier fees Friday, October 14, 2011 Effective from Tuesday 1 November 2011 the new courier fees will be as follows:
Fee changes for applications Friday, August 26, 2011 Due to the increase of the New Zealand dollar against most currencies it has become necessary to change the fees calculated in local currencies so that they equate with the New Zealand dollar fee. Therefore, global application fees have been reviewed and new fees apply for all applications accepted for processing on or after 29 August 2011.
Changes to group applications Thursday, August 04, 2011 Immigration New Zealand - Bangkok has undertaken a review of our passport handling procedures.
Change in receiving office for family residence applications for specified nationals residing in the Middle East Monday, April 11, 2011 All applicants from specified Middle East countries are to lodge their residence applications under family categories with the INZ branch in Dubai.
Change in the receiving office for temporary entry applications from Pakistan Thursday, January 13, 2011 All applicants from Pakistan are to lodge their temporary entry application with the INZ branch in Dubai.
Immigration Act 2009: Some Important Changes Monday, November 15, 2010 On November 29th 2010, New Zealand’s new Immigration Act comes into effect. There are some important changes that you need to be aware of.
Customs clearance for visa applications Monday, July 19, 2010
Change in reception hours for lodging applications Tuesday, July 07, 2009 Effective immediately, Bangkok branch will be changing the reception hours for submitting new applications.
Change in the receiving office for temporary entry applications from Iran Monday, March 23, 2009 Effective Monday, 30 March 2009, temporary entry visa applications from Nationals of Iran will be processed by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) branch in Dubai.
Changes to group applications Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Immigration New Zealand - Bangkok has recently undertaken a review of our passport handling procedures. The result of this is that we have made some changes to the way will handle passports in group applications. The changes are designed to improve our customer service and tighten passport security.
Visa Applications from Sri Lanka Tuesday, December 11, 2007 From 1 January 2008 Bangkok branch will process all visa applications for Sri Lankan nationals residing in Sri Lanka.