Changes to receiving offices in South and Central America
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
From 1 July 2008 onwards, British embassies which currently issue temporary entry visas on behalf of Immigration New Zealand will no longer do so.
Applications from applicants residing in these countries will be processed by the relevant New Zealand embassy as set out below.
| Country |
Location of New Zealand embassy |
| Bolivia |
Washington |
| Colombia |
Santiago |
| Costa Rica |
Washington |
| Ecuador |
Washington |
| Guatemala |
Mexico |
| Panama |
Washington |
| Peru |
Santiago |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Washington |
All family residence applications from citizens of these countries will continue to be processed by the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC, while all applications for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category will continue to be processed by the Immigration New Zealand branch in London.
For full details of the changes see Amendment Circular 2008-08 PDF [129KB].
Page Last Updated: 25 Jun 2008