If you have dependent children, you must show you’ll meet a minimum income requirement in New Zealand to ensure that you can support yourself and your dependents.
If your partner included in your application also has an offer of employment in New Zealand, their wage or salary can be taken into account when assessing whether you’ll meet the minimum income requirement.
Your partner’s offer of employment must be an acceptable offer of employment but does not have to be fulltime employment.
The gross minimum income requirement for principal applicants with dependent children is:
| Number of dependent children |
Total family income per year |
| 1 |
$30,946 |
| 2 |
$36,493 |
| 3 |
$42,040 |
| 4 or more |
$47,586 |