To register for the Pacific Access Category (PAC) the principal registrant (the person who signs the registration form and who would be the principal applicant if invited to apply for residence) must:
- be a citizen of one of the PAC countries - Kiribati, Tuvalu or Tonga; and
- have been born in their PAC country, or born overseas to a PAC country citizen who was born in that PAC country; and
- register for the ballot for their PAC country’s quota within the official registration period; and
- be aged 18 to 45 years at the registration closing date.
Please note: If you are in New Zealand you must be in New Zealand lawfully to register.
How do I register?
Along with your completed (and signed) Registration Form for Pacific Access Category (NZIS 1092) PDF you will need to provide photocopies of birth certificates for yourself and any partner included in your registration form. You should also include the date of birth of all immediate family members included in your registration form.
For a first registration for the PAC ballot the registration fee is NZ$50. If you have registered before in any previous year, you only need to pay a re-registration fee of NZ$20. These fees are not refundable if your registration is unsuccessful in the ballot.
Your registration form must be received by Immigration New Zealand no later than 30 April or it cannot be accepted.
Please note that only one registration form from each family is allowed. If you, or any of the family members listed in your registration, are found to be included in another registration that is already accepted, the other registration(s) will not be accepted.
For the Kiribati and Tuvalu ballots, send it to:
Immigration New Zealand
Suva Branch
New Zealand High Commission
Reserve Bank of Fiji Building
Pratt St (PO Box 15183)
Suva
Fiji
For the Tonga ballot, send it to:
Immigration New Zealand
Nuku’alofa Branch
First Floor
Kupu House
Fatafehi Road (PO Box 830)
Nuku'alofa
Tonga
All PAC ballots, if you are in New Zealand or elsewhere, send it to:
Department of Labour
Pacific Division
Immigration New Zealand
PO Box 76-835
Manukau City
AUCKLAND
Ballot draw
One month after the closure of the registration period, we conduct an electronic draw in which registrations are drawn randomly until the appropriate number of people to meet the quota of available places for each country is met.
If you were successful in the ballot draw and you are eligible to apply for residence under the PAC you’ll be notified within the month following the draw and invited to make an application for residence.
If invited to apply for residence, you must apply for residence within six months of written advice from Immigration New Zealand.