Samoan Quota 2012

To qualify for residence in New Zealand under the Samoan Quota you must meet a number of requirements. Do a quick check to see if you meet the criteria.

The principal applicant must:

• be a Samoan citizen (having been born in Samoa or born overseas to a Samoan citizen who was born in Samoa); and
• have been aged 18 to 45 at the Samoan Quota registration period closing date; and
• have had their registration number drawn from the Samoan Quota pool, and been invited by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) to apply for New Zealand residence under the quota.

Principal applicants invited to apply for residence under the 2012 Samoan Quota must:

• lodge their application for residence within six months of the advice from INZ that they were selected in the ballot; and
• be either in Samoa or lawfully in New Zealand when their application for residence is made to an INZ branch office; and
• have an acceptable offer of employment and/or have a partner included in their application who has an acceptable offer of employment; and
• (if they have dependent children) meet the minimum income requirement; and
• meet a minimum English language requirement; and
• meet the health and character requirements for New Zealand residence applicants.

Partners and dependent children of principal applicants included in their residence application must also meet the health and character requirements for New Zealand residence applicants.

How do I apply for residence under the Samoan Quota Scheme?

You can only apply for residence under this category if your registration was drawn from the ballot and you have been invited to apply for residence.  To help you make sure you have everything you need to apply, please print out our checklist.

Follow these steps if you wish to apply for a residence class visa under the Samoan Quota Scheme:

Step one

Complete the Residence Application form (INZ 1000) PDF available from Immigration New Zealand offices in New Zealand and overseas.

Step two

Along with your completed (and signed) application form you will need to provide:

For each person included in your application you will also need to provide:

• two recent passport-size photographs; and
• a valid passport or certificate of identity; and
• a completed Medical and Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1007) PDF (Note: Pregnant women and children under the age of 11 years are not required to submit X-ray certificates unless a special report is required. For full details on health requirements, see our leaflet Health Requirements (INZ 1121) PDF); and
• a police certificate less than six months old for each applicant aged 17 and over. If you are unable to obtain a police certificate you must provide a statutory declaration; and
• a full birth certificate.

Step three

Lodge your application with Immigration New Zealand's Apia Branch in Samoa whether you are in Samoa, New Zealand or any where else in the world.

Immigration New Zealand
Apia Branch
New Zealand High Commission Building
Ground level
Beach Road (PO Box 2277)
Apia
SAMOA

Have a look at the Applying for residence under the Samoan Quota questions and answers.