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 2008 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 visa or permit under the Samoan Quota Scheme:
Step One
Complete the Application for Residence in New Zealand from (NZIS 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:
- your registration reference number
- evidence of your offer of employment
- evidence that you and your partner (if included in your application) meet our partnership requirements.
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 X-ray Certificate (NZIS 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 Health Requirements Leaflet (NZIS 1121) PDF); and
- a police certificate less than 6 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
You should lodge your application with the Immigration New Zealand office in Samoa if you are in that country or to the designated receiving office in New Zealand if you are lawfully in New Zealand.
Designated receiving office in New Zealand:
Department of Labour
Pacific Division
Immigration New Zealand
PO Box 76 835
Manukau City
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND
or
Level 3
Westfield Towers (Leyton Way) Westfield Shopping Centre
Manukau City
Auckland
Designated receiving office in Samoa:
Immigration New Zealand
New Zealand High Commission
Beach Road
PO Box 2277
Apia
SAMOA