Examples
Not sure if you’re likely to have your application for residence approved under our Family Category (Parent Policy)? These examples may give you a better idea...
| You ... |
You're likely to be approved... |
| meet the “centre of gravity” requirement and general requirement, and your child is a NZ resident but works mostly in Australia |
No – your sponsor must in each of the 3 years prior to your application spend at least 184 days in NZ |
| meet the “centre of gravity” requirement and general requirement, and your child was granted residence last year |
No – your sponsor must have held a residence permit for at least 3 years |
| have a child who is an eligible sponsor and you have two dependent children in your home country and two adult children in NZ and two adult children in a third country. |
Yes – if you and your dependent child meet the health and character requirements |
| meet all the requirements and your sponsoring child is 23 |
Yes – if your sponsoring child (or their partner) meets the minimum income requirement. Your sponsoring child must also be able to meet the accommodation and financial support undertakings. |
| live in England, you have an adult child in New Zealand who is an eligible sponsor, an adult child in England and an adult child in Scotland |
No – for the purposes of ‘centre of
gravity’ the United Kingdom
(England, Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland) is considered to be
one country
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For more details, look at our requirements.
Page Last Updated: 05 Nov 2007