Glossary

A doctor or radiologist who has been approved by New Zealand Immigration to complete medical and chest X-ray certificates. 

A person you are legally married to, or in a civil union or de facto relationship with, and who you live with in a genuine and stable partnership. Partners can be of the same sex or different sexes.

A passport establishes the holder's identity and nationality, and confirms their right to enter the country that has issued the document.

A passport is a document that:

• is issued by, or on behalf of, a country's government
• is recognised by the New Zealand government
• establishes the identity and nationality of a person
• gives the right for the person to enter the country of the government that issued it
• has not expired.

Ko hono ngaohi kovia ‘o e kakai hiki fo‘ou maí ko ha tō‘onga ia ‘okú ne fakatupunga, pe fakatupulaki ‘a e tu‘u lavea ngofua ‘a hono uesia ‘a e tu‘unga lelei fakapa‘anga, fakasōsiale, fakaesino pe fakaeloto ‘o e tokotaha ngāue toki hiki fo‘ou maí. ‘Oku kau ki heni ‘a hono maumau‘i ‘o e ngaahi tu‘unga fakangāue tefitó pe maumau‘i ‘a e ngaahi lao ki he mo‘ui lelei mo e malú mo e ‘imikuleisoní. ‘Oku ‘ikai fakakau ai heni ‘a e ngaahi maumau iiki mo ma‘ama‘a ‘a ia ‘oku ‘ikai ke hoko ma‘upē mo faingofua hono fakalelei‘í.

People who give immigration advice to visa applicants must be licensed or exempt from being licensed. People who are exempt from having to be licensed are:

• persons who provide immigration advice in an informal or family context only, so long as the advice is not provided systematically or for a fee
• members of the New Zealand Parliament, and members of their staff who provide immigration advice within the scope of their employment agreement
• foreign diplomats and consular staff accorded protection under the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968 or the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1971
• employees of the public service who provide immigration advice within the scope of their employment agreement
• lawyers and employees of lawyers and incorporated law firms
• persons employed by or working as volunteers for community law centres (as defined in section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006). At least 1 lawyer must be on the employing body of the community law centre, or employed by or working as a volunteer for the community law centre in a supervisory capacity
• persons employed by or working as volunteers for Citizens Advice Bureau
• persons who provide immigration advice overseas in relation to applications or potential applications for student visas only.

Who can give immigration advice

Positioning crew travel to New Zealand as passengers so they can join a plane or cruise ship as a working crew member.

A qualification at level 8, 9 or 10 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework.

About the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) — New Zealand Qualifications Authority

When we assess a visa application we may find information that may affect our decision. This is potentially prejudicial information (PPI).

 PPI is any information that might make an applicant ineligible for a visa, for example, employment that is not acceptable, partnership concerns or a programme of study that is not acceptable.

Before we make a decision we send a PPI letter to the applicant asking them to respond.

A report from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority that assesses your qualification based on the information you supply.

A group of industries that grow animals or plants for food or other uses, or take minerals from the ground to sell to production industries in the secondary sector, for example, manufacturers.

The primary sector includes the farming, mining, fishing, and fruit, vegetable and flower-growing industries.

The main person we assess against the requirements for a resident visa.

A person who is given a resident visa in New Zealand because they will be seriously harmed or tortured, or they risk inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if they return to their resident country. This person is said to have protected person status.