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 or opposite sex.

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

If you are coming to New Zealand temporarily, your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave New Zealand.

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.

The following persons are exempt from the requirement to be licensed:

• 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 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
• 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 offshore in relation to applications or potential applications for student visas only.

Positioning crew fly as passengers to New Zealand 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 Framework.

Levels of the NZQF | New Zealand Qualifications Framework

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

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 criteria 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.