Apply before your ITA expires

You must complete your application within 4 months of your invitation to apply (ITA). After 4 months the ITA expires and you cannot access your application.

If your ITA has expired

If you still want to apply for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category Residence Visa, you need to submit a new EOI and receive a new ITA.

How to complete the form

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Accessibility

You do not have to complete this form all at once. You can save what you have done at any time and come back later.

To print a copy of your application, right-click and select print. To save a copy to your device, select 'save as PDF' as the destination.

Include all the documents we ask for

You, or someone is applying on your behalf, must provide accurate and complete information in your application.

Giving false or misleading information in your visa application

If the information you provided in your EOI has changed

You can update the information in your EOI if your situation has changed or is incorrect.

Save documents in the correct format

All documents you upload must be in a PDF format. You can combine similar types of documents into 1 file. Photographs must be in JPG or JPEG format.

File formats for uploading documents and photographs

Gather your evidence

Organise and upload the following documents for your situation, where required.

Identity

Include:

• a photo of yourself and of each person included in your application
• a copy of your passport and a copy for each person included in this application.

Health

Provide:

• medical certificates for everyone included in your application
• X-ray certificates for everyone included in your application who is 11 years old or older, unless they are pregnant.

Your doctor can submit certificates on you or a family member's behalf. If a doctor has submitted certificates since you submitted your EOI, update the relevant health section. Otherwise, upload the certificates with your application.

Certificates must be less than:

• 3 years old if you have used it in a previous application
• 3 months old if you have not used it in a previous application.

You must provide a new X-ray if you or a person included in your application has spent more than 6 months in a row in a country that does not have a low incidence of tuberculosis (TB).

Countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis

If you are including a partner or dependent children

Upload a Resident Visa Declaration form (INZ 1242) if they are 18 years or older.

For partners, upload:

• evidence you are in a genuine and stable relationship
• evidence that you are have been living together and have been living together for at least 12 months.

Check how we define partnership.
Partnership and how to prove it

For dependent children, upload proof of your relationship. Examples of evidence include a birth certificate or proof of adoption.

If they were not included in your EOI

Complete and upload a Skilled Residence Supplementary form for secondary applicants (INZ 1380).

Resident Visa Declaration Form (INZ 1242)
Skilled Residence Supplementary form for secondary applications (INZ 1380)

Character

Upload police certificates for you and for each person included in your application who is aged 17 years or older. You need police certificates from any country you or your family members are a citizen of and any other country where you or they have spent 12 months or more over the last 10 years.

English language ability

Upload evidence showing how you and the people included in your application meet the minimum standard of English.

You do not need to provide evidence for any family members aged 15 years old or younger.

If you are uploading English test results, they must be less than 2 years old.

English language requirements for skilled residence visas

Skilled work or qualifications

Provide evidence of your skilled employment, skill category and skilled work history in New Zealand.

For your current job or job offer and any work history in a different job you want to claim, provide an employment agreement and job description. This must show your occupation, hours and pay.

Claiming points for a qualification or registration

If you are claiming points for your qualification, you must provide evidence.

Upload a copy of your qualification and if your qualification is from outside New Zealand and not on the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment, your International Qualifications Assessment.

If you are claiming points for your New Zealand registration, provide evidence. The evidence must:

• show the licensing body and the registration, certificate or licence name
• list the scope of practice and any requirements for the registration.

Claiming points for work experience

For skilled work experience in New Zealand, provide a summary of earnings or tax statement from the Inland Revenue. It should confirm your income over the period of skilled work experience.

If you had help with your application

Complete and upload a Resident Visa Declaration form (INZ 1242).

Resident Visa Declaration Form (INZ 1242)

Submit your application

Check the fee for you to apply for a Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa. You can pay with a Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card.

After you submit your application, we email you to confirm your application and payment.

If you do not pay the fee when you apply

After you submit your application, we send you an email with instructions for how to pay later.

Fees, decision times and where to apply