Visa Verification Service Enquiry results

A Visa Verification Service Enquiry result shows details of the visa record held by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) for a particular visa holder. It includes information about that visa and conditions, such as length of stay, and work or study entitlements.

VisaView

This table explains the various fields in the visa record.

Field

Explanation

Family, First Names

The visa holder’s name according to the passport to which the visa was issued.

Note: In some cases this may differ from the name entered in the search (eg maiden name vs married name).

Passport Nationality

The passport nationality of the passport to which the visa was issued.

Passport Number

The passport number of the passport to which the visa was issued.

Date of Birth

The visa holder’s date of birth.

Gender

The visa holder’s gender.

INZ Client Number

The visa holder’s INZ number.

Visa Type

 INZ issues the following visa types:

  • visitor
  • work
  • student
  • diplomatic, consular and official
  • military
  • limited
  • interim
  • transit
  • permanent resident
  • resident

Where the person is a New Zealand citizen who has an endorsement of their New Zealand citizenship in a foreign passport, this information will display in this field.

Visa Expiry Date

This is the date until which the visa holder can stay in New Zealand.
Instead of an actual date, this field may populate with “See conditions”. In this case, the Visa Conditions section will specify the expiry date based on their date of arrival in New Zealand, eg Visa valid for six months from date of arrival.

Visa Start Date

This is the date from which the visa is valid. The visa holder can travel to and arrive in New Zealand from this date.

First Entry Before

This is the date by which the visa holder must arrive in New Zealand.
This field will display “Not applicable” if there is no first entry before requirement or if the visa was granted in New Zealand.

Number of Entries

This indicates whether the visa holder can enter New Zealand once (single entry), or can enter many times (multiple entries).
This field will display as “Not applicable” for visa waiver visitors or if the visa was granted in New Zealand with no further right of entry.

Expiry Date Travel

This is the last date the visa holder can travel to New Zealand. If their visa allows for single entry only, they must enter New Zealand before this date. If their visa allows for multiple entries, they are able to come and go as much as they like until this date.

Visa Conditions

Information about the conditions of the visa.

Enquiry Date

This is the date the enquiry was made.

As at

This is the date the visa data was taken from INZ’s core systems into the VisaView database.