Knowledge base articles

Details of the visa options for partners of New Zealand citizens or residents.

Find advice here on when and how you can change the employment information on your work visa.

Detailed information about the English requirements for different visa categories.

Details of what should be contained in a full birth certificate and some country-specific advice.

Information about how Australian citizens and residents can come to New Zealand

Here you will find advice on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen.

Examples of evidence that can be used to show your resident status in New Zealand.

Advice about when you can use a certified copy of a document in support of your visa application and who can certify a copy of a document.

Details on how to contact Immigration New Zealand.

Here you can find information about what to do when you hold a visitor visa and wish to extend your stay in New Zealand

Detailed information on whether or not your passport is valid for travel to New Zealand.

Information about the difference between a Resident Visa and a Permanent Resident Visa.

Here you can find information about visa options for your family if you are working in New Zealand.

Information about the differences between a New Zealand resident and a New Zealand citizen.

Information about whether you will require a new police certificate when you apply for a further visa

Information about the biometric process for a United Kingdom visa application.

Here you can find information and advice about how and when an Australian citizen or permanent resident can apply for a New Zealand permanent resident visa (PRV).

Information about whether your New Zealand visa can be used to enter Australia

Information regarding the correct place to contact when enquiring about obtaining New Zealand citizenship or a New Zealand passport.

Find information here about what categories of residence require sponsorship by your family.

We are not able to recommend a licensed Immigration Adviser or Agent you can use. Here you can find advice about where you can go to find a Licensed Immigration Adviser if you wish to use one.

Information about the Long Term Skill Shortage List and which categories of visas it can apply to.

Information on visitor visa conditions and volunteer work while in New Zealand.

Information about different work visa types with a brief description of the most common work visas.

Information about bringing goods into New Zealand.

Information about when you may be able to enter New Zealand on a one-way ticket, and when this is not possible.

Information on where to obtain Immigration New Zealand statistics from.

Information about applying for a different type of visa while in New Zealand holding a visitor visa.

Find out more about applying for a Permanent Resident Visa while outside New Zealand.

Information about what school fees you will be required to pay for a child when they are applying for a Student Visa to be in New Zealand while the parent holds a temporary visa.

If you have been granted a student visa and are thinking about changing to a different course, education provider or location, you can find out here how to do this.

Find information here about how long your Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest will remain in the pool once you submit it.

If you want to study in New Zealand you may need to meet English language requirements to be granted your student visa.

Find advice here about what type of visa you can apply for to look after your child while they are studying in New Zealand.

Information for New Zealand employers who frequently hire staff from overseas

Here you can find information about whether or not you need to be married to apply for a partnership-based visa.

Information about whether or not points can be claimed for qualifications when submitting an Expression of Interest as part of the Skilled Migrant Category

Here you can find information about what to do when your temporary visa is due to expire and your resident visa application has not completed processing.

Here you can find information about whether or not you are required to provide documents when you submit an Expression of Interest for the Skilled Migrant Category resident visa.

Here you will find advice about whether you can apply for a Working Holiday visa while in New Zealand.

Here you will find information about Expression of Interest selections and recent results.

Information on working out the fees payable when you submit an application.

You can find information here about panel physicians and obtaining medical requirements for visa applications.

Advice about whether a New Zealand employer can offer you a job when you do not hold a work visa.

Information about travel conditions on visas that will allow you to travel outside of New Zealand and return.

Information about how to do seasonal work while in New Zealand.

Detailed advice about the status of a child born in New Zealand and what you need to do.

Information about who can live in New Zealand permanently and the types of visas or passports they may hold

Information about how you can explore options to become a New Zealand resident.

Information about if you can travel outside of New Zealand and still hold your Resident Visa.

Advice on how to submit an online Expression of Interest including troubleshooting and payment issues.

Information about how to update the password for your Online Services account (used to access your Expression of Interest or working holiday visa application).

Here you can find information about your next steps after you receive an invitation to apply for residence

Being selected from the pool is one of the steps in the Skilled Migrant Category residence process. Find information here about what happens once your Expression of Interest is selected.

Find advice here on how to update your contact details after you have submitted your Expression of Interest.

Details about who can work in New Zealand depending on what type of visa they hold.

Information for employers about how they can know who can work for them in New Zealand.

Information about visa options for people who are investing in New Zealand.

Advice about whether you should consider travel or medical insurance before coming to New Zealand.

Here you will find information about how to apply for a further work visa if you wish to work longer in New Zealand.

If you wish to tell us about an experience you had with Immigration New Zealand you can find advice about how you can provide us with feedback about our service.

If you wish to tell us about your experience with our website, you can find information here on how to provide the feedback.

Here you can find information about how to report someone to Immigration New Zealand.

How to apply for a further student visa to continue studying in New Zealand

Here you can find information about Guardian of a Student visitor visa and how to apply for one

Here you will find information about the visa options for partners of New Zealand citizens and residents who want to work when in New Zealand.

Here you can find information about becoming a Licensed Immigration Adviser.

Here you will find information about who can purchase property in New Zealand.

Find out more about coming to New Zealand to look for employment

Here you can find advice about whether or not you can travel to New Zealand as a visitor and submit a resident visa application after arriving.

Here you can find advice about who can be included in your application for a permanent resident visa .

Find information here about who to contact if you want to obtain a New Zealand passport.

Here you will find information about what a resident visa will allow you to do in New Zealand.

Here you will find information on what requirements you must meet to enter New Zealand visa waiver and be granted a visitor visa upon arrival.

Here you can find details about when your working holiday visa will expire, and what to do at this time.

Find out if you are able to extend your Working Holiday visa, and information on how to apply.

Information for those who hold multiple passports, and which passport should be used when entering New Zealand.

Check if your job requires registration in New Zealand, and if this will impact your visa application.

Find out how you can apply for a Working Holiday Visa.

Find out if United States of America green card holders can travel to New Zealand without a visa.

Find out more about New Zealand employers offering employment to foreign workers

Find out how New Zealand citizens living overseas can return to New Zealand to live.

Information on what an open work visa is and how you may be eligible for one.

Find out if you can apply for a work visa in New Zealand if you do not have an offer of employment.

How to inform Immigration New Zealand about an employee who has left your business

Find out more information on processing times and whether an application can be prioritised.

Find out what you can do if your employee wants to work for a different employer.

Information on how Australian citizens are eligible for a student loan from Studylink.

Here you can find advice about what to do if you have a work visa to work for a specific company or business and that business or company has closed.

Find out who the NZQA are and when you need to contact them for your application.

Find information here about where to go to if you need to renew your passport.

Find the definition of seasonal work for the purpose of Immigration New Zealand policy

Here you can find information about how to employ seasonal workers to undertake work in the horticulture and viticulture industries.

You can find advice here on including children in your Expression of Interest and completing the Child Supplementary Form.

Find out what visa you can apply for if you are coming to New Zealand as a Tour Guide.

Find out more about the Parent and Grandparent Visitor Visa, and how to apply.

New Zealand has working holiday scheme agreements with many countries. Here we discuss your options if your country is not on our list of available working holiday schemes.

Find out when you can participate in a WWOOF exchange scheme in New Zealand.

Find out more about the character requirements New Zealand partners must meet to support partnership-based applications.

Find out if you can extend your Working Holiday Visa if you have already undertaken 3 months of seasonal work while in New Zealand on your Working Holiday Visa.

Find out how hearing impaired people can contact Immigration New Zealand for assistance.

Find out more on including your partner and children on your Work to Residence application

Information on complaining about a matter handled by Immigration New Zealand

Information on how to bring a child who was adopted overseas to New Zealand, after contacting Oranga Tamariki and the Department of Internal Affairs.

Information on International Surrogacy, and options on how to bring a child born via a surrogate to New Zealand.

Find more information about food products that are allowed to be brought into New Zealand and how to contact MPI

Find information here about what land, waters, and areas of Antarctica are considered to be New Zealand territory.

Find out about how much time is given to Resident Visa holders to enter New Zealand and activate their visa if they are granted a resident visa while outside of New Zealand.

Here you will find information about DNA testing and when it may be required for a visa application.

Find out who can witness statutory declarations, and how to find a suitable person in New Zealand to sign documents

Advice for troubleshooting problems printing application forms or guides

Find advice here about what type of visa you will need to come to New Zealand to attend a job interview.

Find about more about how to travel to New Zealand if you now have New Zealand citizenship.

Information about Interim visas and what to do when your current temporary visa is due to expire.

Find out more about what visas are available for artists and entertainers to perform in New Zealand

Information about how long you can stay in New Zealand holding a Visitor Visa.

Find out about travel conditions and how they may affect your visa when travelling to and from New Zealand.

Find information here about what a Visa Application Centre is and when you may use one as part of your visa application process.

If you are working in New Zealand, you will require an IRD number for tax purposes. Here you can find advice about IRD numbers and how to get one.

More information for employers wanting to recruit those who are holding a Silver Fern Visa.

Find out what visas you can apply for if you are a religious worker, and how to apply for them.

As a New Zealand employer it is important that you understand your obligations when employing migrant workers. Here you can find information about your responsibilities and obligations as an employer.

Find out if you can offer employment to an overseas worker, and what your responsibilities are as an employer.

Here you can find information about whether your visa will allow you to take a short course of study while in New Zealand.

Find out more about who can support family members for visas in New Zealand.

How can employers find out if someone holds a visa that allows them to work in New Zealand.

If you are bringing household items and personal goods into New Zealand, you can find more information here about bringing them into the country and contacting Customs and the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) for inspections.

Find information about whether a resident visa holder in New Zealand also requires a work visa.

Find more information here about who needs to be licensed to provide immigration advice, who is exempt from licensing, and how to find a Licensed Immigration Adviser (LIA) who can assist you with your application.

Find out here what is considered to be volunteering, and whether you can carry out volunteer work while in New Zealand on a temporary visa.

Find out more about VisaView, an online system that allows employers to check someone's eligibility to work in New Zealand.

If you are moving to New Zealand you may be considering bringing your pets with you, find information here about bringing pets to New Zealand.

Find out how an education provider can notify Immigration New Zealand about the termination of a student's enrolment.

Find out where to send additional documents once your application has been submitted

Find information about whether credit, debit, Union Pay and Prezzy cards are an acceptable method of payment depending on how you are applying for your visa.

After successfully completing a qualification in New Zealand, you may be eligible for a post-study work visa. Find out what evidence of your completed qualification you can supply, and what to do if you are waiting for your graduation certificate.

Year 12 & 13 students may be able to request a variation to their student visa conditions to allow them to work part-time.

Find out if you need to provide evidence of a return ticket out of New Zealand when you apply for a visa.

Find out about whether the length of your visa is based upon the fee that you pay for your application.

Find out more about what Fijian travel documents Immigration New Zealand will accept for a visa application.

Find out more about using Visa Application Centres and how to locate the nearest one to where you are.

If you have applied for a visa as a family but there are reasons why you are not able to travel to New Zealand together, you can find advice here regarding travelling at different times to your family.

Find out how to print your Working Holiday Visa for New Zealand once it has been granted.

Requesting your passport back while an application is in process

Find out where Visa Application Centres are located and where the nearest one to you is.

Find out more about requirements to stay with a caregiver while in New Zealand on a Student Visa.

Details on what the Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub is, and how this applies to visa applications in the Canterbury region.

Find out more about the conditions of a working holiday visa and what you can do in New Zealand

Detailed advice on how to include your child in your Expression of Interest when they do not hold a passport.

Find out more about your visa options when coming to New Zealand for a sports event.

Find out more information about home-schooling and the types of visas available for this purpose.

As part of your visa application you may have provided fees for ESOL tuition. Find advice here about how you can use these fees.

Find out more about when your New Zealand Residence Status starts depending on where you were when you were granted your residence.

Here you will find advice about what steps to take if your New Zealand passport has expired while you are overseas and you need to return to New Zealand urgently.

Find out more about using Immigration Online, and how to submit documents to support your application.

You may be required to supply information from the Inland Revenue Department with your application. Find out here if internet printouts will be acceptable.

During the processing of your application, the Immigration Officer may request further information/documents. Find out here whether you can request an extension to the timeframe given to supply these.

Find information here about waiting for the outcome of an IPT appeal in New Zealand.

If you are coming to New Zealand for a holiday, there may be times when you work remotely as part of your usual overseas employment. Find advice here on doing this while in New Zealand as a visitor.

Here you can find information about which types of visas can be applied for online.

Most visa applications require photos to be supplied with the application. Find out more about acceptable colour, pose, and background requirements are for photos.

Information on who needs to send their passport for online applications

Information about Pathway Student Visa requirements and how to apply for one.

Find out here why your incomplete working holiday visa application will disappear from your online account and what to do from here

Information about how to donate items to the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre

Once you have been issued with a working holiday visa, this will be activated when you next enter New Zealand.

Find out more about whether absences from classes due to illness will affect your next student visa application

When you apply for a visa there may be times when you are required to provide evidence of your previous work experience. Find information here about what documents can be supplied as evidence of this.

Find information here about the selection criteria, the process for selection, and whether or not your submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) may be selected from the pool.

Find out more information on what application forms to use and if they will be accepted by Immigration New Zealand.

Find out more about the need to apply for visas for New Zealand.

Some visas are issued subject to different types of conditions. Find advice here about what these conditions mean and what they allow you to do.

Information for removing the section 49 conditions from a resident visa.

You can find information here about who is able to vote in New Zealand elections and how to enrol if you are eligible.

If you have been granted a resident visa offshore and have had a new baby before travelling to New Zealand to activate your visa, you may be able to add your child to your application.

You can find information here about bringing your partner and children with you when studying in New Zealand.

Information about tertiary education options in New Zealand

Find out more about visa categories available for those aged 50 and above.

Information about the requirement for New Zealand driver's license.

If you are a new migrant to New Zealand, you may need advice about finding a doctor or accessing healthcare. You can find this information here.

Information about finding New Zealand employers

Troubleshooting an online Expression of Interest.

If you are a new migrant to New Zealand, you can find information here about how to look for work.

Information on how to apply for an APEC card, how to update your information, and who to contact for further advice.

Here you can find information about how you can know if your visa application has been received by Immigration New Zealand.

Certain visa classes allow self-employment in New Zealand. You can find further information on these visa types here.

Information on how long a student visa may be granted for, and why it may be granted for a lesser duration

Information about how an immigration officer will communicate with you when you have an application in process.

Where can I get help to find and apply for jobs when you are a new resident.

More information about schools in New Zealand

Information about complaints process, which is generally undertaken by NZQA.

If you are a new migrant to New Zealand you may want support settling in, find advice here about the Settlement Support Services that are offered.

Information on part-time work rights for student visa holders

If you need to come to New Zealand for business purposes, you may be considered a business visitor. Find out here if you meet business visitor requirements.

Some issuing authorities may require a set of fingerprints when you request a police certificate. Here you can find information about where you can obtain a set of fingerprints