Knowledge base articles

• Options for the partner of a New Zealand citizen or resident
• I have a work visa but my job details are changing. What do I need to do?
• English language requirements
• Providing full birth certificates with applications
• Are there any special rules for Australian citizens and residents?
• Lost or stolen passport - what should I do?
• What can be used as evidence of residence status?
• Can I use a certified copy instead of the original? Who can certify copies of my documents?
• How do I contact Immigration New Zealand?
• How do I apply for a further visitor visa if I wish to stay longer in New Zealand?
• Is my passport acceptable for travel to New Zealand?
• What is the difference between a resident visa and a permanent resident visa?
• I'm working in New Zealand and want to have my partner and children with me
• What is the difference between a New Zealand resident and a New Zealand citizen?
• Do I need another police certificate when I reapply for my visa?
• Biometric data for United Kingdom visas
• Can Australians get a New Zealand permanent resident visa?
• Can I use my New Zealand visa to enter Australia?
• How do I obtain New Zealand Citizenship or Passport?
• Do I need to be sponsored by my family for residence?
• Can you recommend a Licensed Immigration Adviser or Agent?
• What is the Long Term Skill Shortage List?
• Can I work in New Zealand while holding a visitor visa?
• How can I get a work visa?
• What restrictions are there on bringing alcohol/cigarettes/personal belongings to New Zealand?
• Can I enter New Zealand on a one-way ticket?
• Where can I get immigration statistics from?
• As a visitor, can I apply for a different visa while I'm in New Zealand?
• Can I apply for a permanent resident visa while overseas?
• If I am on a work or student visa, will my child have to pay foreign student fees to study here?
• Can I change my course of study and/or education provider?
• How long will my Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest remain in the pool after it is submitted?
• What are the English language requirements for student visa applicants?
• Can I look after a child in New Zealand who has a student visa?
• What should I do if I frequently need to hire skilled people from overseas?
• Do we have to be married to qualify under the partnership instructions?
• Can I claim points for my qualifications?
• My resident visa application is still in process but my temporary visa will expire soon.
• Do I need to submit any documents with my Expression of Interest?
• Can I apply for a Working Holiday visa while in New Zealand?
• What were the previous selection points for Expression of Interest?
• How can I calculate my application fee?
• Where can I find a list of panel physicians?
• Can I be offered employment without a valid work visa?
• I already have a visa, can I travel in and out of New Zealand with it?
• I am visiting New Zealand but would like to do some fruit picking - is this allowed?
• What is the visa status of a child born in New Zealand?
• Who can live in New Zealand?
• How can I become a New Zealand resident?
• Will I lose my New Zealand residence status if I travel abroad?
• How do I start an online Expression of Interest and submit it?
• I have forgotten my username and/or password for my Online Services account
• I have been invited to apply for residence. What now?
• My Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest was selected from the pool; what happens now?
• I submitted my Expression of Interest but my address has changed.
• Who can work in New Zealand?
• As an employer, who can work for me?
• Can I become a resident by investing in New Zealand?
• Do I need insurance to travel to New Zealand?
• Extending a work visa
• How can I give you feedback about your service?
• How can I give you feedback about your website?
• How can I report someone to the immigration authorities?
• Renewing a student visa
• How can I get a Guardian of a Student visitor visa?
• I am the partner of a New Zealand citizen/resident and I want to work in New Zealand
• Can I become a Licensed Immigration Adviser?
• Can I buy property in New Zealand as a non-resident?
• I am overseas and would like to visit New Zealand and look for a job
• Can I travel to New Zealand as a visitor, and apply for residence from there?
• Who can be included in my permanent resident visa application?
• How do I get a New Zealand passport?
• What does a resident visa allow me to do?
• Information for visitors travelling without a visa
• When does my working holiday visa expire?
• Can I extend my Working Holiday visa?
• I hold two passports. Which one should I travel on?
• When should I apply for occupational registration?
• How do I apply online for a Working Holiday?
• I have a Permanent Resident Card (green card) for the United States of America. Can I travel to New Zealand without a visa?
• New Zealand employers are not willing to offer me employment
• I was born in New Zealand, but I've been living overseas. Can I return to live in New Zealand?
• What is an 'open work visa', and how do I get one?
• Can I get a work visa without having a job offer?
• My employee from overseas has left the job before the contract expired
• Can a visa application be prioritised?
• My employee from overseas wants to work for someone else. Can I stop them?
• Can Australian citizens apply for a student loan?
• My employer has closed the business. What happens to my work visa?
• What is NZQA and how do I contact them?
• How do I renew my passport?
• What type of work is seasonal work?
• How do I employ Seasonal Workers?
• Child Supplementary form for Expression of Interest
• I am a Tour Guide coming to New Zealand with a Tour Group
• Parent and Grandparent Visitor Visa
• My country is not on the list of working holiday schemes
• Willing Workers on Organic Farms (WWOOF) in New Zealand
• What are the character requirements for supporting partners?
• Can I extend my Working Holiday Visa to do seasonal work?
• I am hearing impaired. How do I contact Immigration New Zealand?
• Can I include my family in my Work to Residence application?
• I wish to make a complaint
• How do I bring an adopted child to New Zealand?
• International Surrogacy
• Can I bring food to New Zealand?
• What is included in New Zealand territory?
• If I get a resident visa, how long do I have to move to New Zealand?
• Information on DNA testing
• Who has the power to take statutory declarations?
• Problems printing forms
• What visa do I need to attend a job interview in New Zealand?
• Can I choose between a permanent resident visa and a citizen endorsement?
• I applied for another visa, but my current one is about to expire. What can I do?
• Visa options for the Entertainment industry
• How long can I stay as a visitor?
• What are travel conditions?
• What is a Visa Application Centre?
• What is an IRD number? How do I get one?
• What do I need to know about employing someone on a Silver Fern Visa?
• Options for Religious Workers
• Penalties for employing a person without the appropriate visa
• Can I offer a job to a worker from overseas?
• Can I take a short course while in New Zealand?
• Can workers from overseas bring their family with them?
• How do I know if a worker from overseas has the right to work in New Zealand?
• Bringing goods into New Zealand
• Does someone with New Zealand residence need a work visa?
• Using a Licensed Immigration Adviser
• Can I come to New Zealand to volunteer or volunteer once I am in New Zealand?
• What is VisaView?
• Can I bring my pets to New Zealand?
• Terminating the enrolment of a student
• Where do I submit additional documents for my application?
• Making payments with Credit Cards, Debit Cards or Prezzy Cards
• Can I apply for post-study work visa without my graduation certificate?
• Year 12 & 13 students wanting to work while holding a student visa
• Do I need a confirmed or return ticket when I lodge my visa application?
• Do I need to pay a higher fee for a longer visa?
• What Fiji travel documents will Immigration New Zealand Suva Branch Accept?
• Do I have to use a Visa Application Centre (VAC)?
• Do I need to travel with my family if we have all been granted visas for the same period?
• How do I print my Working Holiday Visa letter?
• Can my passport be returned while my visa application is being processed?
• Where does Immigration New Zealand use Visa Application Centres?
• Do I need to stay with my parent or guardian while studying?
• What is the Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub?
• What does my working holiday visa let me do?
• I want to include my child in my online EOI, but they don't have a passport. What should I do?
• I'm coming to New Zealand to participate in a sports event. What visa do I need?
• Can I home school my children while we are in New Zealand temporarily?
• How do I use the English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) fees that I paid to immigration?
• When does my residence status become activated?
• My New Zealand passport expired while overseas, but I need to travel to New Zealand urgently!
• How do I send my documents to immigration, supporting my online application?
• Are printouts from the Inland Revenue website acceptable as original documents?
• Can I request an extension to the deadline for providing further documents?
• Can a person who has an appeal in process with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) wait in New Zealand?
• Can I work for my usual employer remotely while on holiday in New Zealand?
• Who can apply for a visa using Immigration Online?
• What are the requirements for photos submitted with visa applications?
• Do I need to provide my passport if I apply via Immigration Online?
• Pathway Student Visa
• I filled out my working holiday visa application a while ago, but now the form has disappeared. What should I do?
• How do I donate items to the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre?
• I hold a working holiday visa but want to enter New Zealand as a visitor - is this possible?
• Will I be eligible for a further student visa if I was absent from class due to illness?
• What can be used as evidence of work experience?
• Will my Expression of Interest (EOI) be selected?
• Can I use an old application form?
• Why do I need to apply for a visa?
• What do ‘return/onward ticket not required', ‘evidence of financial support not required’ and ‘multiple entries’ mean?
• Skilled Migrant Category - removal of section 49(1) conditions
• Who can vote in New Zealand elections?
• Can I include my newborn child on my resident visa application before we travel to New Zealand?
• I'm studying in New Zealand and want to have my partner and children with me
• What are my tertiary education options?
• Visa options for people over 50 years of age
• Do I need a New Zealand driver’s license?
• How do I find a doctor in New Zealand?
• Finding New Zealand employers
• I can't save details into my Expression of Interest
• How do I go about finding work in New Zealand?
• What is an APEC card?
• Was my application received?
• Who can be self-employed in New Zealand?
• How long will my student visa be valid for, if granted?
• Is email the preferred way to communicate with immigration officers?
• I am a new resident. Where can I get help to find and apply for jobs?
• How do I find a school for my children in New Zealand?
• I have concerns about a school or education provider. Who can I contact about this?
• What is Settlement Support New Zealand?
• Can I work while I am on a student visa?
• Travelling to New Zealand on business
• Fingerprinting services for police certificates