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
I want to include my child in my online EOI, but they don't have a passport. What should I do?
If your Expression of Interest has been submitted, but not selected, please amend your Expression of Interest by following these instructions
Declare your child at N1 of the online Expression of Interest (EOI)
Provide your child’s details in the ‘Child Section’ of the online EOI form
Answer ‘YES’ at P7 of the online form (indicating that the child is included in the application)
Please leave section P8 fully incomplete and complete the rest of the form as required
Resubmit the EOI.