Information about Permanent Resident Visa

You must provide proof of your identity:

• 2 acceptable photos of your head and shoulders
• your passport or certificate of identity

Acceptable photos

You may provide your original passport, or a certified copy when you submit your application. If you provide a certified copy we may request your original passport to complete your application.

You may need to provide Police Certificates as proof of your good character.

Good character
Police certificates

You must have held your resident visa and been living in New Zealand continuously for at least 24 months at the time you apply for a permanent resident visa.

You must provide either:

• your resident visa
• your residence permit.

You must provide evidence you have met any conditions of your current resident visa.

The evidence you must provide depends on how you choose to show your commitment to New Zealand.

Commitment to New Zealand

If you were a non-principal applicant when you applied for a resident visa, you must apply for your permanent resident visa at the same time or after the principal applicant, unless a non-principal exception applies.

Non-principal exceptions