Apply for this visa if you had a New Zealand resident visa that has expired. Your eligibility will depend on the length of time since your visa expired and your commitment to New Zealand before that.
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Check if you are eligible to apply for this visa and what supporting documents and information you need to provide.
Prove your identity by providing:
After you apply, we will let you know if we need your original passport.
You must also provide a copy of your livret de famille.
Also provide a copy of your Identity card.
You do not need to provide any police certificates with your application form.
You can only apply for a second or subsequent resident visa, if your resident visa expired for one of the following reasons:
You will not need to provide any evidence you held a resident visa, unless we ask you to.
You can apply for a second or subsequent resident visa if at the time your resident visa expired, you were eligible for either:
Commitment to New Zealand
Variation of travel conditions – resident visas
You must provide English translations of all evidence not in English.
You must include your partner and every child aged 17 years and over when you answer questions about your character.
If you were a non-principal applicant when you applied for a resident visa, you must apply for your Second or Subsequent Resident Visa at the same time or after the principal applicant, unless a non-principal exception applies.
A person included as a dependent child in a residence application who is applying for a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa will still be assessed based on the eligibility of the principal applicant, even if they are an adult when they apply.
If you are the partner of a New Zealand citizen you will only be eligible for a second or subsequent resident visa if both of the following apply:
You must provide evidence that:
The information below will help you understand the process, timeframes and costs involved in applying for this visa, so you can plan ahead and have the best chance of submitting a complete application.
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Enter country detailsThese are the conditions that you must meet once you have your visa.
You must apply for entry permission when you arrive in New Zealand. You can do this by completing a digital New Zealand traveller declaration (NZTD), or an NZTD paper declaration.
New Zealand Customs and Biosecurity also check that you meet their entry requirements.
You can be refused entry permission if:
Your travel conditions will be granted for the time period your travel conditions would have been valid for, if you had applied for them at the time your previous Resident Visa expired.
If you were eligible for a Permanent Resident Visa when your Resident Visa expired, your travel conditions will be valid for 24 months from the date your visa expired.
If you are granted a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa as the partner of a New Zealand citizen, your travel conditions will be valid for 24 months.
If you had any section 49 conditions on your previous Resident Visa, they will apply to your Second or Subsequent Resident Visa too.
If you have already met your section 49 conditions, you should provide evidence that you have done so when you apply for a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa.
If you want to travel, your visa must be in a valid passport.
If your passport expires, you must apply to transfer your visa to a new passport before you can travel.
You can work in New Zealand.
You can study in New Zealand.