F6.1 How do siblings and adult children qualify for a resident visa? (29/11/2010)

1. Siblings and adult children of New Zealand citizens or residents meet Sibling and Adult Child Category if:
   1. they have no other immediate family who are lawfully and permanently in the same country in which the principal applicant is lawfully and permanently; and
   2. they have an acceptable offer of employment in New Zealand.
2. In each case the adult child or sibling must be sponsored by an adult sibling or parent who is an acceptable sponsor (Refer R4.5).
3. Principal applicants with dependent children must show that they will meet a minimum income requirement if they come to New Zealand, which is intended to ensure they can support themselves and any dependants. The table below sets out the gross minimum income requirement for principal applicants with dependent children:

   Number of dependent children	Total family income per year
   1	$30,946
   2	$36,493
   3	$42,040
   4 or more	$47,586

   Note: If a principal applicant's partner included in their application also has an offer of employment in New Zealand, their wage or salary may be taken into account when determining the total family income per year, provided (at the time the application is assessed) an immigration officer is satisfied the principal applicant and partner have been living together for 12 months or more in a partnership that is genuine and stable - see R2.1.15.1(b) and R2.1.15.5(a)i. A partner's offer of employment must meet all the requirements for an acceptable offer of employment except the requirement that the offer be for full-time employment.

4. Siblings and adult children must meet health and character requirements (see A4 and A5).
5. Principal applicants applying under Sibling and Adult Child Category must be aged 55 years or younger at the time the application is lodged.

F6.1.1 Lodgement requirements for applications made under Sibling and Adult Child Category

1. All applications lodged under Sibling and Adult Child Category must include an offer of employment.
2. Applications that do not include an offer of employment will not be considered to be made (see R2.25).
3. If the original job offer lodged with an application under Sibling and Adult Child Category has been replaced by another, the new offer will be checked against the relevant instructions as if it were the first offer.

Effective 29/11/2010