A20.20 Endorsement lodgement criteria

Applications for endorsements may be lodged at any Immigration New Zealand (INZ) office or Visa Application Centre and certain Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) posts. Receiving Offices can be found on the INZ website.

A20.20.1 How an application must be lodged

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 reg 33

1. Applications must be lodged in the prescribed manner.
2. The prescribed manner is the manner set for lodging endorsement applications by the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 (see A20.20.5 and A20.20.10).
3. Applications that are not lodged in the prescribed manner will not be accepted for processing.

A20.20.5 Requirements for lodging a first-time application for an endorsement

See also Immigration Act 2009 s 384(4)

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 reg 33(1)

1. First-time endorsement applications must:
   1. be made on an approved form; and
   2. be completed in English; and
   3. relate to only 1 person; and
   4. be signed by the applicant (unless the applicant is less than 18 years old, in which case the application form must be signed by a parent or guardian of the applicant).
2. First-time endorsement applications must be submitted to an immigration officer together with:
   1. the applicant’s current passport that he or she wishes to be endorsed; and
   2. original or certified copies of evidence that the applicant is a New Zealand citizen (see A20.20.5(c) below); and
   3. a New Zealand passport issued on or after 5 November 2005, or a passport-sized photograph of the applicant’s head and shoulders if the person does not hold a New Zealand passport issued on or after 5 November 2005; and
   4. the appropriate fee (if any).
3. Evidence that the applicant is a New Zealand citizen is:
   1. a New Zealand passport; or
   2. a New Zealand birth certificate issued prior to 1 January 2006; or
   3. a New Zealand birth certificate issued on or after 1 January 2006 that positively indicates New Zealand citizenship; or
   4. a certificate of New Zealand citizenship; or
   5. a confirmation of New Zealand citizenship by descent certificate issued under the Citizenship Act 1977; or
   6. an evidentiary certificate issued under the Citizenship Act 1977 confirming New Zealand citizenship.

A20.20.10 Requirements for lodging an application for a second or subsequent endorsement

See also Immigration Act 2009 s 384(4)

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 reg 33(2)

1. New Zealand citizens who wish to travel to New Zealand on a foreign passport must obtain a second or subsequent endorsement if the passport containing their previous endorsement has expired.
2. An application for a second or subsequent endorsement must:
   1. be made on an approved form; and
   2. be completed in English; and
   3. relate to only 1 person; and
   4. be signed by the applicant (unless the applicant is less than 18 years old, in which case the application form must be signed by a parent or guardian of the applicant).
3. An application for a second or subsequent endorsement must be submitted to an immigration officer, together with:
   1. the applicant’s current passport that he or she wishes to be endorsed; and
   2. a New Zealand passport issued on or after 5 November 2005, or a passport-sized photograph of the applicant’s head and shoulders if the person does not hold a New Zealand passport issued on or after 5 November 2005; and
   3. the appropriate fee (if any).
4. The applicant must also make a declaration that he or she has previously held a foreign passport with an endorsement confirming New Zealand citizenship.

Effective 02/12/2013