F3.20 Family requirements

1. The principal applicant must:
   1. be the parent of an adult child whose primary place of established residence is New Zealand and is a New Zealand citizen or a residence class visa holder not subject to conditions under section 49 of the Immigration Act 2009; and
   2. have no dependent children (R2.1.30).
2. An adult child who arrived in New Zealand as a member of a mass arrival group (as specified at C8.5.1) and who was not an unaccompanied minor when they arrived (see C8.5.5) will not be considered when applying the requirements of (a)(i) above.

F3.20.1 Evidence of relationship of parent(s) to children

1. Evidence of a parent's relationship to their children is original or certified copies of:
   1. birth certificates establishing the relationship of the children to the parent(s); or
   2. household registration documents, if these establish the relationship of the children to the parent(s); or
   3. evidence of adoption (see R3), which establishes the relationship of the children to the parents.
2. Other evidence establishing the relationship of the children to the parents may also be provided.

F3.20.5 Evidence of immigration status of adult child

1. Evidence that the principal applicant's adult child is a New Zealand citizen may include but is not limited to original or certified copies of:
   • a valid New Zealand passport
   • a Certificate of New Zealand Citizenship
   • a recent official statement of citizenship from the Department of Internal Affairs
   • a New Zealand birth certificate
   • an endorsement in a foreign passport indicating the fact of New Zealand citizenship.
2. Evidence that the adult child is a New Zealand residence class visa holder (or is deemed to hold a residence class visa) may include but is not limited to original or certified copies of:
   • a New Zealand resident visa or permanent resident visa in their passport or travel document
   • a New Zealand residence permit or returning resident's visa granted under the Immigration Act 1987 in their passport or travel document
   • a valid Australian passport.

F3.20.10 Evidence that New Zealand is the primary place of established residence

1. Evidence that New Zealand is the New Zealand adult child’s primary place of established residence may be required where the adult child appears to have spent significant periods outside New Zealand.
2. Evidence includes but is not limited to:
   • correspondence addressed to the adult child
   • employment records
   • records of benefit payments from the Ministry of Social Development
   • banking records
   • rates demands
   • Inland Revenue records
   • mortgage documents
   • tenancy and utility supply agreements
   • documents showing that the New Zealand adult child household effects have been moved to New Zealand.
3. The presence or absence of any of the documents listed above is not determinative. Each case will be decided on the basis of all the evidence provided.

Effective 06/07/2015