E4.60 Payment of the fee and immigration levy (26/11/2018)

1. Applicants must pay the fee specified for that type of application at the time the application is lodged, unless:
   1. the fee is waived by special direction under section 395 of the Immigration Act 2009 or by regulation; or
   2. the applicant is a citizen of a country with which New Zealand has a fee waiver agreement covering visas (see A6.5); or
   3. the applicant holds a diplomatic or official passport and meets the criteria set out at A6.1; or
   4. the applicant is exempt from paying the application fee.
2. Applicants must pay the immigration levy specified for that type of visa application at the time the application is lodged, unless:
   1. the immigration levy is waived by an officer with schedule 1-3 delegations, who has the authority to grant a special direction under section 399 (3A) of the Immigration Act 2009; or
   2. the principal applicant is exempt from paying the immigration levy (see A6.11.20).
3. The fee payable for an application is determined by the principal applicant's country of citizenship.
4. A receiving office is an INZ office or authorised New Zealand Visa Application Centre (VAC) or Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) post designated for receiving applications from particular countries. Receiving Offices can be found on the INZ website.
5. If a principal applicant is resident in a country other than their country of citizenship, they may lodge their application at the office designated for receiving applications from the country in which they are residing, but the fee payable will be determined by their country of citizenship.
6. If the principal applicant is in New Zealand and lodges an application in New Zealand, the fee payable for the application is the fee payable for applications lodged in New Zealand, regardless of the principal applicant's citizenship.
7. Fees and the immigration levy may be paid by bank or personal cheque, as well as by money order (from registered banks), credit card or EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale), if these forms of payment are acceptable to the INZ office or VAC or MFAT office at which an application is lodged.
8. Cash is not an acceptable form of payment, with the exception of the Beijing office.
9. Cheques for applications lodged at INZ offices in New Zealand should be made out to "Immigration New Zealand'.
10. Fees and the immigration levy for applications that may be lodged otherwise than on an approved form through the INZ Online Service may only be paid by means of either a MasterCard, UnionPay or Visa credit card.
11. Detailed information on fee amounts and immigration levy rates in New Zealand dollars can be found at www.immigration.govt.nz/fees.

Effective 26/11/2018