Planned upgrades for 2025
Find out when we are planning to upgrade our online visa application systems in 2025.
Alert
You cannot start, continue or check the status of some visa applications and application forms during the system upgrades.
Planned upgrade time and dates
Sunday 17 August 2025 from 04:00 to 09:00 (NZST)
You will be unable to start or continue these applications:
- Student visas
- Group Visitor Visa
- Work visas
- Partner and child visas
- Straight to Residence Visa
- Work to Residence Visa
- Transport Work to Residence Visa
- Care Workforce Work to Residence Visa
- Visitor Visa
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
- Permanent Resident Visa
- Subsequent Resident Visa
- Variation of Travel Conditions Resident Visa
- Transit Visa
- Variation of Conditions (VOC) – Visitor Visas
- Reconsiderations
- Active Investor Plus Visa
- Application for a Job Change or a variation of conditions for work visa holder
- Application for a variation of conditions for a Skilled Migrant Category Interim Visa
- Application for a transfer of a visa for Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Interim Visa holders
- Parent Resident Visa Expression of Interests (EOI)
- Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Resident Visa Expression of Interest (EOI)
- Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) Resident Visa application.
Sunday 17 August 2025 from 08:00 to 23:59 (NZST)
You will be unable to start or continue these applications:
- Phase 2, 2021 Resident Visa
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) accreditation
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) job check
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
- Permanent Resident Visa
- Second or Subsequent Resident Visa
- Variation of travel conditions on a resident visa
- Transit Visa
- Most visitor visas.
Monday 18 August 2025 from 05:00 to 07:00 (NZST)
You will be unable to start or continue these applications:
- Student visas
- Group Visitor Visa
- Work visas
- Partner and child visas
- Straight to Residence Visa
- Work to Residence Visa
- Transport Work to Residence Visa
- Care Workforce Work to Residence Visa.