Planned upgrades for 2025
Find out when we are planning to upgrade our online visa application systems in 2025.
Planned upgrades time and dates
Between 12:00 and 23:59 Sunday 07 December (NZDT)
- Phase 2, 2021 Resident Visas
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) accreditations
- Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) job checks
- Accredited Employer Work Visas
- Permanent Resident Visa
- Second or Subsequent Resident Visa
- Variation of travel conditions on a resident visa
- Transit Visa
- International Student Visa
- Most visitor visas
Between 08:00 and 08:30 Sunday 07 December (NZDT)
The following systems will be unavailable for 30 minutes. If the system you need to access is unavailable during this time, wait 30 minutes and try again.
- Group Visitor Visas
- Work visas (excluding AEWV)
- Partner and child visas
- Straight to Residence Visa
- Work to Residence Visa
- Transport Work to Residence Visa
- Care Workforce Work to Residence Visa