Bringing family to New Zealand
Find out about bringing partners, parents, and dependent children to New Zealand and the visa options that support family.
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Bringing family if you have a work
Most work visas allow you to support visas for your partner and dependent children. Some do not and others must meet certain requirements before you can support a family member's visa.
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Bringing family if you have a student
If you have a student visa you can support visitor visas for your family. You may also be able to support a work visa for your partner and student visas for your dependent children.
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Visas for family of Ukrainians in New
The 2022 Special Ukraine Visa closed to new applications on 15 March 2024. If you are in New Zealand on a Special Ukraine Visa, you can apply for a Ukraine Resident Visa — you can apply for a further Special Ukraine Visa if your current visa is going to expire while waiting for our decision on your resident visa application.
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Coming to New Zealand on the Parent Resident
Learn about how to come to New Zealand on the Parent Resident Visa. Find out about the expression of interest (EOI) process and who can sponsor you.
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Partnership and how to prove
If you are applying for a visa based on your partnership, find out how we define partnership and what evidence you can provide to show your relationship is genuine.
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If your relationship
When a relationship ends, it can affect your visa status if you have a partnership-based visa, or your eligibility for a visa if you have applied for one.
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Bringing
How to apply for visas for dependent children.
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If you are
If you are pregnant and apply for a temporary visa to visit, study, or work in New Zealand, you must tell us how you will pay for your maternity care while you are here.
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International
You need a temporary visitor visa for a child born through an international surrogacy arrangement. The Minister of Immigration decides whether to grant this visa.