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Visit Visa (How to Apply Section)
# How to apply for a visitor visa or permit ## 1. Complete the correct form(s) Complete the Visitor's Visa/Permit Application. If you are located in the Auckland region and need a visitor permit, use the Visitor’s Permit Application for Auckland Region Applicants. For help completing either form, see the Visitor's Visa/Permit Guide. If you are applying for a visitor’s permit/visa on the basis of your partnership with someone living either temporarily or permanently in New Zealand, your partner must complete a Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry Applications (INZ 1146) PDF. Note: There may be additional requirements you must meet depending on the category you are applying under, or the country from which you are applying. Any special requirements can be found in your written request to BiniaminIndustries.Com at immigration@biniaminindustries.com. ## 2. Supply everything the authority asks for including the fee Along with your completed and signed application form you will also need to provide all the information listed at the front of the application form, and the correct fee. If you do not submit the required information with your application it will not be able to be accepted for processing. ## 3. Find out if you need to provide us with a medical certificate If you intend to be in New Zealand for more than six months, you may also need to provide a completed Temporary Entry X-ray Certificate (NZIS 1096) PDF. (From www.immigration.govt.nz) If you intend to be in New Zealand for more than one year, you will need to provide a completed Medical and X-ray Certificate. ### Note: Pregnant women and children under the age of 11 years are not required to submit X-ray certificates unless a special report is required. For full details on health requirements, see www.immigration.govt.nz's Health Requirements Leaflet (NZIS 1121) PDF. ## 4. Lodge your application at the correct office If you are overseas, your application must be made and approved before you travel to New Zealand. Find out where to send your application. If you are in New Zealand, you must send your application to your nearest Immigration New Zealand branch. (From www.immigration.govt.nz) If you are applying for a visitor permit and you are in the Auckland region, your application must be sent to: Immigration New Zealand PO Box 76895 Auckland Mail Centre ## Checklists Use www.immigration.govt.nz's checklists to help you apply for your visa or permit.
Visit Visa (Special Visitor Categories Section)
If you fall under one of the following categories, check to see what extra evidence or conditions are required, or what allowances are provided. ## Antarctic travellers For the purposes of visas and permits, the Ross Dependency and Operation Deep Freeze are New Zealand territory, and visitors do not require additional visas or permits to go to these destinations, once they have legally entered New Zealand. ## Business visitors Those here to discuss or negotiate business arrangements and who stay no longer than three months in any year need not apply for a work visa. Instead, they can get a visitor visa by meeting the general visitor requirements. ## Children adopted overseas Adopted children may get an extended visitor visa (up to 12 months) while their citizenship is being processed. The authority need to see proof of the adoptive parents’ New Zealand citizenship and the child’s birth certificate, and the Department of Internal Affairs must confirm there are no barriers to a grant of citizenship. ## Children to be adopted The adoption must be supported by Child Youth and Family of the Ministry for Social Development. The authority’ll also need to see the child’s birth certificate and proof of the adoptive parents’ New Zealand citizenship or residence. The initial permit will allow a stay of six months. ## Conference delegate Conference organisers usually arrange for the arrival of delegates. Contact your conference organiser for details. ## Crew members joining vessels or aircraft Visitors from visa-required countries can be issued a visa of 28 days while they travel to New Zealand to join their craft. ## Culturally-arranged marriage Your visa will allow you to stay for three months, during which time you must be married. Your intended partner must be in New Zealand for the time you are here and must complete a Form for supporting partnership-based temporary entry applications (INZ 1146) PDF, (From www.immigration.govt.nz) and your intended partner must meet the character requirement for partners supporting ‘partnership-based temporary entry applications’. There must be no legal obstacle to the marriage and you need to prove that it follows an accepted cultural tradition. ## Dependent children of New Zealand citizens and residents Dependent children can be issued with visitor visas or permits if their parent will be in New Zealand for the same length of time and supports the children’s application. If a child is travelling alone or with one parent The authority may need proof of their right to leave their home country, such as custody or guardianship papers. The authority may allow dependent children to stay for up to 2 years. ## Group visas It is possible to get a single visa for a group that shares the same travel plans and itinerary. All group members must be travelling together and be here for the same purpose. The group must also leave New Zealand together and have a group leader to take care of the travel arrangements. Each group member will be issued with an individual permit. ### Tour guides If you are a tour guide, leader or escort and you will be working while you are in New Zealand, you will need to apply for a Specific Purpose work visa before you arrive. Working is any activity resulting in gain or reward, including any form of payment or benefit that can be valued in terms of money, such as board and lodging, goods (eg, food or clothes) and services (eg, transport). ## Parents and guardians of students If you are the parent or legal guardian of a student enrolling in school years 1 to 13, or who is aged 17 years or younger, you may be issued a guardian visa so you can live with and care for the student. If you need to stay longer than 12 months, your permit can be renewed for further 12-month periods as long as the student continues his or her studies, until that student reaches the age of 18 years. If you fail to live with and care for the student, either by withdrawing your support or moving away, your permit may be revoked. If the student you are caring for is required to be accompanied by a guardian, that student’s permit may also be revoked, and you will both have to leave the country. Guardians who hold visitor permits are prohibited from being granted a student permit or a work permit. However, they are eligible to apply for a variation of conditions to their visitor permit for part time work or study. ## German law students and graduates The authority may grant law students and graduates of the Federal Republic of Germany a visitor’s permit for up to six months if they are to be an unpaid observer in a New Zealand law firm. They will need to provide proof of an offer of the position. ## Partners and dependent children of student or work visa/permit holders Most partners and dependent children of student or work visa/permit holders can be issued with a visitor visa/permit for the same duration as their partner or parents' stay. However, this does not apply to you if your partner or parent holds a work permit granted under either: Authority's policy for crew of foreign chartered fishing vessels, or Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Work Policy. If your partner or parent holds a work permit granted under either of these policies, you must meet Authority's general requirements for a visitor visa or permit. ## Partners of New Zealand residents and citizens To apply for a visitor visa, partners must show they are in a genuine and stable relationship, and the New Zealand resident or citizen must complete a Form for supporting partnership-based temporary entry applications (INZ 1146) PDF (From www.immigration.govt.nz). ## Players in tournaments Players and their support staff will be able to remain on visitor visas, as long as their stay is for three months or less. Longer stays will require work visas. ## Resident applicant seeking occupational registration Those waiting on a residence application can undertake the necessary training for New Zealand registration with a visitor visa. The training can be for up to three months: if you need longer you must apply for either a student or work visa before you travel. ## Seeking medical treatment or consultation If you are coming to New Zealand for medical treatment or consultation you will need a visa, even if you are from a visa-free country. You will need to complete the Details of Intended Medical Treatment form (NZIS 1009) PDF (From www.immigration.govt.nz). The authority also require evidence to show that you have been accepted for medical treatment, information about the cost of your treatment, and evidence of how it will be paid for. If the medical treatment requires it, The authority may extend the permit beyond the initial six months. ## Multiple entry visitor’s visa for parents and grandparents of New Zealand citizens/residents If you have family members in New Zealand and you wish to visit them, you may apply for a visitor’s visa under normal visitor policy to allow you to travel to New Zealand, or you may travel to New Zealand visa-free if you are a ‘visa waiver visitor’. However, if you are the parent or grandparent of a New Zealand citizen or resident you may like to have the flexibility of a multiple entry visa, to allow you to visit your child or grandchild several times over a three-year period. To do this, you may apply for a visitor’s visa under the parent and grandparent multiple entry visitor’s visa policy. To be eligible for a visa under this policy, you must apply from outside New Zealand, and you will need to complete full medicals and meet normal character requirements (you may include your partner in the application but not your children). Your New Zealand sponsor* will need to complete the Sponsorship Form for Visiting New Zealand (INZ 1025) PDF (From www.immigration.govt.nz) and must guarantee to meet the cost of your maintenance, accommodation, repatriation (if necessary) and healthcare costs (if required). If the application is approved you will be issued a three-year multiple entry visitor’s visa, authorising a permit for a visit of six months from your date of arrival. You will not be able to extend the permit, however you will be able to enter and leave New Zealand during the validity of your visa, as long as you do not remain in New Zealand for more that 18 months during the validity of the visa. If you have previously been issued a visa under this policy and your sponsor was not in New Zealand during the period(s) of your visit(s) to New Zealand; or you exceeded the 18-month maximum stay on your previous visa, you will not normally be eligible for a subsequent multiple entry visitor’s visa under this policy. *Notes: The sponsor must be your child or grandchild aged 17 years or older, or the New Zealand parent of your child or grandchild. Evidence of the family relationship(s) must be provided. The sponsor may sponsor only one person or one family unit (principal applicant and their partner) at one time. For more information, see www.immigration.govt.nz's FAQs. ## Travelling by private yacht or aircraft Visitors who arrive at a New Zealand entry point that does not have Customs service must report immediately to an immigration officer to complete an arrival card. Visitors may be permitted to stay longer than usual if they need to make repairs or to wait out the hurricane season. ## Visiting Media Programme Journalists on the Visiting Media Programme can work in New Zealand for up to one month on a visitor permit. If they are from a visa-required country, they will need to provide a letter of introduction from the New Zealand Tourism Board with their visa application.
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