Self-Assessment Guide For Residence In New Zealand
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Self-Assessment Guide
for Residence in New Zealand
A guide to the options for gaining residence in New Zealand
KIA ORA – WELCOME
Residence in New Zealand
New Zealand welcomes new migrants – people who
will contribute to our country by bringing valuable skills
Potential migrants who want to live in New Zealand
or qualifications, setting up a business, or making a
permanently must first obtain a residence class
financial investment.
visa entitling them to live, study and work indefinitely
We also encourage family reunification by allowing residents
in this country. This guide summarises the various
and citizens to sponsor or support other family members for
residence categories and the requirements you
residence. We believe migrants make a valuable contribution
will need to meet to live in New Zealand as a
to our society, and help us develop and strengthen our
permanent resident.
relationships with other parts of the world.
If, after reading this guide, you want more details
The New Zealand Residence Programme
about applying for residence, you can:
• download our forms and leaflets from our website
The New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) contains
or
residence goals set by Government to meet New Zealand’s
ongoing skills requirements and humanitarian commitments.
• use the coupon at the back of this guide to request
The number of places available to migrants under the NZRP
a residence application pack.
is reviewed by Cabinet periodically.
You can use the forms to apply at any of our
Currently the overall NZRP is set at 90,000 to 100,000
offices worldwide.
approved places between July 2014 and June 2016.
If you’re a New Zealand or Australian citizen, you don’t
The NZRP includes:
need to apply for residence to live in New Zealand,
• the Skilled/Business stream (approximately 53,800
although you will still need to show a valid
to 59,950 places),
New Zealand or Australian passport on your arrival
• the Family stream * (approximately 29,700 to 32,400
in New Zealand.
places), and
If you are entering New Zealand with a current
• the International/Humanitarian stream (approximately
Australian Permanent Residence Visa or a current
6,500 to 7,650 places).
Australian Resident Return Visa, you will normally
Requirements of your residence
be granted a New Zealand resident visa on arrival.
However, you can still be refused residence if you are
class visa
not of good character. (See ‘Character requirements’
for further information.)
We can impose requirements on you if you are granted
a resident visa under the Investor, Employees of Relocating
In New Zealand, residence and citizenship are different.
Businesses, Entrepreneur Residence or Skilled Migrant
If you are granted residence, you retain your original
categories. (Details of these requirements are given under
citizenship, and you can also apply for New Zealand
the sections about these categories later in this guide.)
citizenship. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) does
The Minister of Immigration can also impose requirements
not administer citizenship law. Enquiries regarding
on you if the Minister has granted a resident visa to you
New Zealand citizenship and passports should
as an exception to instructions.
be directed to the Department of Internal Affairs
or a New Zealand consular or diplomatic office.
*
The Family stream includes the Partnership, Dependent Child,
See our website for
Parent, and the Sibling and Adult Child categories. 11,000
further information.
places are available for the Parent Category and the Sibling
and Adult Child Category, which is now closed.
immigration.govt.nz
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