OFFICE USE ONLY Client no.: Date received: / / Application no.:
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
21 November 2011
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we
need. If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. For more
information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Visitor Visa
Guide
INZ 1018
A guide to applying for a visitor visa
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
November 2011
Information about this guide
This guide will help you to
complete the form Visitor
Visa Application (INZ 1017) or
the Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region
Applicants (INZ 1111). It will give
you information about coming
to New Zealand as a visitor and
help you to understand the
requirements you need to meet
if you want to visit New Zealand.
You should read this guide
before completing the
application form. The guide gives
you information about:
• how to decide which visa you
need to apply for
• what evidence you need to
provide with your application
form
• what a visitor visa allows you
to do.
Do you need a visa to visit New Zealand?
You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if one of the following
applies to you.
• You are a New Zealand citizen.
• You hold a New Zealand residence class visa.
Australian citizens and some other groups of visitors from
overseas do not need a visa to travel to New Zealand. See
‘Visa-waiver visitors’ on page 3.
Where do you send your application and
documents?
Applicants who are overseas
Send your completed application form and documents to
your nearest Immigration New Zealand office, New Zealand
Embassy, or New Zealand High Commission.
Applicants who are in New Zealand
Send your completed application form and documents to your
nearest Immigration New Zealand office.
For office addresses see www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus.
OFFICE USE ONLY Client no.: Date received: / / Application no.:
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
September 2011
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we
need. If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. For more
information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Visitor Visa
Guide
INZ 1018
A guide to applying for a visitor visa
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
July 2011
Information about this guide
This guide will help you to
complete the form Visitor
Visa Application (INZ 1017) or
the Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region
Applicants (INZ 1111). It will give
you information about coming
to New Zealand as a visitor and
help you to understand the
requirements you need to meet
if you want to visit New Zealand.
You should read this guide
before completing the
application form. The guide gives
you information about:
• how to decide which visa you
need to apply for
• what evidence you need to
provide with your application
form
• what a visitor visa allows you
to do.
Do you need a visa to visit New Zealand?
You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if one of the following
applies to you.
• You are a New Zealand citizen.
• You hold a New Zealand residence class visa.
Australian citizens and some other groups of visitors from
overseas do not need a visa to travel to New Zealand. See
‘Visa-waiver visitors’ on page 3.
Where do you send your application and
documents?
Applicants who are overseas
Send your completed application form and documents to
your nearest Immigration New Zealand office, New Zealand
Embassy, or New Zealand High Commission.
Applicants who are in New Zealand
Send your completed application form and documents to your
nearest Immigration New Zealand office.
For office addresses see www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus.
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we need.
If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other
Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region Applicants
INZ 1111
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application form.
The guide contains helpful information about how to complete the application
form, and detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to
send to us.
This form is for applicants for visitor visas who live in the Auckland region only. If you do not
live in the Auckland region, or you are applying for a limited visa, please use the Visitor Visa
Application (INZ 1017).
When you have completed the form, use the checklist at the end to make sure you have sent
all the documents and information we need. You do not need to supply your passport with this
application. If the application is approved, we will provide an “approval letter” instead of a visa
label. You may use the approval letter in exactly the same way that a label would be used.
We will process your application only when we have received all the information and documents we need. If you do not
send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may include a principal applicant,
partner, and dependent children aged under 20 years.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz..
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
A1 Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
Which type of visitor visa are you applying for? General (tourist) Business Partnership Culturally arranged marriage
Dependent child Parent or grandparent Guardian of a student Other
OFFICE USE ONLY Client no.: Date received: / / Application no.:
Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region Applicants
INZ 1111
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
April 2011
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application form.
The guide contains helpful information about how to complete the application
form, and detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to
send to us.
This form is for applicants for visitor visas who live in the Auckland region only. If you do not
live in the Auckland region, or you are applying for a limited visa, please use the Visitor Visa
Application (INZ 1017).
When you have completed the form, use the checklist at the end to make sure you have sent
all the documents and information we need. You do not need to supply your passport with this
application. If the application is approved, we will provide an “approval letter” instead of a visa
label. You may use the approval letter in exactly the same way that a label would be used.
We will process your application only when we have received all the information and documents we need. If you do not
send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may include a principal applicant,
partner, and dependent children aged under 20 years.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz..
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Visitor Visa
Guide
INZ 1018
A guide to applying for a visitor visa
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
February 2011
Information about this guide
This guide will help you to
complete the form Visitor
Visa Application (INZ 1017) or
the Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region
Applicants (INZ 1111). It will give
you information about coming
to New Zealand as a visitor and
help you to understand the
requirements you need to meet
if you want to visit New Zealand.
You should read this guide
before completing the
application form. The guide gives
you information about:
• how to decide which visa you
need to apply for
• what evidence you need to
provide with your application
form
• what a visitor visa allows you
to do.
Do you need a visa to visit New Zealand?
You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if one of the following
applies to you.
• You are a New Zealand citizen.
• You hold a New Zealand residence class visa.
Australian citizens and some other groups of visitors from
overseas do not need a visa to travel to New Zealand. See
‘Visa-waiver visitors’ on page 3.
Where do you send your application and
documents?
Applicants who are overseas
Send your completed application form and documents to
your nearest Immigration New Zealand office, New Zealand
Embassy, or New Zealand High Commission.
Applicants who are in New Zealand
Send your completed application form and documents to your
nearest Immigration New Zealand office.
For office addresses see www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus.
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we need.
If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other
Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region Applicants
INZ 1111
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application form.
The guide contains helpful information about how to complete the application
form, and detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to
send to us.
This form is for applicants for visitor visas who live in the Auckland region only. If you do not
live in the Auckland region, or you are applying for a limited visa, please use the Visitor Visa
Application (INZ 1017).
When you have completed the form, use the checklist at the end to make sure you have sent
all the documents and information we need. You do not need to supply your passport with this
application. If the application is approved, we will provide an “approval letter” instead of a visa
label. You may use the approval letter in exactly the same way that a label would be used.
We will process your application only when we have received all the information and documents we need. If you do not send
all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may include a principal applicant,
partner, and dependent children aged under 20 years.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz..
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
A1 Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
Which type of visitor visa are you applying for? General (tourist) Business Partnership Culturally arranged marriage
Dependent child Parent or grandparent Guardian of a student Other
2 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
A2 Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other (specify)
A3 Other names you are known by or have ever been known by
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A4 Your name in ethnic script
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A5 Gender Male Female A6 Date of birth
A7 Town/city of birth
Country of birth
A8 Passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A9 Country of citizenship
A10 Other citizenships you hold
A11 Partnership status Married/in civil union Never married/never in civil union Partner
Separated Engaged Widowed Divorced
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A12 Are you applying for a visa on the basis of a partnership? Yes No
Section B Contact details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
B1 Your residential address and telephone number in your home country
Address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
B2 Your New Zealand residential address and telephone number (if you are already in New Zealand)
Address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
Visitor Visa Application – 3
B3 Name and address for communication about this application
Same as address at B1 , or Same as address at B2 , or as below
Family/last name Given/first name(s)
Company name (if applicable) and address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
B4 Do you authorise the person stated at B3 to act on your behalf? Yes No
B5 Have you received immigration advice on this application?
You can find a definition of immigration advice at www.immigration.govt.nz/advice.
Yes Make sure that your immigration adviser completes Section O: Immigration adviser’s details.
No
B6 Would you like us to email you instructions for registering to check online how your application is progressing?
Yes No
B7 Names and addresses of any friends, relatives, or contacts you have in New Zealand (if applicable)
Name
Address
Relationship
Name
Address
Relationship
B8 List all periods of employment, including self-employment
Date from
(DD/MM/YY)
Date to
(DD/MM/YY)
Name of employer Location Type of work/occupation/job title
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
4 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section C Partner’s personal details
All principal applicants who have ticked ‘Married/in civil union’,
‘Partner’ or ‘Engaged’ at A11 must complete this section with
their partner’s personal details, whether or not the partner is
included in this application. Attach two photographs of your
partner only if they are included in this application.
If applicable, attach two passport-size photographs of your
partner here. The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your partner’s full name on the back of both photographs.
C1 Partner’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
C2 Partner’s preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other (specify)
C3 Other names your partner is known by or has ever been known by
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
C4 Partner’s name in ethnic script
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
C5 Partner’s gender Male Female C6 Partner’s date of birth
C7 Partner’s town/city of birth
Partner’s country of birth
C8 Partner’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
C9 Partner’s country of citizenship
C10 Other citizenships your partner holds
C11 Is your partner included in this application? Yes No
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
Visitor Visa Application – 5
Section D Dependent children’s personal details
You must complete this section with the details of each dependent child included in this application.
Dependent child one
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write the child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D1 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D2 Child’s gender Male Female D3 Child’s date of birth
D4 Child’s country of birth
D5 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
D6 Child’s country of citizenship
D7 Other citizenships child holds
Dependent child two
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photograph must be less than six months old.
Write the child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D8 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D9 Child’s gender Male Female D10 Child’s date of birth
D11 Child’s country of birth
D12 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
D13 Child’s country of citizenship
D14 Other citizenships child holds
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
6 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Dependent child three
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photographs must be less than six months old. Write the
child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D15 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D16 Child’s gender Male Female
D17 Child’s date of birth
D18 Child’s country of birth
D19 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
D20 Child’s country of citizenship
D21 Other citizenships child holds
Dependent child four
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photographs must be less than six months old. Write the
child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D22 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D23 Child’s gender Male Female
D24 Child’s date of birth
D25 Child’s country of birth
D26 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
D27 Child’s country of citizenship
D28 Other citizenships child holds
Continue on a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
Visitor Visa Application – 7
Section E Health
All principal applicants must complete this section.
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Section E: Health’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
E1 Do you or any person included in this application have pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)? Yes Provide details No
E2 Do you or any person included in this application have any medical condition that requires, or may require, one of the
following during your stay in New Zealand?
• Renal dialysis Yes No
• Hospital care Yes No
• Residential care Yes No
Residential care is long-term care provided in live-in facilities for the aged or for people with physical, sensory,
intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities.
E3 If you have answered Yes to any of the questions in E2 , please provide details.
E4 Are you or any person included in this application pregnant?
Yes Go to E5
No Go to E8
If you have answered Yes, please provide details (who is pregnant and when are they due to give birth).
E5 Do you (or the person included in this application who is pregnant) intend to give birth in New Zealand?
Yes Go to E6
No Go to E8
E6 Are you, or will you (or the person included in this application who is pregnant) be eligible for publicly-funded
maternity health services?
Yes Explain why you (or the person included in this application who is pregnant) are, or will be eligible and what evidence has been provided to
demonstrate eligibility.
No Go to E7
E7 Please tick one of the options below to show what evidence you (or the person included in this application who is
pregnant) are providing to demonstrate how the cost of maternity health services will be met.
Copies (not originals) of evidence are attached that demonstrate I (or the person included in this application who is
pregnant) have at least NZ$9,000 to pay for maternity health services.
A completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) is attached guaranteeing that the cost of
maternity health services will be met by the sponsor.
8 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Medical certificates you must provide
E8 Do you intend to visit New Zealand for less than six months? If you are in New Zealand, this includes time you have
already spent here.
Yes You do not need to provide any medical certificates. Go to E13 No Go to E9
E9 Have you or any person included in this application submitted medical certificates that were completed and dated
by a medical practitioner within the last 24 months with another Immigration New Zealand application?
Yes Provide details No Go to E10
Full name Type of application
Date application was
lodged
(DD/MM/YY)
1. / /
2. / /
3. / /
4. / /
5. / /
6. / /
If everyone included in the application has submitted medical certificates in the last 24 months you do not need to
provide further medical certificates now. We will tell you if we need any further medical information. Go to E13
If not everyone included in the application has submitted medical certificates that were completed and dated by a
medical practitioner within the last 24 months, they may have to provide certificates now. Go to E10
E10 How long do you intend to stay in New Zealand? If you are in New Zealand, this includes time you have already spent here.
More than six months but not more than 12 months. Go to E11
More than 12 months. You must provide a Medical and Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1007). Go to E13
E11 See the list ‘Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’ in ‘Completing Section E: Health’
of the Visitor Visa Guide. Please tick one of the options below.
Everyone included in this application is from a place that is on the list. Go to E12
One or more people included in this application are from a place that is not on the list. Provide details below.
You must provide a completed X-Ray Certificate for Temporary Entry (INZ 1096) for each of these people with your
application. If everyone included in your application is included above, go to E13 . If not everyone is included, go to E12 and complete it for the
people not included above.
E12 Please tick one of the options below.
No one included in this application has spent three months or more in the past five years in a place that is not
on the list. You do not have to provide any medical certificates at this stage. Go to E13
One or more people included in this application has spent three months or more in the past five years in a place
that is not on the list. Provide details
You must provide a completed X-Ray Certificate for Temporary Entry (INZ 1096) for each of these people with your
application. Go to E13
Visitor Visa Application – 9
E13 Please tick below to show the evidence you are providing.
I do not have to provide any medical certificates at this stage.
I attach a X-ray Certificate for Temporary Entry (INZ 1096) for:
Principal applicant Partner Dependent child one
Dependent child two Dependent child three Dependent child four
I attach Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates (INZ 1007) for:
Principal applicant Partner Dependent child one
Dependent child two Dependent child three Dependent child four
Note that children under the age of 11 years and pregnant women are not required to have an X-ray, unless a
special report is needed.
Section F Visa type
All principal applicants must complete this section.
F1 Please tick one of the boxes below to show the type of visa(s) you are applying for, and provide the details required.
For more information, see ‘Completing Section F: Visa type’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
Applying for a visitor visa while outside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F2
Date you will arrive in New Zealand
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
Applying for a visitor visa while inside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F2
Date you arrived in New Zealand
Date you want your visitor visa to be valid to
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
Applying for a limited visa while outside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F3
Date you will enter New Zealand
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
Applying for a further limited visa while inside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F3
Date you arrived in New Zealand on a limited visa
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
F2 Only answer these questions if you are applying for a visitor visa.
What is the purpose of your visit to New Zealand?
Do you need a visa allowing:
single entry, or
multiple entry?
Go to Section G: Character
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When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
F3 Only answer this question if you are applying for a limited visa or a further limited visa.
What is your ‘express purpose’ for visiting New Zealand? If you are applying for a further limited visa, also list the
reasons why you require a further limited visa.
Date your ‘express purpose’ starts/started
Date your ‘express purpose’ will be completed
Section G Character
All applicants must complete this section. Note: if your application is declined for character reasons, Immigration
New Zealand may place a notation in your passport indicating that you applied for a visa for New Zealand.
For more information about the questions in this section, see ‘Completing Section G: Character’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
G1 Have you or any other person included in this application been:
• convicted Yes No
• charged Yes No
• under investigation Yes No
for any offence(s) against the law in any country?
G2 Have you or any other person included in this application been:
• excluded (refused entry) from Yes No
• refused a visa by Yes No
• removed or deported from Yes No
any country?
If you have answered Yes to any of the questions in G1 and G2 , please provide details below.
Continue on a separate piece of paper if necessary.
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Section H Additional details
Complete this section for everyone included in the application aged 17 years or over.
H1 Do you or any other person included in this application have a national identity number, or other unique identifier
that was issued to you by any government?
Yes Provide details No
Name of applicant National identity number/Unique identifier
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
H2 Have you or any other person included in this application completed military service in any country?
Yes Provide information about your/their military service including the dates of your/their military service, your/their position and rank, the
unit or units that you/they served in, and your/their role within each unit.
No
Date from
(DD/MM/YY)
Date to
(DD/MM/YY)
Rank Unit name or number Role
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
List any military identity numbers you/they were given.
H3 Are you or any other person included in this application presently subject to military service obligations in any country?
Yes If you/they are a citizen of a country in which compulsory military service exists, provide details. No
H4 Have you or any other person included in this application been associated with any intelligence agency or group, or
law enforcement agency?
Yes Describe how you/they were involved No
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When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
H5 Have you or any other person included in this application been associated with any group or organisation that has
used or promoted violence to further their aims?
Yes Describe how you/they were involved No
H6 Have you or any other person included in this application ever committed or been involved in war crimes, crimes
against humanity, and/or human rights abuses?
Yes Describe how you/they were involved No
Section I Financial support while you are in New Zealand
Principal applicants applying under the parent and grandparent multiple entry visitor visa instructions must complete I3 .
All other applicants must complete I1 and I2 .
For more information about the questions in this section and acceptable evidence of funds, see ‘Completing Section I: Financial support while
you are in New Zealand’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
I1 Please tick one of the options below to show what evidence you are providing of financial support in New Zealand.
I have attached copies (not originals) of evidence that I have NZ$1000 per month for each person included in
this application.
I have attached copies (not originals) of evidence that I have NZ$400 per month for each person included in this
application for maintenance, and evidence that our accommodation costs are already paid.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) guaranteeing accommodation,
maintenance, and financial support.
I2 Please tick one of the options below to show how you will travel out of New Zealand.
I have attached copies (not originals) of valid tickets to a country which I have the right to enter.
I have attached evidence of sufficient funds in New Zealand to purchase a ticket to a country which I have the
right of entry.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) guaranteeing my repatriation
from New Zealand.
Note that any non-refundable travel arrangements are made at your own risk.
I3 I have attached a Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) guaranteeing my sponsor will cover the cost
of accommodation, maintenance, repatriation and health care.
I have attached evidence of my family relationship to my sponsor. Go to Section N: Declaration by applicant.
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Section J
Partners of New Zealand citizens, and partners of residence class, work or student
visa holders
Complete this section if your partner is a New Zealand citizen, residence class visa holder, student visa holder, or work
visa holder, and you are applying for a visa on the basis of that partnership. Otherwise, go to Section K: Application for
a visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage.
For more information about the questions in this section, see ‘Completing Section J: Partners of New Zealand citizens, and partners of
residence class, work, or student visa holders’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
J1 Are you and your partner living in a genuine and stable partnership?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
J2 How long have you and your partner been together in this partnership?
J3 Will your partner be in New Zealand for the same period of time that you are here?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
J4 Do you meet the minimum requirements for the recognition of a partnership? Yes No
J5 If your partner is a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder, do you intend to apply for residence under
Immigration New Zealand’s Partnership Instructions?
Yes Go to J6 No Go to J7 Not applicable Go to J7
J6 Will your partner be eligible to support your application for residence?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
Documents about your partner you must provide
J7 Please tick the boxes to confirm that you have attached the evidence we require.
I have attached a completed Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry
Applications (INZ 1146).
I have attached evidence of my partner’s immigration status.
I have attached evidence that I am living together with my partner in a genuine and stable partnership.
14 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section K Application for a visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage
Complete this section if you are applying for a visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage. Otherwise, go to
Section L: Dependent children of Essential Skills work visa holders.
K1 Are you coming to New Zealand to enter a marriage in accordance with an identified cultural tradition?
Yes No
K2 Has another person (not you or the person you are marrying) arranged the marriage? This includes the initial
selection of you and the person you are marrying.
Yes No
K3 Do you intend to marry within three months of your arrival in New Zealand?
Yes No
K4 Do you intend to apply for residence under Immigration New Zealand’s Partnership Instructions?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
K5 Will your intended spouse be eligible to support your application for residence?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
K6 Do you agree to leave New Zealand if the marriage does not take place within three months of your arrival in New Zealand?
Yes No
Documents about your marriage you must provide
K7 You must provide all of the evidence below. Please tick the boxes to confirm that you have attached all of the
evidence we require.
I have attached evidence that the person I intend to marry is a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder.
I have attached a completed Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry Applications (INZ 1146)
I have attached evidence that there is no legal impediment to the intended marriage.
I have attached evidence that the intended marriage follows an identified cultural tradition, eg letters from the
person who arranged the marriage.
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Section L Dependent children of Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holders
Complete these questions if you are the dependent child of an Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holder(s).
If you do not have to complete this section, go to Section M: Guardians of students.
L1 Provide the following information for your parent(s).
Name of parent(s) as shown in passport Date of birth of parent(s) INZ client number for parent(s) (if known)
Dependent children of Essential Skills work visa holders go to question L3 .
L2 If you are the dependent child of a Religious Worker work visa holder tick one of the following:
I will be supported by the salary or wages of my parent(s).
I will be supported by the religious organisation sponsoring my parent’s Religious Worker work visa. Go to Section N:
Declaration by applicant.
L3 Does your parent(s) meet the minimum income threshold? Note: Under Religious Worker instructions the salary or wages of both
parents can be counted toward the minimum income threshold. Under Essential Skills work visa instructions both parents must hold an Essential
Skills work visa for the salary or wage of both parents to be counted toward the minimum income threshold. The minimum income threshold can be
found in ‘Completing Section L: Dependent children of Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holders’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
Yes No
L4 Have you provided evidence of the salary or wages earned by your parent(s)? Note: Acceptable evidence includes original or
certified copies of an employment agreement or description of the work with salary or wages equal to or higher than the minimum income threshold.
Yes No
Section M Guardians of students
Complete this section if you are applying for a visitor visa to live with and care for an overseas student who requires a
guardian to accompany them in New Zealand. Otherwise, go to ‘Section N: Declaration by applicant’.
M1 I have attached evidence that I am the legal guardian of the student that I am accompanying.
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When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section N Declaration by applicant
All of the people included in this application must complete this section.
I have provided true and correct answers to the questions in this form.
I will inform Immigration New Zealand of any relevant fact or change of circumstances that may (i) affect the decision on
my application for a visa, or (ii) affect the decision to grant entry permission based on the visa for which I am applying.
I agree to leave New Zealand before my visa expires. If I remain in New Zealand after my visa has expired, I may be
deported by Immigration New Zealand.
I agree that if I am not entitled to free health care in New Zealand, I will pay for any health care or medical assistance
I may require in New Zealand.
I understand that if I have received immigration advice from an immigration adviser and if that immigration adviser
is not licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will
return my application.
I authorise Immigration New Zealand to provide information about my health and my immigration status to any health service
agency. I authorise any health service agency to provide information about my health to Immigration New Zealand.
I authorise Immigration New Zealand to make any necessary enquiries about information on this form so that they can:
• make a decision on this application
• answer enquiries about my immigration status once my application has been decided.
I authorise any agency that holds information (including personal information) related to those matters to disclose that
information to Immigration New Zealand.
If I am granted a visa with the condition that I accompany a student, I agree to live with that student. I understand that both the
student and I may be liable for deportation if I do not meet this condition.
If I am granted a limited visa , I agree that I will leave New Zealand on or before the expiry date of that visa . If I do not
leave New Zealand, I may be immediately deported from New Zealand without the right of appeal.
Signature of principal applicant Date
Signature of partner Date
Signature of accompanying dependent children over 18 years of age (if applicable)
Child one Date
Child two Date
Child three Date
Child four Date
Note that a parent or guardian may sign on behalf of a child under 18 years.
This form has been approved under section 381 of the Immigration Act 2009
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Section O Immigration adviser’s details
This section must be completed by the applicant’s immigration adviser. If the applicant does not have an immigration
adviser, this section does not have to be completed.
O1 Tick the one option that applies to you.
I am a licensed immigration adviser under the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. Go to O2
I am exempt from licensing under the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. Go to O3
If you are unlicensed when you should be licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, Immigration New Zealand will return your
client’s application. It is an offence to provide immigration advice without holding a licence, unless you are exempt.
O2 Licensed advisers. Provide your licence details.
Licence type
full provisional limited. List conditions specified in the register.
Licence number 2 0 Go to Section P: Declaration by person assisting the applicant.
O3 Exempt from licensing. Tick one box below to show why you are exempt from licensing.
I provided immigration advice in an informal or family context only, and I did not provide the advice systematically
or for a fee.
I am a New Zealand member of Parliament or member of their staff and I provided immigration advice as part of
my employment agreement.
I am a foreign diplomat or consular staff.
I am an employee of the New Zealand public service and I provided immigration advice within the scope of my
employment agreement.
I am a lawyer and I hold a current practising certificate as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor of the High
Court of New Zealand.
I am employed by, or I am working as a volunteer for, a New Zealand community law centre where at least one lawyer
is on the employing body of the community law centre or is employed by or working as a volunteer for the community
law centre in a supervisory capacity.
I am employed by, or I am working as a volunteer for, a New Zealand citizens advice bureau.
Go to Section P: Declaration by person assisting the applicant.
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When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section P Declaration by person assisting the applicant
This section must be completed and signed by the applicant’s immigration adviser, or by any person who has assisted
the applicant by providing immigration advice, explaining, translating, or recording information on the form for the
applicant. If the applicant does not have an immigration adviser, and no one helped the applicant to fill in this form, this
section does not have to be completed.
If you are unlicensed when you should be licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, Immigration New Zealand will return your client’s
application. It is an offence to provide immigration advice without holding a licence.
For more information, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website www.iaa.govt.nz, or email info@iaa.govt.nz or write to them at PO Box 6222,
Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141, New Zealand.
Name and address of person assisting applicant. Same as address given at B3 , or as below.
Family/last name Given/first name(s)
Company name (if applicable) and address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
I understand that after the applicant has signed this form it is an offence to change or add further information, change
any documents attached to the form, or attach any further documents to the form.
I note that the maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of up to NZ$100,000 and/or a term of imprisonment of up to
seven years. However, if changes are needed, the person making the changes must state on the form what information
or documents have been changed and give reasons for the changes.
I certify that the applicant asked me to help them complete this form and any additional forms. I certify that the applicant
agreed that the information provided was correct before signing the declaration.
I have assisted the applicant as an interpreter/translator
I have assisted the applicant with recording information on the form
I have assisted the applicant in another way. Specify
I have provided immigration advice (as defined in the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007) and my details in
Section O: Immigration adviser’s details are correct.
Signature of person assisting Date D D M M Y Y Y Y
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About the information you provide
Deciding whether you are eligible for a visa
Immigration New Zealand collects the information
about you on this form to decide whether you are eligible
for a visitor visa or a limited visa. We may also use the
information to contact you for research purposes or to
advise you on immigration matters.
The address of Immigration New Zealand is PO Box 3705,
Wellington, New Zealand. This is not where your
application should be sent.
Collecting the information is authorised by the
Immigration Act 2009 and the Immigration Regulations
made under that Act. You do not have to provide the
information, but if you do not we are likely to decline
your application.
Deciding whether you are eligible to board a flight
to New Zealand
The information we collect may also be used to
determine whether you are allowed to board a flight to
New Zealand. We will not share your personal information
with airline check-in agents; however, we will send a
boarding message to the airline check-in agent based on
the information you have provided in this form.
Immigration New Zealand may also share the information
you have provided with other government agencies that
are entitled to it by law, or with other agencies (as you
have agreed in the declaration).
If you come to New Zealand, you will be able to ask to
see the information we hold about you and have any of it
corrected if you think it is necessary.
Other documents we may need
Sometimes we may ask for additional documents or
information to consider with an application.
You may wish to send other documents or information
so that we can consider it with this application. Send
photocopies only (not original documents), as these
documents will not be returned to you. If we need to see
an original document, we will ask you to produce it later.
For more information
If you have questions about completing the form:
• see our website www.immigration.govt.nz
• phone our call centre on 0508 558 855 (within New Zealand)
• contact one of Immigration New Zealand’s offices.
Immigration New Zealand has offices in Apia, Bangkok,
Beijing, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta,
London, Manila, Moscow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nuku’alofa,
Pretoria, Shanghai, Singapore, Suva, Sydney and Taipei.
In New Zealand offices are located in Auckland,
Henderson, Manukau, Hamilton, Palmerston North,
Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin.
You can also contact your nearest New Zealand Embassy
or High Commission.
Section Q Paying your application fee
Please see our Fees Guide (INZ 1028) or our website
www.immigration.govt.nz/fees for more information about
current fees and payment methods.
Your application fee
Amount you are paying:
Currency
Application number
(office use only)
Preferred methods of payment
We recommend that you use one of the following methods
of payment for better security and faster processing:
Bank cheque/bank draft
Credit card* (choose one)
Mastercard Visa
SWITCH card (UK only) SWITCH card issue number
Name of cardholder
Card number*
Expiry date
Signature of cardholder
Date
To be removed and securely destroyed after credit card transaction is
processed
*Your CVC/CVV number is also required if you are paying by
electronic credit card and your application is being lodged
at Immigration New Zealand branches in Moscow, London or
Pretoria, or the MFAT posts in The Hague or Paris.
If your application will be lodged in one of these branches,
please provide your CVC/CVV number here.
Note: Your CVC/CVV number is the three-digit number
found on the signature strip on the back of your credit card.
Other methods of payment
Personal cheque. Note that we will hold your application for
10 working days to allow the cheque to be cleared.
Cash. Our New Zealand branches do not accept cash. Most of our
branches outside New Zealand do not accept cash.
EFTPOS. Note this option is only available for applications lodged in
person in one of our New Zealand offices.
We do not accept money orders.
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When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Application checklist
Office
Use
only
Information and documents you must supply Check
list
I have completed the application form.
Each person included in the application has
signed the form.
I have provided the application fee.
I have attached passports or travel documents
(the original documents) for each person
included in the application.
I have attached two recent passport-size
photographs of each person included in the
application.
Financial support — Principal applicant applying under the parent and
grandparent multiple entry visitor visa instructions only.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form
for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025).
Financial support — All other principal applicants.
Please tick one of the options below to show what evidence you are
providing of financial support in New Zealand
I have attached copies (not originals) of
evidence that I have NZ$1000 per month for
each person included in this application.
I have attached copies of evidence that I have
NZ$400 per month for each person included in
this application for maintenance, and a completed
Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025)
guaranteeing accommodation.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form
for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025).
Please tick one of the options below to show how you will travel out of
New Zealand.
I have attached copies of valid ticket(s) to a
country which I have the right to enter.
I have attached evidence of sufficient funds in
New Zealand to purchase a ticket to a country
to which I have the right of entry.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form
for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025).
Health
I have provided evidence about my health.
I do not have to provide this evidence.
I am (or a person included in this application
is) pregnant and intending to give birth in
New Zealand and have provided evidence of
eligibility for publicly-funded maternity health
services or that the cost of maternity health
services will be met through personal funds
or sponsorship.
Office
Use
only
Additional information and documents you may need to supply Check
list
Character
I have provided evidence about my character.
I do not have to provide this evidence.
Guardians of students only
I have provided evidence that I am the legal
guardian of the student that I am accompanying.
Partners of New Zealand citizens/residence class, work or student visa
holders only
I have provided all of the evidence listed in Section
J: Partners of New Zealand citizens, and partners
of residence class, work or student visa holders.
Applicants for visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage only
I have provided all of the evidence listed in
Section K: Application for a visa for the purpose
of a culturally arranged marriage.
Dependent children of Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holder
I have provided evidence that my parent(s)
meets the minimum income threshold as listed
in Section L: Dependent children of Essential
Skills or Religious Worker work visa holders.
Immigration adviser’s details
I have received immigration advice on this
application.
I have not received immigration advice on this
application.
Returning your documents
Please tick one of the following options
I wish to collect my documents when ready.
(This option is not available to applicants in the Auckland region.)
Please return all documents to me by secure post
at the address given at B3 .
Refunds for payments made in New Zealand*
We do not usually issue refunds for unsuccessful
applications. However, if you become eligible for a refund,
we can either issue a cheque, which will take approximately
20 days to process, or pay the refund directly into a
New Zealand bank account. To nominate a bank account if
you do become eligible for a refund, complete bank details
below. If you do not have a New Zealand bank account you
may nominate another person’s New Zealand bank account.
Bank name (eg Westpac) and branch
Bank account holder name
Bank account number
Signature of applicant or adviser
* If you do not complete the Refunds for payments made in
New Zealand section your application will not be affected.
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
21 November 2011
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we
need. If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. For more
information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Visitor Visa
Guide
INZ 1018
A guide to applying for a visitor visa
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
November 2011
Information about this guide
This guide will help you to
complete the form Visitor
Visa Application (INZ 1017) or
the Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region
Applicants (INZ 1111). It will give
you information about coming
to New Zealand as a visitor and
help you to understand the
requirements you need to meet
if you want to visit New Zealand.
You should read this guide
before completing the
application form. The guide gives
you information about:
• how to decide which visa you
need to apply for
• what evidence you need to
provide with your application
form
• what a visitor visa allows you
to do.
Do you need a visa to visit New Zealand?
You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if one of the following
applies to you.
• You are a New Zealand citizen.
• You hold a New Zealand residence class visa.
Australian citizens and some other groups of visitors from
overseas do not need a visa to travel to New Zealand. See
‘Visa-waiver visitors’ on page 3.
Where do you send your application and
documents?
Applicants who are overseas
Send your completed application form and documents to
your nearest Immigration New Zealand office, New Zealand
Embassy, or New Zealand High Commission.
Applicants who are in New Zealand
Send your completed application form and documents to your
nearest Immigration New Zealand office.
For office addresses see www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus.
OFFICE USE ONLY Client no.: Date received: / / Application no.:
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
September 2011
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we
need. If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. For more
information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Visitor Visa
Guide
INZ 1018
A guide to applying for a visitor visa
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
July 2011
Information about this guide
This guide will help you to
complete the form Visitor
Visa Application (INZ 1017) or
the Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region
Applicants (INZ 1111). It will give
you information about coming
to New Zealand as a visitor and
help you to understand the
requirements you need to meet
if you want to visit New Zealand.
You should read this guide
before completing the
application form. The guide gives
you information about:
• how to decide which visa you
need to apply for
• what evidence you need to
provide with your application
form
• what a visitor visa allows you
to do.
Do you need a visa to visit New Zealand?
You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if one of the following
applies to you.
• You are a New Zealand citizen.
• You hold a New Zealand residence class visa.
Australian citizens and some other groups of visitors from
overseas do not need a visa to travel to New Zealand. See
‘Visa-waiver visitors’ on page 3.
Where do you send your application and
documents?
Applicants who are overseas
Send your completed application form and documents to
your nearest Immigration New Zealand office, New Zealand
Embassy, or New Zealand High Commission.
Applicants who are in New Zealand
Send your completed application form and documents to your
nearest Immigration New Zealand office.
For office addresses see www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus.
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we need.
If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other
Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region Applicants
INZ 1111
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application form.
The guide contains helpful information about how to complete the application
form, and detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to
send to us.
This form is for applicants for visitor visas who live in the Auckland region only. If you do not
live in the Auckland region, or you are applying for a limited visa, please use the Visitor Visa
Application (INZ 1017).
When you have completed the form, use the checklist at the end to make sure you have sent
all the documents and information we need. You do not need to supply your passport with this
application. If the application is approved, we will provide an “approval letter” instead of a visa
label. You may use the approval letter in exactly the same way that a label would be used.
We will process your application only when we have received all the information and documents we need. If you do not
send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may include a principal applicant,
partner, and dependent children aged under 20 years.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz..
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
A1 Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
Which type of visitor visa are you applying for? General (tourist) Business Partnership Culturally arranged marriage
Dependent child Parent or grandparent Guardian of a student Other
OFFICE USE ONLY Client no.: Date received: / / Application no.:
Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region Applicants
INZ 1111
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
April 2011
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application form.
The guide contains helpful information about how to complete the application
form, and detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to
send to us.
This form is for applicants for visitor visas who live in the Auckland region only. If you do not
live in the Auckland region, or you are applying for a limited visa, please use the Visitor Visa
Application (INZ 1017).
When you have completed the form, use the checklist at the end to make sure you have sent
all the documents and information we need. You do not need to supply your passport with this
application. If the application is approved, we will provide an “approval letter” instead of a visa
label. You may use the approval letter in exactly the same way that a label would be used.
We will process your application only when we have received all the information and documents we need. If you do not
send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may include a principal applicant,
partner, and dependent children aged under 20 years.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz..
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Visitor Visa
Guide
INZ 1018
A guide to applying for a visitor visa
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
February 2011
Information about this guide
This guide will help you to
complete the form Visitor
Visa Application (INZ 1017) or
the Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region
Applicants (INZ 1111). It will give
you information about coming
to New Zealand as a visitor and
help you to understand the
requirements you need to meet
if you want to visit New Zealand.
You should read this guide
before completing the
application form. The guide gives
you information about:
• how to decide which visa you
need to apply for
• what evidence you need to
provide with your application
form
• what a visitor visa allows you
to do.
Do you need a visa to visit New Zealand?
You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if one of the following
applies to you.
• You are a New Zealand citizen.
• You hold a New Zealand residence class visa.
Australian citizens and some other groups of visitors from
overseas do not need a visa to travel to New Zealand. See
‘Visa-waiver visitors’ on page 3.
Where do you send your application and
documents?
Applicants who are overseas
Send your completed application form and documents to
your nearest Immigration New Zealand office, New Zealand
Embassy, or New Zealand High Commission.
Applicants who are in New Zealand
Send your completed application form and documents to your
nearest Immigration New Zealand office.
For office addresses see www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus.
Visitor Visa
Application
INZ 1017
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Please read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application
form. The guide will help you decide which visa you should apply for and contains
helpful information about how to complete the application form. The guide also
gives detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to send.
When you have completed the form, please use the checklist at the end to make sure you
have sent all the documents and information we need.
We will process your application only when we receive all the information and documents we need.
If you do not send all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may
include a principal applicant, partner, and dependent children under 20.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz.
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other
Visitor Visa Application
for Auckland Region Applicants
INZ 1111
for a temporary stay in New Zealand
For further information on immigration
visit www.immigration.govt.nz
Use the guide to help you complete the application form
Read the Visitor Visa Guide (INZ 1018) before you complete this application form.
The guide contains helpful information about how to complete the application
form, and detailed information about the evidence and documents you need to
send to us.
This form is for applicants for visitor visas who live in the Auckland region only. If you do not
live in the Auckland region, or you are applying for a limited visa, please use the Visitor Visa
Application (INZ 1017).
When you have completed the form, use the checklist at the end to make sure you have sent
all the documents and information we need. You do not need to supply your passport with this
application. If the application is approved, we will provide an “approval letter” instead of a visa
label. You may use the approval letter in exactly the same way that a label would be used.
We will process your application only when we have received all the information and documents we need. If you do not send
all the required information, we will return your application.
You can use this form to apply for a visa for a single applicant or for a family. A family may include a principal applicant,
partner, and dependent children aged under 20 years.
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or
exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz..
When filling in this form, please print clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section A Principal applicant’s personal details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
Attach two passport-size photographs of yourself here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your full name on the back of both photographs.
A1 Name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
Which type of visitor visa are you applying for? General (tourist) Business Partnership Culturally arranged marriage
Dependent child Parent or grandparent Guardian of a student Other
2 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
A2 Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other (specify)
A3 Other names you are known by or have ever been known by
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A4 Your name in ethnic script
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A5 Gender Male Female A6 Date of birth
A7 Town/city of birth
Country of birth
A8 Passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A9 Country of citizenship
A10 Other citizenships you hold
A11 Partnership status Married/in civil union Never married/never in civil union Partner
Separated Engaged Widowed Divorced
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
A12 Are you applying for a visa on the basis of a partnership? Yes No
Section B Contact details
All principal applicants must complete this section.
B1 Your residential address and telephone number in your home country
Address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
B2 Your New Zealand residential address and telephone number (if you are already in New Zealand)
Address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
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B3 Name and address for communication about this application
Same as address at B1 , or Same as address at B2 , or as below
Family/last name Given/first name(s)
Company name (if applicable) and address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
B4 Do you authorise the person stated at B3 to act on your behalf? Yes No
B5 Have you received immigration advice on this application?
You can find a definition of immigration advice at www.immigration.govt.nz/advice.
Yes Make sure that your immigration adviser completes Section O: Immigration adviser’s details.
No
B6 Would you like us to email you instructions for registering to check online how your application is progressing?
Yes No
B7 Names and addresses of any friends, relatives, or contacts you have in New Zealand (if applicable)
Name
Address
Relationship
Name
Address
Relationship
B8 List all periods of employment, including self-employment
Date from
(DD/MM/YY)
Date to
(DD/MM/YY)
Name of employer Location Type of work/occupation/job title
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
4 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section C Partner’s personal details
All principal applicants who have ticked ‘Married/in civil union’,
‘Partner’ or ‘Engaged’ at A11 must complete this section with
their partner’s personal details, whether or not the partner is
included in this application. Attach two photographs of your
partner only if they are included in this application.
If applicable, attach two passport-size photographs of your
partner here. The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write your partner’s full name on the back of both photographs.
C1 Partner’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
C2 Partner’s preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other (specify)
C3 Other names your partner is known by or has ever been known by
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
C4 Partner’s name in ethnic script
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
C5 Partner’s gender Male Female C6 Partner’s date of birth
C7 Partner’s town/city of birth
Partner’s country of birth
C8 Partner’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
C9 Partner’s country of citizenship
C10 Other citizenships your partner holds
C11 Is your partner included in this application? Yes No
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
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Section D Dependent children’s personal details
You must complete this section with the details of each dependent child included in this application.
Dependent child one
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photographs must be less than six months old.
Write the child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D1 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D2 Child’s gender Male Female D3 Child’s date of birth
D4 Child’s country of birth
D5 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Sections A, C, and D: Personal details’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
D6 Child’s country of citizenship
D7 Other citizenships child holds
Dependent child two
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photograph must be less than six months old.
Write the child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D8 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D9 Child’s gender Male Female D10 Child’s date of birth
D11 Child’s country of birth
D12 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
D13 Child’s country of citizenship
D14 Other citizenships child holds
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3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
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Dependent child three
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photographs must be less than six months old. Write the
child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D15 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D16 Child’s gender Male Female
D17 Child’s date of birth
D18 Child’s country of birth
D19 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
D20 Child’s country of citizenship
D21 Other citizenships child holds
Dependent child four
Attach two recent passport-size photographs of the child here.
The photographs must be less than six months old. Write the
child’s full name on the back of both photographs.
D22 Child’s name as shown in passport
Family/last name
Given/first name(s)
D23 Child’s gender Male Female
D24 Child’s date of birth
D25 Child’s country of birth
D26 Child’s passport details
Number
Country Expiry date
D27 Child’s country of citizenship
D28 Other citizenships child holds
Continue on a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
4.5cm
3.5cm 3.5cm
4.5cm
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Section E Health
All principal applicants must complete this section.
For more information about this question, see ‘Completing Section E: Health’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
E1 Do you or any person included in this application have pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)? Yes Provide details No
E2 Do you or any person included in this application have any medical condition that requires, or may require, one of the
following during your stay in New Zealand?
• Renal dialysis Yes No
• Hospital care Yes No
• Residential care Yes No
Residential care is long-term care provided in live-in facilities for the aged or for people with physical, sensory,
intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities.
E3 If you have answered Yes to any of the questions in E2 , please provide details.
E4 Are you or any person included in this application pregnant?
Yes Go to E5
No Go to E8
If you have answered Yes, please provide details (who is pregnant and when are they due to give birth).
E5 Do you (or the person included in this application who is pregnant) intend to give birth in New Zealand?
Yes Go to E6
No Go to E8
E6 Are you, or will you (or the person included in this application who is pregnant) be eligible for publicly-funded
maternity health services?
Yes Explain why you (or the person included in this application who is pregnant) are, or will be eligible and what evidence has been provided to
demonstrate eligibility.
No Go to E7
E7 Please tick one of the options below to show what evidence you (or the person included in this application who is
pregnant) are providing to demonstrate how the cost of maternity health services will be met.
Copies (not originals) of evidence are attached that demonstrate I (or the person included in this application who is
pregnant) have at least NZ$9,000 to pay for maternity health services.
A completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) is attached guaranteeing that the cost of
maternity health services will be met by the sponsor.
8 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Medical certificates you must provide
E8 Do you intend to visit New Zealand for less than six months? If you are in New Zealand, this includes time you have
already spent here.
Yes You do not need to provide any medical certificates. Go to E13 No Go to E9
E9 Have you or any person included in this application submitted medical certificates that were completed and dated
by a medical practitioner within the last 24 months with another Immigration New Zealand application?
Yes Provide details No Go to E10
Full name Type of application
Date application was
lodged
(DD/MM/YY)
1. / /
2. / /
3. / /
4. / /
5. / /
6. / /
If everyone included in the application has submitted medical certificates in the last 24 months you do not need to
provide further medical certificates now. We will tell you if we need any further medical information. Go to E13
If not everyone included in the application has submitted medical certificates that were completed and dated by a
medical practitioner within the last 24 months, they may have to provide certificates now. Go to E10
E10 How long do you intend to stay in New Zealand? If you are in New Zealand, this includes time you have already spent here.
More than six months but not more than 12 months. Go to E11
More than 12 months. You must provide a Medical and Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1007). Go to E13
E11 See the list ‘Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’ in ‘Completing Section E: Health’
of the Visitor Visa Guide. Please tick one of the options below.
Everyone included in this application is from a place that is on the list. Go to E12
One or more people included in this application are from a place that is not on the list. Provide details below.
You must provide a completed X-Ray Certificate for Temporary Entry (INZ 1096) for each of these people with your
application. If everyone included in your application is included above, go to E13 . If not everyone is included, go to E12 and complete it for the
people not included above.
E12 Please tick one of the options below.
No one included in this application has spent three months or more in the past five years in a place that is not
on the list. You do not have to provide any medical certificates at this stage. Go to E13
One or more people included in this application has spent three months or more in the past five years in a place
that is not on the list. Provide details
You must provide a completed X-Ray Certificate for Temporary Entry (INZ 1096) for each of these people with your
application. Go to E13
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E13 Please tick below to show the evidence you are providing.
I do not have to provide any medical certificates at this stage.
I attach a X-ray Certificate for Temporary Entry (INZ 1096) for:
Principal applicant Partner Dependent child one
Dependent child two Dependent child three Dependent child four
I attach Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates (INZ 1007) for:
Principal applicant Partner Dependent child one
Dependent child two Dependent child three Dependent child four
Note that children under the age of 11 years and pregnant women are not required to have an X-ray, unless a
special report is needed.
Section F Visa type
All principal applicants must complete this section.
F1 Please tick one of the boxes below to show the type of visa(s) you are applying for, and provide the details required.
For more information, see ‘Completing Section F: Visa type’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
Applying for a visitor visa while outside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F2
Date you will arrive in New Zealand
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
Applying for a visitor visa while inside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F2
Date you arrived in New Zealand
Date you want your visitor visa to be valid to
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
Applying for a limited visa while outside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F3
Date you will enter New Zealand
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
Applying for a further limited visa while inside New Zealand. Provide details. Go to F3
Date you arrived in New Zealand on a limited visa
Date you will finally depart New Zealand
F2 Only answer these questions if you are applying for a visitor visa.
What is the purpose of your visit to New Zealand?
Do you need a visa allowing:
single entry, or
multiple entry?
Go to Section G: Character
10 – Visitor Visa Application
When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
F3 Only answer this question if you are applying for a limited visa or a further limited visa.
What is your ‘express purpose’ for visiting New Zealand? If you are applying for a further limited visa, also list the
reasons why you require a further limited visa.
Date your ‘express purpose’ starts/started
Date your ‘express purpose’ will be completed
Section G Character
All applicants must complete this section. Note: if your application is declined for character reasons, Immigration
New Zealand may place a notation in your passport indicating that you applied for a visa for New Zealand.
For more information about the questions in this section, see ‘Completing Section G: Character’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
G1 Have you or any other person included in this application been:
• convicted Yes No
• charged Yes No
• under investigation Yes No
for any offence(s) against the law in any country?
G2 Have you or any other person included in this application been:
• excluded (refused entry) from Yes No
• refused a visa by Yes No
• removed or deported from Yes No
any country?
If you have answered Yes to any of the questions in G1 and G2 , please provide details below.
Continue on a separate piece of paper if necessary.
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Section H Additional details
Complete this section for everyone included in the application aged 17 years or over.
H1 Do you or any other person included in this application have a national identity number, or other unique identifier
that was issued to you by any government?
Yes Provide details No
Name of applicant National identity number/Unique identifier
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
H2 Have you or any other person included in this application completed military service in any country?
Yes Provide information about your/their military service including the dates of your/their military service, your/their position and rank, the
unit or units that you/they served in, and your/their role within each unit.
No
Date from
(DD/MM/YY)
Date to
(DD/MM/YY)
Rank Unit name or number Role
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
/ / / /
List any military identity numbers you/they were given.
H3 Are you or any other person included in this application presently subject to military service obligations in any country?
Yes If you/they are a citizen of a country in which compulsory military service exists, provide details. No
H4 Have you or any other person included in this application been associated with any intelligence agency or group, or
law enforcement agency?
Yes Describe how you/they were involved No
12 – Visitor Visa Application
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H5 Have you or any other person included in this application been associated with any group or organisation that has
used or promoted violence to further their aims?
Yes Describe how you/they were involved No
H6 Have you or any other person included in this application ever committed or been involved in war crimes, crimes
against humanity, and/or human rights abuses?
Yes Describe how you/they were involved No
Section I Financial support while you are in New Zealand
Principal applicants applying under the parent and grandparent multiple entry visitor visa instructions must complete I3 .
All other applicants must complete I1 and I2 .
For more information about the questions in this section and acceptable evidence of funds, see ‘Completing Section I: Financial support while
you are in New Zealand’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
I1 Please tick one of the options below to show what evidence you are providing of financial support in New Zealand.
I have attached copies (not originals) of evidence that I have NZ$1000 per month for each person included in
this application.
I have attached copies (not originals) of evidence that I have NZ$400 per month for each person included in this
application for maintenance, and evidence that our accommodation costs are already paid.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) guaranteeing accommodation,
maintenance, and financial support.
I2 Please tick one of the options below to show how you will travel out of New Zealand.
I have attached copies (not originals) of valid tickets to a country which I have the right to enter.
I have attached evidence of sufficient funds in New Zealand to purchase a ticket to a country which I have the
right of entry.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) guaranteeing my repatriation
from New Zealand.
Note that any non-refundable travel arrangements are made at your own risk.
I3 I have attached a Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) guaranteeing my sponsor will cover the cost
of accommodation, maintenance, repatriation and health care.
I have attached evidence of my family relationship to my sponsor. Go to Section N: Declaration by applicant.
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Section J
Partners of New Zealand citizens, and partners of residence class, work or student
visa holders
Complete this section if your partner is a New Zealand citizen, residence class visa holder, student visa holder, or work
visa holder, and you are applying for a visa on the basis of that partnership. Otherwise, go to Section K: Application for
a visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage.
For more information about the questions in this section, see ‘Completing Section J: Partners of New Zealand citizens, and partners of
residence class, work, or student visa holders’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
J1 Are you and your partner living in a genuine and stable partnership?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
J2 How long have you and your partner been together in this partnership?
J3 Will your partner be in New Zealand for the same period of time that you are here?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
J4 Do you meet the minimum requirements for the recognition of a partnership? Yes No
J5 If your partner is a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder, do you intend to apply for residence under
Immigration New Zealand’s Partnership Instructions?
Yes Go to J6 No Go to J7 Not applicable Go to J7
J6 Will your partner be eligible to support your application for residence?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
Documents about your partner you must provide
J7 Please tick the boxes to confirm that you have attached the evidence we require.
I have attached a completed Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry
Applications (INZ 1146).
I have attached evidence of my partner’s immigration status.
I have attached evidence that I am living together with my partner in a genuine and stable partnership.
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When filling in this form, please print clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS.
Section K Application for a visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage
Complete this section if you are applying for a visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage. Otherwise, go to
Section L: Dependent children of Essential Skills work visa holders.
K1 Are you coming to New Zealand to enter a marriage in accordance with an identified cultural tradition?
Yes No
K2 Has another person (not you or the person you are marrying) arranged the marriage? This includes the initial
selection of you and the person you are marrying.
Yes No
K3 Do you intend to marry within three months of your arrival in New Zealand?
Yes No
K4 Do you intend to apply for residence under Immigration New Zealand’s Partnership Instructions?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
K5 Will your intended spouse be eligible to support your application for residence?
Yes No. If you have answered No, please explain why.
K6 Do you agree to leave New Zealand if the marriage does not take place within three months of your arrival in New Zealand?
Yes No
Documents about your marriage you must provide
K7 You must provide all of the evidence below. Please tick the boxes to confirm that you have attached all of the
evidence we require.
I have attached evidence that the person I intend to marry is a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder.
I have attached a completed Form for Partners Supporting Partnership-Based Temporary Entry Applications (INZ 1146)
I have attached evidence that there is no legal impediment to the intended marriage.
I have attached evidence that the intended marriage follows an identified cultural tradition, eg letters from the
person who arranged the marriage.
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Section L Dependent children of Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holders
Complete these questions if you are the dependent child of an Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holder(s).
If you do not have to complete this section, go to Section M: Guardians of students.
L1 Provide the following information for your parent(s).
Name of parent(s) as shown in passport Date of birth of parent(s) INZ client number for parent(s) (if known)
Dependent children of Essential Skills work visa holders go to question L3 .
L2 If you are the dependent child of a Religious Worker work visa holder tick one of the following:
I will be supported by the salary or wages of my parent(s).
I will be supported by the religious organisation sponsoring my parent’s Religious Worker work visa. Go to Section N:
Declaration by applicant.
L3 Does your parent(s) meet the minimum income threshold? Note: Under Religious Worker instructions the salary or wages of both
parents can be counted toward the minimum income threshold. Under Essential Skills work visa instructions both parents must hold an Essential
Skills work visa for the salary or wage of both parents to be counted toward the minimum income threshold. The minimum income threshold can be
found in ‘Completing Section L: Dependent children of Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holders’ in the Visitor Visa Guide.
Yes No
L4 Have you provided evidence of the salary or wages earned by your parent(s)? Note: Acceptable evidence includes original or
certified copies of an employment agreement or description of the work with salary or wages equal to or higher than the minimum income threshold.
Yes No
Section M Guardians of students
Complete this section if you are applying for a visitor visa to live with and care for an overseas student who requires a
guardian to accompany them in New Zealand. Otherwise, go to ‘Section N: Declaration by applicant’.
M1 I have attached evidence that I am the legal guardian of the student that I am accompanying.
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Section N Declaration by applicant
All of the people included in this application must complete this section.
I have provided true and correct answers to the questions in this form.
I will inform Immigration New Zealand of any relevant fact or change of circumstances that may (i) affect the decision on
my application for a visa, or (ii) affect the decision to grant entry permission based on the visa for which I am applying.
I agree to leave New Zealand before my visa expires. If I remain in New Zealand after my visa has expired, I may be
deported by Immigration New Zealand.
I agree that if I am not entitled to free health care in New Zealand, I will pay for any health care or medical assistance
I may require in New Zealand.
I understand that if I have received immigration advice from an immigration adviser and if that immigration adviser
is not licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will
return my application.
I authorise Immigration New Zealand to provide information about my health and my immigration status to any health service
agency. I authorise any health service agency to provide information about my health to Immigration New Zealand.
I authorise Immigration New Zealand to make any necessary enquiries about information on this form so that they can:
• make a decision on this application
• answer enquiries about my immigration status once my application has been decided.
I authorise any agency that holds information (including personal information) related to those matters to disclose that
information to Immigration New Zealand.
If I am granted a visa with the condition that I accompany a student, I agree to live with that student. I understand that both the
student and I may be liable for deportation if I do not meet this condition.
If I am granted a limited visa , I agree that I will leave New Zealand on or before the expiry date of that visa . If I do not
leave New Zealand, I may be immediately deported from New Zealand without the right of appeal.
Signature of principal applicant Date
Signature of partner Date
Signature of accompanying dependent children over 18 years of age (if applicable)
Child one Date
Child two Date
Child three Date
Child four Date
Note that a parent or guardian may sign on behalf of a child under 18 years.
This form has been approved under section 381 of the Immigration Act 2009
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Section O Immigration adviser’s details
This section must be completed by the applicant’s immigration adviser. If the applicant does not have an immigration
adviser, this section does not have to be completed.
O1 Tick the one option that applies to you.
I am a licensed immigration adviser under the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. Go to O2
I am exempt from licensing under the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007. Go to O3
If you are unlicensed when you should be licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, Immigration New Zealand will return your
client’s application. It is an offence to provide immigration advice without holding a licence, unless you are exempt.
O2 Licensed advisers. Provide your licence details.
Licence type
full provisional limited. List conditions specified in the register.
Licence number 2 0 Go to Section P: Declaration by person assisting the applicant.
O3 Exempt from licensing. Tick one box below to show why you are exempt from licensing.
I provided immigration advice in an informal or family context only, and I did not provide the advice systematically
or for a fee.
I am a New Zealand member of Parliament or member of their staff and I provided immigration advice as part of
my employment agreement.
I am a foreign diplomat or consular staff.
I am an employee of the New Zealand public service and I provided immigration advice within the scope of my
employment agreement.
I am a lawyer and I hold a current practising certificate as a barrister or as a barrister and solicitor of the High
Court of New Zealand.
I am employed by, or I am working as a volunteer for, a New Zealand community law centre where at least one lawyer
is on the employing body of the community law centre or is employed by or working as a volunteer for the community
law centre in a supervisory capacity.
I am employed by, or I am working as a volunteer for, a New Zealand citizens advice bureau.
Go to Section P: Declaration by person assisting the applicant.
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Section P Declaration by person assisting the applicant
This section must be completed and signed by the applicant’s immigration adviser, or by any person who has assisted
the applicant by providing immigration advice, explaining, translating, or recording information on the form for the
applicant. If the applicant does not have an immigration adviser, and no one helped the applicant to fill in this form, this
section does not have to be completed.
If you are unlicensed when you should be licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, Immigration New Zealand will return your client’s
application. It is an offence to provide immigration advice without holding a licence.
For more information, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website www.iaa.govt.nz, or email info@iaa.govt.nz or write to them at PO Box 6222,
Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141, New Zealand.
Name and address of person assisting applicant. Same as address given at B3 , or as below.
Family/last name Given/first name(s)
Company name (if applicable) and address
Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening)
Fax Email
I understand that after the applicant has signed this form it is an offence to change or add further information, change
any documents attached to the form, or attach any further documents to the form.
I note that the maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of up to NZ$100,000 and/or a term of imprisonment of up to
seven years. However, if changes are needed, the person making the changes must state on the form what information
or documents have been changed and give reasons for the changes.
I certify that the applicant asked me to help them complete this form and any additional forms. I certify that the applicant
agreed that the information provided was correct before signing the declaration.
I have assisted the applicant as an interpreter/translator
I have assisted the applicant with recording information on the form
I have assisted the applicant in another way. Specify
I have provided immigration advice (as defined in the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007) and my details in
Section O: Immigration adviser’s details are correct.
Signature of person assisting Date D D M M Y Y Y Y
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About the information you provide
Deciding whether you are eligible for a visa
Immigration New Zealand collects the information
about you on this form to decide whether you are eligible
for a visitor visa or a limited visa. We may also use the
information to contact you for research purposes or to
advise you on immigration matters.
The address of Immigration New Zealand is PO Box 3705,
Wellington, New Zealand. This is not where your
application should be sent.
Collecting the information is authorised by the
Immigration Act 2009 and the Immigration Regulations
made under that Act. You do not have to provide the
information, but if you do not we are likely to decline
your application.
Deciding whether you are eligible to board a flight
to New Zealand
The information we collect may also be used to
determine whether you are allowed to board a flight to
New Zealand. We will not share your personal information
with airline check-in agents; however, we will send a
boarding message to the airline check-in agent based on
the information you have provided in this form.
Immigration New Zealand may also share the information
you have provided with other government agencies that
are entitled to it by law, or with other agencies (as you
have agreed in the declaration).
If you come to New Zealand, you will be able to ask to
see the information we hold about you and have any of it
corrected if you think it is necessary.
Other documents we may need
Sometimes we may ask for additional documents or
information to consider with an application.
You may wish to send other documents or information
so that we can consider it with this application. Send
photocopies only (not original documents), as these
documents will not be returned to you. If we need to see
an original document, we will ask you to produce it later.
For more information
If you have questions about completing the form:
• see our website www.immigration.govt.nz
• phone our call centre on 0508 558 855 (within New Zealand)
• contact one of Immigration New Zealand’s offices.
Immigration New Zealand has offices in Apia, Bangkok,
Beijing, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta,
London, Manila, Moscow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nuku’alofa,
Pretoria, Shanghai, Singapore, Suva, Sydney and Taipei.
In New Zealand offices are located in Auckland,
Henderson, Manukau, Hamilton, Palmerston North,
Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin.
You can also contact your nearest New Zealand Embassy
or High Commission.
Section Q Paying your application fee
Please see our Fees Guide (INZ 1028) or our website
www.immigration.govt.nz/fees for more information about
current fees and payment methods.
Your application fee
Amount you are paying:
Currency
Application number
(office use only)
Preferred methods of payment
We recommend that you use one of the following methods
of payment for better security and faster processing:
Bank cheque/bank draft
Credit card* (choose one)
Mastercard Visa
SWITCH card (UK only) SWITCH card issue number
Name of cardholder
Card number*
Expiry date
Signature of cardholder
Date
To be removed and securely destroyed after credit card transaction is
processed
*Your CVC/CVV number is also required if you are paying by
electronic credit card and your application is being lodged
at Immigration New Zealand branches in Moscow, London or
Pretoria, or the MFAT posts in The Hague or Paris.
If your application will be lodged in one of these branches,
please provide your CVC/CVV number here.
Note: Your CVC/CVV number is the three-digit number
found on the signature strip on the back of your credit card.
Other methods of payment
Personal cheque. Note that we will hold your application for
10 working days to allow the cheque to be cleared.
Cash. Our New Zealand branches do not accept cash. Most of our
branches outside New Zealand do not accept cash.
EFTPOS. Note this option is only available for applications lodged in
person in one of our New Zealand offices.
We do not accept money orders.
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Application checklist
Office
Use
only
Information and documents you must supply Check
list
I have completed the application form.
Each person included in the application has
signed the form.
I have provided the application fee.
I have attached passports or travel documents
(the original documents) for each person
included in the application.
I have attached two recent passport-size
photographs of each person included in the
application.
Financial support — Principal applicant applying under the parent and
grandparent multiple entry visitor visa instructions only.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form
for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025).
Financial support — All other principal applicants.
Please tick one of the options below to show what evidence you are
providing of financial support in New Zealand
I have attached copies (not originals) of
evidence that I have NZ$1000 per month for
each person included in this application.
I have attached copies of evidence that I have
NZ$400 per month for each person included in
this application for maintenance, and a completed
Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025)
guaranteeing accommodation.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form
for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025).
Please tick one of the options below to show how you will travel out of
New Zealand.
I have attached copies of valid ticket(s) to a
country which I have the right to enter.
I have attached evidence of sufficient funds in
New Zealand to purchase a ticket to a country
to which I have the right of entry.
I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form
for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025).
Health
I have provided evidence about my health.
I do not have to provide this evidence.
I am (or a person included in this application
is) pregnant and intending to give birth in
New Zealand and have provided evidence of
eligibility for publicly-funded maternity health
services or that the cost of maternity health
services will be met through personal funds
or sponsorship.
Office
Use
only
Additional information and documents you may need to supply Check
list
Character
I have provided evidence about my character.
I do not have to provide this evidence.
Guardians of students only
I have provided evidence that I am the legal
guardian of the student that I am accompanying.
Partners of New Zealand citizens/residence class, work or student visa
holders only
I have provided all of the evidence listed in Section
J: Partners of New Zealand citizens, and partners
of residence class, work or student visa holders.
Applicants for visa for the purpose of a culturally arranged marriage only
I have provided all of the evidence listed in
Section K: Application for a visa for the purpose
of a culturally arranged marriage.
Dependent children of Essential Skills or Religious Worker work visa holder
I have provided evidence that my parent(s)
meets the minimum income threshold as listed
in Section L: Dependent children of Essential
Skills or Religious Worker work visa holders.
Immigration adviser’s details
I have received immigration advice on this
application.
I have not received immigration advice on this
application.
Returning your documents
Please tick one of the following options
I wish to collect my documents when ready.
(This option is not available to applicants in the Auckland region.)
Please return all documents to me by secure post
at the address given at B3 .
Refunds for payments made in New Zealand*
We do not usually issue refunds for unsuccessful
applications. However, if you become eligible for a refund,
we can either issue a cheque, which will take approximately
20 days to process, or pay the refund directly into a
New Zealand bank account. To nominate a bank account if
you do become eligible for a refund, complete bank details
below. If you do not have a New Zealand bank account you
may nominate another person’s New Zealand bank account.
Bank name (eg Westpac) and branch
Bank account holder name
Bank account number
Signature of applicant or adviser
* If you do not complete the Refunds for payments made in
New Zealand section your application will not be affected.
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