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UNMARRIED PARTNER AND MARRIAGE
VISA
Description
The New Zealand unmarried partner, fiancé and
marriage visa is designed to help applicants move to New
Zealand to join their spouse, fiancé or unmarried partner
(same gender relationships included). This visa is also
referred to as a Partnership visa.
Eligibility Criteria
Age
Both partners under a New Zealand unmarried
partner, fiancé or marriage visa application must be 18 years
of age or older or have parental/guardian/other consent if
between 16 and 18 years of age.
Partner
A partner of a principal New Zealand unmarried
partner, fiancé or marriage visa applicant is someone who has
been legally married to the applicant, or in a close living
relationship that is similar to marriage, for 12 months or
more. It may be a relationship between people of the opposite
or the same gender. The applicants must have been living
together for a minimum of 12 months in a genuine and stable
relationship, whether married or not.
The minimum requirements for
recognition of a partnership are that the
applicants:
Are both 18 years of age or older (or
have parental/guardian/other consent if between 16 and
18 years of age), and
Met each other prior to submitting an application,
and
Are not close relatives?
Additional Information
It may be possible to lodge an application for
a Partnership visa if the applicants have been living together
for less than 12 months but can show they are in a genuine and
stable relationship. A MENTOR consultant will be able to
advise you further on these requirements.
Additional requirements
In addition to the minimum requirements
outlined above, basic standards of health and character have
to be met in order to lodge a successful New Zealand Unmarried
Partner, Fiancé and Marriage Visas
application.
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