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Which
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The following
applicant's may be included in applications :
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Principal
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Partner |
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Dependent Children
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Custody of Dependent
Children Under 16 |
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Adopted Children
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Principal Applicant-The
principal applicant is the person declared to be
the principal applicant on the residence
application form; and the person assessed against
the New Zealand policy criteria. |
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Partner-Your partner may
be included in your residence application if you
are legally married or in an interdependent
partnership akin to a marriage. For the purposes
of Partnership policy, you and your partner
(whether heterosexual or same sex) must be in a
genuine and stable relationship. For Residence to
be granted, you must have been living together, in
your genuine and stable relationship for a minimum
of 12 months. |
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Dependent Children-You
and/or your partner's dependent children may be
included in your residence application if they are
totally or substantially reliant on you and/or
your partner for financial support (whether living
with you or not) and they are:
a) Aged 17 to
24 with no child (ren) of their own and single;
b) Or aged 16 or younger and single.
c) If
you and your partner are divorced or separated,
you may include your dependent child under 16 only
if you have the right to remove your dependent
child from its country of residence |
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Adopted Children-Children
who have been legally adopted, or who have been
adopted according to cultural custom are regarded
as members of the family into which they have been
adopted. | |
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How Should I Lodge My
Application? |
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Your application
must include all required documentation to be accepted
for processing. Therefore, it is important that you read
and understand the information available, especially the
relevant Application Guides and any application
checklists prepared by the New Zealand Immigration
Service Office processing your application. MENTOR is
able to assist you with all requirements including
preparing the application and submitting it to the New
Zealand Immigration Service Office for processing.
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It is important
that you supply information that demonstrates you meet
the residence policy. There is an application fee for
all categories of residence application. Outside New
Zealand, fees are usually paid in local currency. These
fees are not refundable and can change without notice.
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How Is My Application
Assessed? |
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The New Zealand
Immigration Service assesses applications in accordance
with the requirements of the Immigration Act 1987 (NZ),
and the Government residence policy at the time the
applications are made. If your application is declined,
you may ask the independent Residence Review Board to
review the decision. |
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Do I Need A Medical
Certificate? |
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You and any accompanying
family members must be of an acceptable standard of
health to apply for residence in New Zealand. This is to
ensure that you: |
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Are not likely to be a danger
to public health; and
Are not likely to be a burden
on the health services; and
Are fit for the purpose
of entry. |
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In order to prove that you and
any accompanying family are of an acceptable standard of
health, you and each member of your family are required
to undergo medical examinations and tests in order to
complete the New Zealand Immigration Service Medical and
X-ray Certificate Form. |
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Your Medical and X-ray
Certificate Forms must be less than 3 months old at the
time you lodge your residence application. In some
countries, the New Zealand Immigration Service selects
medical panels of registered medical practitioners
and/or radiologists. If you and any family are resident
in one of these countries, a panel member must complete
your Medical and X-ray Certificate Forms. You may either
refer to the list of countries using panel doctors or
consult the nearest branch of the New Zealand
Immigration Service for details of the appropriate panel
doctor for your area. |
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Do I Need A Police
Certificate? |
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accompanying family members must be of good
character to apply for residence in New Zealand.
In order to prove that you and any accompanying
family are of good character, you are required to
provide, for everyone 17 years of age and over:
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Police
certificates from your country of citizenship; and
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Police certificates from
any country you have been in for 12 months or more
(whether in one or more visits) in the 10 years
prior to lodging your application. |
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certificates must be less than 6 months old at the
time you lodge your residence application. You and
your accompanying family members must be of good
character, whichever category you apply under.
Unless a special direction under section 7 of the
Immigration Act is given, a person will be refused
residence in New Zealand on character grounds if:
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They have ever been
convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for five
years or more; |
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They have been convicted
and sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months or
more during the preceding 10 years; |
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They have ever been
deported from New Zealand or any other country;
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There is reason to believe
they may be associated with criminal groups, or
may constitute a danger to New
Zealand. | |
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Do I Need To Meet English Language
Requirements? |
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Only applicants under the
following categories are required to meet a minimum
standard of English Language;
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Skilled
Migrant Category |
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Entrepreneur |
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Employees of Relocating
Businesses (ERB) |
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Investor |
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Long term Business Visa
(LTBV) |
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Samoan Quota Scheme
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Pacific Access
Category |
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Family Category
Applicants | |
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If you are the
partner and/or dependent child of a successful principal
applicant under the Skilled Migrant Category or the
previous General Skills category, Business Immigration
Policy or the previous Business Investor category, and
you: would have been eligible for inclusion in that
successful application; and later apply for residence
under the Family category, you will be required to meet
the English language requirement as if you are a
non-principal applicant in a Skilled Migrant Category or
Business Immigration Policy application. |
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If you would have
been eligible for inclusion in an earlier Skilled
Migrant Category or previous General Skills category
application, you will be subject to the English language
policy for a Skilled Migrant Category application
applying at the time your application under the Family
policy is made. |
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If you would have
been eligible for inclusion in an earlier Business
Investor category or Business Immigration Policy
application, you will be subject to the English language
policy for a Business Immigration Policy application
applying at the time your application under the Family
policy is made. |
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Do I
Need To Pay a Migrant Levy? |
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All successful principal
applicants and accompanying family members under the
following categories are required to pay a migrant levy
as follows :
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Family
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Family Quota |
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Pacific Access Category
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Skilled Migrant Category
or previous General Skills category |
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Business Investor Category
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Employees of Relocating
Business Category |
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Residence from Work
Category | |
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* This applies to all
categories of residence application, except the
following : Refugees, and Citizens of
Samoa |
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Do I Need Sufficient Resources To
Support Myself in New Zealand? |
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You are expected to have
sufficient personal resources to maintain yourself and
your dependants for the first 24 months as a resident in
New Zealand. |
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When applying for residence in
New Zealand, it is a requirement to declare in your
residence application form (Section E) that you have
these personal resources for the first 24 months of your
stay in New Zealand. |
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The content of this
declaration will be made available to Work and Income
New Zealand (WINZ) should you apply for an emergency
benefit. |
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