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Oct 3, 2013

New Zealand Visa Requirement and Procedure


New Zealand Tourist Visa Requirement and Procedure


New Zealand Work Visa Requirement and Procedure
New Zealand Employment Visa Requirement and Procedure
New Zealand Depedendent Visitor Visa Requirement.

How to check whether do you require a transit visa 

New Zealnd Business Visa Requirement

Required Documents from the applicant
  • Passports must be valid for 3 months beyond intended date of departure from New Zealand
  • Application form
  • Complimentary form 
  • Two White background Photos(size of the photo 34X45mm)
  • A visa requisition letter from the traveller (ensure following information available in covering letter)
    • It should be addressed to the respective Embassy Or Consulate . Example-” The visa officer New Zealand  High Commission , New Delhi
    • Purpose of the travel
    • Duration of the stay 
  • An invitation letter from the host compnay ( Please ensure following requirements meets a invitation 
    • Specify the applicant Name, passport no, duration of visit and purpose of travel
    • Contact address, Number  and email address  of the invitee
    • Copy of the passport
  • Personal Bank statement for the last six months- original 
  • Copy of the Income Tax Returns for the past three years.- if paying for the trip cost
  • Salary slip  for the last three months- if you are employed
  • Leave approval letter  from the employer(Private and Government)–if employed.
  • If you are self-employed;
    • Company registration documents
    • Company bank statement
  •  If a minor accompanied by one parent -A no objection certificate by the other parent and attested by a notary
  • If a minor travelling alone -A no objection certificate signed by both parents
  • If  students travelling - a permission letter from school/college, including phone numbers and address, confirming the leave for specified period of travel
  • NOC from the spouse –if the spouse not accompanying

Important Note;

If  intend to be in New Zealand for 6 – 12 months and you equired to submit a Chest X-ray Certificate
If you are funding your own visit, you must demonstrate you have at least NZ$1,000 for each month you intend to be in New Zealand (or NZ$400 per month if you have prepaid your accommodation).

If you are coming to New Zealand for 24 months or longer, including any time that you have already spent in New Zealand, you must provide police certificates from:
•all countries of citizenship, plus
•any countries in which you have lived for five years or more since the age of 17 years.

Health and character requirements are based on your intended length of stay in New Zealand, not the length of visa you are applying for (i.e. if you are intending to spend three years in New Zealand and are only applying for a six month visa initially, you are still required to submit the relevant health and character certificates).

Time Taken for processing visa
Processing time varies according to workload and season mostly taking between 10 to 15 working days. However, it is advisable to submit the visa application 2 - 3 weeks before intended date of travel. If previously, the Applicant has been refused a visa, has been asked to provide additional information or is likely undergo a medical examination, decision on application may take longer.

New Zeland Tourist Visa requirement (for Site Seeing Purpose)

Required Documents from the applicant
  • Passport with minimum  three months validity from the date of  return travel
  • Application form
  • Two White background Photos(size of the photo 34X45mm)
  • A visa requisition letter from the traveller (ensure following information available in covering letter)
    • It should be addressed to the respective Embassy Or Consulate . Example-” The visa officer New Zealand  High Commission , New Delhi
    • Purpose of the travel
    • Duration of the stay 
  • Tour Voucher or detailed travel itinerary
  • Hotel booking or any other accommodation booking details
  • Bank statements of last three months with sufficient fund (you must demonstrate you have at least NZ$1,000 for each month you intend to be in New Zealand (or NZ$400 per month if you have prepaid your accommodation).
  • Copy of the Income Tax Returns documents for the past three years
  • Salary slip  for the last three months- if you are employed
  • Leave approval letter  from the employer(Private and Government)–if employed.
  • If you are self-employed;
    • Company registration documents
    • Company bank statement
  •  If a minor accompanied by one parent -A no objection certificate by the other parent and attested by a notary
  • If a minor travelling alone -A no objection certificate signed by both parents
  • If  students travelling - a permission letter from school/college, including phone numbers and address, confirming the leave for specified period of travel
  • NOC from the spouse –if the spouse not accompanying

Important Note;

If  intend to be in New Zealand for 6 – 12 months and you equired to submit a Chest X-ray Certificate
If you are funding your own visit, you must demonstrate you have at least NZ$1,000 for each month you intend to be in New Zealand (or NZ$400 per month if you have prepaid your accommodation).

Time Taken for processing visa

Processing time varies according to workload and season mostly taking between 10 to 15 working days. However, it is advisable to submit the visa application 2 - 3 weeks before intended date of travel. If previously, the Applicant has been refused a visa, has been asked to provide additional information or is likely undergo a medical examination, decision on application may take longer.

New Zeland Tourist Visa requirement (for visiting friend or Relative)

Required Documents from the applicant
  • Passports must be valid for 3 months beyond intended date of departure from New Zealand
  • Application form
  • Complimentary form 
  • Two White background Photos(size of the photo 34X45mm)
  • A visa requisition letter from the traveller (ensure following information available in covering letter)
    • It should be addressed to the respective Embassy Or Consulate . Example-” The visa officer New Zealand  High Commission , New Delhi
    • Purpose of the travel
    • Duration of the stay 
  • Personal Bank statement for the last six months- original 
  • Copy of the Income Tax Returns for the past three years.- if paying for the trip cost
  • Salary slip  for the last three months- if you are employed
  • Leave approval letter  from the employer(Private and Government)–if employed.
  • If you are self-employed;
    • Company registration documents
    • Company bank statement
  •  If a minor accompanied by one parent -A no objection certificate by the other parent and attested by a notary
  • If a minor travelling alone -A no objection certificate signed by both parents
  • If  students travelling - a permission letter from school/college, including phone numbers and address, confirming the leave for specified period of travel
  • NOC from the spouse –if the spouse not accompanying


 Required documents from the New Zealand invitee or host


  • An invitation letter from the host person  ,if the travel is for family or friend visit ( Please ensure following requirements meets a invitation 
    • Specify the applicant Name, passport no, duration of visit and purpose of travel
    • Contact address, Number  and email address  of the invitee
    • Copy of the passport
  • Copy of the visa and resident permit (if the invitee is not an New Zealand  national)
  • Copy of the bank statement with sufficient fund (if sponsoring the travel)
  • “Sponsoring Form” for visiting, completed by your sponsor in New Zealand, along with evidence your sponsor has supplied of their ability to support you while you are in New Zealand. The Sponsoring Form should be submitted in original
  • Proof of relationship (e.g.: marriage certificate, If spouse visiting husband)- if any
  • Proof of accommodation in New Zealand. Example ;
    • rental agreement -if host is staying in a rented  house
    • council tax papers -if staying in own house

Important Note;

If  intend to be in New Zealand for 6 – 12 months and you equired to submit a Chest X-ray Certificate
If you are funding your own visit, you must demonstrate you have at least NZ$1,000 for each month you intend to be in New Zealand (or NZ$400 per month if you have prepaid your accommodation).

If you are coming to New Zealand for 24 months or longer, including any time that you have already spent in New Zealand, you must provide police certificates from:
•all countries of citizenship, plus
•any countries in which you have lived for five years or more since the age of 17 years.

Health and character requirements are based on your intended length of stay in New Zealand, not the length of visa you are applying for (i.e. if you are intending to spend three years in New Zealand and are only applying for a six month visa initially, you are still required to submit the relevant health and character certificates).

Time Taken for processing visa
Processing time varies according to workload and season mostly taking between 10 to 15 working days. However, it is advisable to submit the visa application 2 - 3 weeks before intended date of travel. If previously, the Applicant has been refused a visa, has been asked to provide additional information or is likely undergo a medical examination, decision on application may take longer.


Feb 14, 2013

New Zealand Visitor Dependent Visa Requirement


Required documents from the applicant

  • Passport with minimum six months validity from the date of travel
  • Visa forms .
  • Three Photos (see the detailed photo specification below)
    • Taken against a white background
    • Glossy or semi-matt finish
    • Size of the photo (35 X 45 mm).
  • A visa requisition letter from the traveler  
  • It should be addressed to” The visa officer New Zealand High Commission , New Delhi
  • Purpose of the travel
  • Original Bank statements of last three months-if an
  • Copy of the Income Tax Returns for the past three years.-if any
  • Salary slips for the last three months- if you are employed
  • Leave approval letter from the employer (Private and Government)–if employed.

Required documents from the principle applicant

  • Sponsorship form filled by the applicant. 
  • An undertaking letter with all details of the travel, dependent addressed to the High Commission
  • Copy of the passport
  • Original bank statement with sufficient fund 
  • Salary slip original for the past six months.
  • Proof of relationship with notarized copy(e.g.: marriage certificate for spouse and birth certificate for kid)
  • Proof of accommodation in New Zealand

Above listed documents are not a final, High Commission always has the right to ask additional documents

Jan 10, 2013

Do you require a New Zealnd transit visa ?/Who must apply for a New Zealand transit visa?



Who must apply for a New Zealand transit visa?

a. A person intending to travel to and be in New Zealand only as a transit passenger must, before proceeding to New Zealand, apply for and obtain a transit visa, unless they are:
                       i.       a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder; or
                      ii.       a person to whom a visa waiver applies (see below ); or
                     iii.       the holder of a temporary entry class visa with relevant travel conditions; or
                     iv.       a person whose immediate or final destination after transiting New Zealand is Australia and who holds a current visa issued by the government of Australia to enter Australia; or
                      v.       a person to whom a transit visa waiver applies, including:
o       a citizen of a country specified on the transit visa country waiver list or
o       a person the Minister has, by special direction, classified as a person to whom a transit visa waiver applies.
b. The Minister may, by special direction, suspend any transit visa waiver as described in (v) above.



Transit visa country waiver list ( it may change without prior notice. To know the latest status please contact author )

Papua New Guinea
Bermuda
Paraguay
Bolivia
Peru
Colombia
Philippines
Costa Rica
Republic of Marshall Islands
Ecuador
Samoa
Federated States of Micronesia
Solomon Islands
Indonesia
Thailand
Kiribati
Tonga
Nauru
Tuvalu
Palau
Vanuatu
Panama
Venezuela

Note : This list is effective from 29/11/2010

New Zealand Transit Visa Requirement and Procedure


  1. Original passport with minimum validity of 6 months. Applicant must furnish all prior passports irrespective of being expired/damaged
  2.  Application forms
  3. Two recent white background photographs with matt or semi matt finish, 60%-80% face coverage, (Size: 35mm x 45mm)Photograph should not be more than 3 months old, scanned/stapled.
  4. Final destination visa / landing permit.
  5. A Visa requisition letter.
  6. Confirmed onward/return Air ticket
Please Note: Above listed documents are not final, High Commission reserves the right to ask additional documents on case to basis.

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