Visitor Visa
Apply for a visitor visa today, and study and travel around New Zealand!
Want to visit New Zealand? We offer convenient and stress-free New Zealand Visitor Visa application representation services.
Most foreign nationals first obtain visitor visas to enter New Zealand. In fact, this is the most issued visa type in New Zealand. If you are from a visa waiver country, you can travel to New Zealand as a tourist, visit family or friends, or enrol in a brief academic or professional programme for up to 3 months on NZeTA. If you are not from a visa waiver country, you must obtain your visitor visa outside New Zealand before visiting. The traveller must demonstrate that you are a genuine visitor without the possibility of becoming an overstayer, breaching visa conditions and/or becoming subject to deportation. You must financially sustain yourself and everyone included in your application during your stay. Depending on your circumstances, you may be allowed to renew your visitor visa for up to 12 months in total.
New Zealand Visitor Visa Application
You can come to New Zealand and study for up to 3 months on a visitor visa. You can travel to New Zealand for a vacation or see friends and family. With this, you are also permitted to attend a job interview unless you engage in paid activities. New Zealand also has other unique visitor visas allowing specific activities like medical treatment or filming in New Zealand.
Ensure you have enough funds or sponsorship from an eligible individual or organisation to cover your expenses while you are here and an outward flight ticket.
Types of Visitor Visas
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General Visitor Visa
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Dependent Child of a New Zealander Visitor Visa
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Dependent Child of a Worker Visitor Visa
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Dependent Child of a Student Visitor Visa
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Partner of a New Zealander Visitor Visa
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Partner of a Worker Visitor Visa
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Partner of a Student Visitor Visa
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Medical Treatment Visitor Visa
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Visiting Media Visitor Visa
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Guardian of a Student Visitor Visa
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Culturally Arranged Marriage Visitor Visa
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Dismissed Worker Visitor visa (issued for those who were dismissed during the trial period)
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Temporary Retirement Category
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Parent/Grandparent Multiple Entry Visitor Visa
Visitor Visa Requirements and Process
Note that the New Zealand visitor processing time is within 20 weekdays, excluding public holidays. On average, Immigration New Zealand processes visitor visa applications on 13 weekdays. 90% of applications are processed within 44 weekdays, but it can sometimes take a few months.
Follow the steps indicated below to apply for a New Zealand visitor visa:
1. Make a paper-based or new Adept online system application (the latter is recommended)2. Make sure you meet the following requirements; • heath requirement • character requirement • fund requirement • bona fide requirement
3. You may be asked to send your original passport to the nearest Visa Processing Centre.4. You will be notified of the outcome of your visa application by INZ in a due course.
Challenges
There is a common misconception that NZ visitor visa application is a straightforward, easy process in which you can represent yourself. The most challenging part is demonstrating you are a bona fide visitor to New Zealand. If you apply from offshore, you will not be allowed to comment on any information prejudicial to approving your visa application. INZ can decline your visa application immediately.
Even if you are from a visa waiver country, with the previous record that you were refused entry to New Zealand or became an overstayer, you will not be permitted to come to New Zealand on an NZeTA. Instead, you will be instructed to apply for a visitor visa to explain your past history in addition to the usual visitor visa requirements.
Our success stories of visitor visa applications
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Overturning the declined visa applications
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Contact Us
To address all of your worries, we will work with you. Contact us to receive professional immigration law advice or to have us represent you. Visitors must have an appointment.