Supporting visa applications for family

Your family may be able to join you in New Zealand if they meet our requirements.

Bringing or joining family

• Supporting visa applications for family
• Bringing family if you have a work visa
• Bringing family if you have a student visa
• Sponsorship for the Parent Resident Visa
• Getting your partner to support your online visa application
• How we define family
• Temporary visa for family of Ukrainians in New Zealand
• Нова тимчасова віза для родини українців у Новій Зеландії
• Новая временная виза для семей украинцев в Новой Зеландии
• Parent Resident Visa expression of interest (EOI) selection process
• Update or withdraw your Parent Resident Visa expression of interest (EOI)
• Victims of family violence visas
• International surrogacy

Bringing family if you have a work visa

Most types of work visas allow you to support visas for your partner and dependent children, but there are some restrictions.

Bringing family if you have a student visa

If you have a student visa you can support visitor visas for your family. Depending on your study, you may also be able to support a work visa for your partner and student visas for your children.

Sponsorship for the Parent Resident Visa

You can be sponsored by your adult New Zealand resident child or citizen, or jointly by them and their partner or or another adult child, if they earn enough.

Getting your partner to support your online visa application

Your supporting partner must complete an online form showing they are an acceptable supporting partner.

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