Common residence document checklist
A general restatement of document categories commonly requested for residence applications. This is not a list of what you specifically must submit. Confirm the exact requirements for your category with Immigration New Zealand.
- Valid passport (and previous passports if requested)
- Birth certificate / civil identity documents
- Qualifications: degrees and transcriptsCertified translations where required
- Qualification recognition assessment (if your category requires it)
- Skilled employment evidence (offer / employment agreement)
- Income evidence (payslips / contract)
- Health certificates (if required by your category)
- Police / character certificates (if required)
- Passport-style photographs to the published spec