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New Zealand Parent Resident Visa
Resident visa
New Zealand Parent Resident Visa
To apply for this visa, you must:
have a child who can support your application, and is a New Zealand citizen or resident — if they have New Zealand residence through an Australiapassport or an Australian residence or resident return visa, they must live in New Zealandsubmit an expression of interest (EOI) and if accepted, we invite you to applybe in good healthbe of good characterspeak and understand English, or pay for lessons.Your sponsoring childYou must have at least 1 adult child aged 18 or older who is eligible to sponsor you — they can sponsor you jointly with either their partner or an adult sibling.
Your sponsoring child can include:
your natural childyour adopted childyour partner’s child, if you lived with them for most of their life and until they turned 18your grandchild
Immigration statusYour sponsoring child must be a New Zealand citizen or resident and:
aged 18 or olderhave been a New Zealand citizen or resident for at least 3 years before you apply for residencelive in New Zealandhave spent 184 or more days in New Zealand in each of the 3 years before you apply for residence. IncomeYour sponsoring child must earn enough money to sponsor you and:
agree to meet your living costs for the first 10 years of your residence, if you are unable toagree to cover the costs of sending you home, if necessarybe able to give us Inland Revenue tax statements as evidence of their income.Your sponsoring child can use their own income or, if they have a joint sponsor, combine it with their joint sponsor's income.
The amount your sponsors need to earn is based on the New Zealand median wage. It increases by half the median wage for joint sponsors and for each additional parent.
have a child who can support your application, and is a New Zealand citizen or resident — if they have New Zealand residence through an Australiapassport or an Australian residence or resident return visa, they must live in New Zealandsubmit an expression of interest (EOI) and if accepted, we invite you to applybe in good healthbe of good characterspeak and understand English, or pay for lessons.Your sponsoring childYou must have at least 1 adult child aged 18 or older who is eligible to sponsor you — they can sponsor you jointly with either their partner or an adult sibling.
Your sponsoring child can include:
your natural childyour adopted childyour partner’s child, if you lived with them for most of their life and until they turned 18your grandchild
Immigration statusYour sponsoring child must be a New Zealand citizen or resident and:
aged 18 or olderhave been a New Zealand citizen or resident for at least 3 years before you apply for residencelive in New Zealandhave spent 184 or more days in New Zealand in each of the 3 years before you apply for residence. IncomeYour sponsoring child must earn enough money to sponsor you and:
agree to meet your living costs for the first 10 years of your residence, if you are unable toagree to cover the costs of sending you home, if necessarybe able to give us Inland Revenue tax statements as evidence of their income.Your sponsoring child can use their own income or, if they have a joint sponsor, combine it with their joint sponsor's income.
The amount your sponsors need to earn is based on the New Zealand median wage. It increases by half the median wage for joint sponsors and for each additional parent.
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