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Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa

Partnership category
A Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa lets you stay in New Zealand indefinitely.
After you have had this visa for 2 years in a row, you can apply for a Permanent Resident Visa that lets you travel in and out of New Zealand indefinitely. To apply for this visa, you must:
have a partner who can support your application, and is a New Zealand citizen or resident — if they have New Zealand residence through an Australia passport or an Australian residence or resident return visa, they must live in New Zealandbe living with your partner in a genuine and stable relationship for at least 12 months when you applybe in good healthbe of good character. Eligible partnerYour partner must not have supported a successful resident visa application for more than 1 previous partner.
Within the past 5 years they must not have:
supported a successful resident visa application for a previous partnerincluded a previous partner in their own successful residence applicationhave themselves been included as a partner in a successful residence application.They must not be liable for deportation or have their deportation liability suspended.
Your partner must complete the 'Partnership Support Form for Residence' as evidence of their support.
If you have been living with your partner outside of New ZealandWe may give you a Permanent Resident Visa instead, if:
your partner is a New Zealand citizen, andyou have been living together outside of New Zealand in a genuine and stable relationship for 5 years or more when you apply.When you apply for a Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa, your partner will need to:
be outside of New Zealand, orhave been back in New Zealand for less than 3 months.

Dependent children

To include dependent children in your residence application, you must be their parent or legal guardian, and your children must:
be aged 24 or youngernot have children of their own, if aged 18 or olderbe financially dependent, if aged 21 to 24 — they must rely on an adult (their parent or other family member) for financial supportbe single — if they are living with a partner, they are not considered to be single, even if they have been living with their partner for less than a yearprovide proof of their identitymeet the requirements for good health and good character. Custody of children aged 15 or youngerIf your children are aged 15 or younger, we will ask for evidence that they can legally leave their home country.
If you are separated or divorced, you will need to provide legal documents that show:
you have the sole right to decide where your children liveyou have the right to remove your children from their home country, oryou have legal custody of the children and your children's other parent agrees they can move to New Zealand if the children get resident visas. Dependent children aged 21 to 24 Children aged 21 to 24 are only considered dependent if they are financially dependent, meaning they rely on an adult for financial support.
When deciding if your children are financially dependent, we look at whether they are:
working, full-time or part-time, and for how longable to support themselvesliving with a family member and how much they are supportedstudying, full-time or part-time.

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