Immigrants who want to apply for a permanent resident visa in New Zealand must do so entirely online, rather than submitting a paper form. The New Zealand government has announced that applications for permanent resident visas will go online in late January 2024.
If you want to live, work and study in New Zealand and travel to and from New Zealand at any time, you will need a permanent resident visa. You can also include your partner and dependent children aged 24 and under on your visa application.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is moving changes to the travel conditions for permanent resident visa, second or subsequent resident visa and resident visa application processes to Immigration Online at the end of January 2024.
From the end of January 2024, foreigners will be able to submit the following applications electronically using Immigration Online (instead of using paper-based applications):
permanent resident visa
Second or subsequent resident visa
Variation in travel conditions for resident visa
Currently, these applications are submitted using paper forms, limiting the ability of applicants to track the progress of their applications online.
Using Immigration Online, applicants can check the status of their applications online without having to call the INZ Contact Centre, and visa applicants will no longer need to submit their passport or other documentation, eliminating paper documentation. Yes, now you will be able to get all the information online only.
People are eligible for a permanent resident visa only if they have held a resident visa for at least 2 years. If the applicant was outside New Zealand when the resident visa was issued, the 2 years will start from when they arrived in New Zealand on their resident visa.
Resident visa is different from permanent resident visa. A permanent resident visa is usually the next step after being granted an aboriginal visa. While the resident visa has travel conditions that allow a person to re-enter New Zealand as a resident only until a certain date, the permanent resident visa allows re-entry into New Zealand indefinitely.
The cost of a Permanent Resident Visa starts at NZD $240 and the processing time for 90% of applications is within 28 business days.
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