FAMILY VISAS TO NEW ZEALAND

FAMILY QUOTA CATEGORY VISA TO NEW ZEALAND

Interested in joining your adult child or grandchild or sibling or parent in New Zealand? This visa Category is run by ballot and is for people who are not eligible for residence under any other Visa categories.

FAMILY QUOTA CATEGORY VISA (PERMANENT) BASIC REQUIREMENTS

To obtain this visa, it is necessary for you to fulfill the basic prerequisites set out by the NZ Immigration Service. These include meeting health and good character criteria.

The other basic visa criteria for this via includes the following: you must have lodged a registration during the annual registration period and it has been drawn from the ballot, that you are ineligible for residence in New Zealand under any other category of Government residence policy with the exception of the Refugee Family Quota Category and be sponsored by your New Zealand adult child, adult grandchild, adult sibling or parent who meets the sponsorship requirements.

FAMILY QUOTA CATEGORY VISA (PERMANENT) ENTITLEMENTS

As a permanent resident, you will have the right to live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely. When you are granted permanent residence, a visa label is placed in your passport as proof of your permanent residency.

Other benefits of holding permanent residence include the ability to apply for citizenship once you satisfy the relevant residency requirements.