Managing your visa and passport

If you have renewed your passport, you need to transfer your valid visa into your new passport before you use it to travel. This applies for both physical visa labels and eVisas.

Online application form for the transfer or confirmation of a visa.

What to do if your passport is lost, your visa expires before your passport is replaced, or you find your passport after reporting it lost.

What to do if your passport is not recognised by Immigration New Zealand, or if you are unable to get a passport.

You are not allowed to stay after your visa expires. Find out what to do if you need to stay past your visa expiry.

A person who remains in New Zealand after their visa expires becomes unlawfully in New Zealand and is therefore liable for deportation. Liability for deportation can also arise in other situations. In many cases, a person can appeal against their liability, within certain timeframes.

Apply to transfer your SMC Interim Visa to your new passport.

If you want to travel to New Zealand as a citizen, you must have a New Zealand passport or a foreign passport with an endorsement of your New Zealand citizenship.