F5.1 How do dependent children qualify for residence? (26/07/1999)

1. Principal applicants meet dependent child policy if:
   1. they are:
      • aged 17 to 19, with no child(ren) of their own, and
      • single, and
      • totally or substantially reliant on an adult (whether their parent or not) for financial support, whether they live with them or not, and
      • their parent(s) are lawfully and permanently in New Zealand; or
   2. they are
      • aged 16 or younger, and
      • single, and
      • totally or substantially reliant on an adult (whether their parent or not) for financial support, whether they live with them or not, and
      • their parent(s) are lawfully and permanently in New Zealand.
2. Principal applicants under dependent child policy must also:
   1. have been born to, or adopted by (see R3), their parent(s) before their parent(s) made their own application for residence, and have been declared as dependent children on their parent(s)' application for residence; or
   2. have been born to their parent(s) after their parents made their own application for residence; or
   3. have been adopted by (see R3) their parent(s) after their parent(s) made their own application for residence, by a New Zealand adoption order made under the Adoption Act 1955, or an overseas adoption order which, under section 17 of the Adoption Act 1955, has the same effect as a New Zealand adoption order.
3. Principal applicants under dependent child policy must meet health and character requirements policy (see A4 and A5).

F5.1.1 Definition of 'single'

A person is single if they are not legally married or not living in a de facto relationship that is in the nature of a marriage.

Note: 'De facto relationship' in this definition includes relationships that would not meet the definition of 'de facto partner' in R2.1.20. The difference is that in this definition, de facto relationships may exist irrespective of duration.

F5.1.5 Definition of 'lawfully and permanently'

People who are lawfully and permanently in a country are either:

1. 1. citizens of that country, or have the right of, or permission to take up, permanent residence in that country, and
   2. actually residing in that country; or
2. living in a refugee camp in that country with little chance of repatriation.

Effective 26/07/1999