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RW3.5 Sponsorship by a New Zealand organisation of national repute

  1. Applicants who are sponsored by an organisation of national repute in their declared field of art, culture or sport must provide a completed NZIS Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) Sponsorship Form with their application for residence.
  2. Completion of the form includes:
    1. a statement of support for the residence application from an organisation of national repute in the applicant’s declared field of art, culture or sport; and
    2. the reasons for which the organisation considers that the applicant's presence in New Zealand will continue to enhance the quality of New Zealand's accomplishments and participation in the declared field of art, culture or sport; and
    3. A personal undertaking from a person described in RW3.5.1 below that they will:
      • ensure that adequate accommodation in New Zealand is and continues to be available for the applicant; and
      • provide accommodation during the first 24 months of their applicant’s residence in New Zealand if necessary; and
      • provide financial support during the first 24 months of the applicant’s residence in New Zealand if necessary; and
      • repay to the Crown any costs to the Crown which result from their failure to meet their obligations as a sponsor and acknowledge that if those costs are incurred they become a debt due to the Crown.

RW3.5.1 Eligibility to give personal undertakings of accommodation and support

A person giving the personal undertakings set out in RW3.5 (b)(iii) above must:

  1. be in New Zealand; and
  2. be a New Zealand or Australian citizen or the holder of a current residence permit that is not subject to requirements under s18A of the Immigration Act 1987; and
  3. have been a New Zealand or Australian citizen and/or the holder of a residence permit or a returning resident's visa for at least three years immediately preceding the date the application under the Residence policy for holders of visas or permits granted under the Talent (Arts, Culture and Sports) Work Policy is made; and
  4. in each of the three 12 month portions within that three year period, have spent a total of 184 days or more in New Zealand.

Effective 29/04/2002
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