WF2.10 Evidential requirements for spouses and de facto partners (29/04/2002)

Visa and immigration officers must sight evidence:

1. of the applicant's spouse's or partner's New Zealand citizenship or New Zealand residence status; and
2. 1. (for spouses) of the applicant's marriage certificate, or
   2. (for de facto partners) that the applicant and partner have been living with their partner in a genuine and stable relationship (see E4.5.1) for at least 2 years immediately before the application is made (see E4.30); and
3. that the New Zealand spouse or partner supports the application in writing; and
4. of documents that confirm the relationship as genuine and stable; and
5. that the applicant and spouse or partner are intending to live in New Zealand for the same period of time.
6. If requested by an immigration or visa officer, applicants must also provide a written declaration from their New Zealand resident or citizen spouse or partner that they have not
   1. previously supported or sponsored more than one other successful principal applicant under spouse or de facto partner policy whose marriage or de facto relationship with the sponsor ended as a result of divorce or separation, or
   2. supported or sponsored any other successful principal applicant under spouse or de facto partner policy in the five years immediately preceding the date the current application is made, whose marriage or de facto relationship with the sponsor ended as a result of divorce or separation.

Effective 29/04/2002