E4.60 Payment of the fee and immigration levies

Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission and Related Matters) Regulations 2010, Regulation 26AAC

1. Applicants must pay the fee specified for that type of application at the time the application is lodged, unless:
   1. the fee is waived by special direction under section 395 of the Immigration Act 2009 or by regulation; or
   2. the applicant is a citizen of a country with which New Zealand has a fee waiver agreement covering visas (see A6.5); or
   3. the applicant holds a diplomatic or official passport and meets the criteria set out at A6.1; or
   4. the applicant is exempt from paying the application fee.
2. Applicants must pay the immigration levy specified for that type of visa application at the time the application is lodged, unless:
   1. the immigration levy is waived by special direction by an appropriately delegated officer; or
   2. the principal applicant is exempt from paying the immigration levy (see A6.11.20).
3. Applicants must pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) at the time of application if they are applying for a temporary entry class visa, or requesting an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) unless:
   1. the IVL is waived by special direction by an appropriately delegated officer; or
   2. the applicant is exempt from paying the IVL (see A6.13.15).
4. The fee payable for an application is determined by the principal applicant's country of citizenship.
5. The IVL payable for an application depends on each applicant’s country of citizenship.
6. A receiving office is an INZ office or authorised New Zealand Visa Application Centre (VAC). Receiving Offices can be found on the INZ website.
7. If a principal applicant is resident in a country other than their country of citizenship, they may lodge their application at the office designated for receiving applications from the country in which they are residing, but the fee payable will be determined by their country of citizenship.
8. If the principal applicant is in New Zealand and lodges an application in New Zealand, the fee payable for the application is the fee payable for applications lodged in New Zealand, regardless of the principal applicant's citizenship.
9. Cash is not an acceptable form of payment, unless accepted by special direction by an appropriately delegated officer.

Note: Information about how to pay fees from different countries can be found on the INZ website at www.immigration.govt.nz/fees

Effective 24/06/2021