H6.10 Making an application for a relationship-based visitor visa (to 29/07/2024)

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010, Reg 14A, 26AA

1. A person may only apply for a visa under these instructions if they are invited to do so.
2. An application must be made within 4 months of the date of the invitation to apply.
3. Despite (b) above, where a person makes an expression of interest on or after 8 July 2022 and is then invited to apply, they must make an application within 2 months of an invitation to apply.
4. An application for a visa must be made in the prescribed manner.
5. An application for a relationship-based visitor visa must be made by submitting the following to an immigration officer:
   1. the completed form approved for this purpose; and
   2. the prescribed fee (if any); and
   3. the documentation and evidence requested in the invitation to apply, including evidence of the applicant’s relationship to the New Zealand citizen or resident.

Effective 08/07/2022