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Inz 1003
Inz 1003
Self-Assessment Guide
for Residence in New Zealand
A guide to the options for gaining residence in New Zealand
immigration.govt.nz
CONTENTS
Residence in New Zealand 1
SKILLED/BUSINESS STREAM 6
Skilled Migrant Category 6
Skilled Migrant quick check 7
The Skilled Migrant Category points system 8
Business categories 9
Residence from Work categories 10
INTERNATIONAL/HUMANITARIAN STREAM 16
Refugee Family Support Category 16
Pacific Access Category 17
Samoan Quota Scheme 18
Victims of domestic violence 18
Pitcairn Islanders 18
For more information 18
Read our leaflet Health Requirements (INZ 1121) Details of the minimum standards for each
for full details of the health information you will category, and what evidence you need to
need to submit as part of your application. provide, can be found on our website
www.immigration.govt.nz. Alternatively,
Character requirements see our leaflet English Language Information
(INZ 1060).
You and any family members included in your
application must be of good character, whatever
the category. To prove that, you and everyone Your application
in your family who is 17 years of age and older
needs to provide police certificates from: Principal applicant
• your country of citizenship (unless you can The principal applicant is the person who will
provide satisfactory evidence to an be primarily assessed against the instructions
immigration officer that a police certificate criteria. If this is you, you should fill in the
is either not available or is unduly difficult application form.
to obtain); and
• any country you have been in for 12 months or Non-principal applicants
more in the last 10 years, whether in one visit
Non-principal applicants are any other people
or more.
who you include in the application, such as your
For information on how to obtain a police partner and/or children.
certificate you can visit our website
www.immigration.govt.nz/policecertificate. Partners
Accessing the website is the quickest means of You can include your partner in your application,
obtaining this information. However, if you do but you must have been living together in a
not have access to the internet you can call us genuine and stable relationship for at least
on 0508 55 88 55 if you are in New Zealand. 12 months and meet other minimum
You will probably be refused residence in requirements for your partnership to be
New Zealand on character grounds if: recognised. See ‘Minimum requirements
for recognition of partnerships’.
• you have ever been convicted and sentenced
to imprisonment for five years or more; or
• you are subject to a current or permanent
prohibition on entering New Zealand, or have
been deported from another country; or
• there is reason to believe you might be
associated with criminal groups, constitute
a danger to New Zealand, or engage in criminal
offending after your arrival.