If you are not from a visa-waiver country, you will have to apply for a visitor visa before you come to New Zealand.

When you apply for a visitor visa, we are required to:

• Be in good health
• Be of a decent character
• Your visitor’s visa is relevant to the purpose of your visitation to New Zealand
• You are a bona fide visitor travelling for temporary reasons

Your Passport

You will need to give your passport along with your application for visa. The passport must be valid for at least three months past the date you are to leave New Zealand You passport can also be valid for one month past the date you intend to leave if the government issuing your passport has consular representation in New Zealand.

Additional Documents

• Original passport and old passports, if any
• Your passport should be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival in with a minimum of two blank pages
• Two copies of the first and last page of your passport out of which one copy has to be notarized. If an old passport is being submitted, then copies of all used pages have to be submitted as well.
• Confirmed return air tickets
• 2 recent passport-size colour photographs taken against a white background with matte-finish (size 35 mm x 45 mm and 80% face close up)
• While filling a visa application form for New Zealand Visa, there must be sufficient clarity in purpose of travel, as any one of the following forms must be attached along with the visa application form:
• Supplementary family form
• Form 1189 (If applicant is travelling to New Zealand for less than six months and if the said trip is self/company sponsored)
• Form 1025 (If sponsored by New Zealand citizen) Both must be duly filled and signed.
• Covering letter mentioning details of travel, details of the traveller, purpose of visit and duration of stay. The letter should be duly signed by authorized signatory with company stamp and addressed to the Visa Officer, Immigration New Zealand, New Delhi
• Confirmation of hotel with address and number
• Income Tax Returns of the last 3 years
• Original bank statements reflecting transactions for the last 6 months, duly attested and signed by a bank official
• If the Applicant is visiting New Zealand for his/her honeymoon the following documents have to be submitted along with the visa application:
• NOC letter from parents
• Original wedding card
• Original engagement photos (5-10 in number)