New Zealand Partner Visa

The New Zealand unmarried partner, fiancé and marriage visa is designed to help applicants move to New Zealand to join their spouse, fiancé or unmarried partner (same sex relationships included). This visa is also referred to as a Partnership visa.

Eligibility Criteria

Age

Both partners under a New Zealand unmarried partner, fiancé or marriage visa application must be 18 years of age or older or have parental/guardian/other consent if between 16 and 18 years of age.

Partner

A partner of a principal New Zealand unmarried partner, fiancé or marriage visa applicant is someone who has been legally married to the applicant, or in a close living relationship that is similar to marriage, for 12 months or more. It may be a relationship between people of the opposite or the same sex. The applicants must have been living together for a minimum of 12 months in a genuine and stable relationship, whether married or not.

The minimum requirements for recognition of a partnership are that the applicants:

• Are both 18 years of age or older (or have parental/guardian/other consent if between 16 and 18 years of age).

• Have met each other prior to submitting an application.

• Are not close relatives.

Additional Information

It may be possible to lodge an application for a Partnership visa if the applicants have been living together for less than 12 months but can show they are in a genuine and stable relationship. A Global Visas consultant will be able to advise you further on these requirements.

In addition to the minimum requirements outlined above, basic standards of health and character have to be met in order to lodge a successful New Zealand Unmarried Partner, Fiancé and Marriage Visas application.