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New Zealand Spouse Visa

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You may be eligible for a visa based on the relationship if your partner lives in New Zealand or if you are applying for a visa jointly. Whether through a formal marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship, Immigration New Zealand defines partnership as two people of the same or opposite sex living together in a real and stable connection.

For you to be eligible for a New Zealand spouse visa, you and your supportive partner must fulfill the following requirements:

Eligibility Requirements:

Your supporting partner is the individual you apply for a visa on behalf of if you are married to a citizen or visa holder of New Zealand. This type of visa promotes family support and reunion by enabling partners to live and work together in New Zealand.

1. Requirement for Age You have to be at least eighteen. Your partner needs parental or guardian approval if they are under the age of eighteen (16 or 17).
2. Prior Meeting: To apply for a visa based on your partnership, you and your partner must have met.
3. Non-relatives: You are not allowed to be close to family.
4. Partnership Requirements: You must provide evidence that you are in a sincere and committed relationship to qualify. Living together is required for this, which entails:
5. Common House: The need for both partners to live in the same house demonstrates a sincere commitment to one another's lives.

Living together does not include renting an apartment together for the sole purpose of sharing over the holidays, staying at each other's houses occasionally but keeping different addresses, or living as roommates.

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