Self-Assessment Guide For Residence In New Zealand Page 16
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20INTERNATIONAL/
Eligible sponsors
HUMANITARIAN STREAM
An eligible sponsor is a New Zealand citizen
or resident who:
The purpose of the International/Humanitarian
• was granted residence in New Zealand because
stream is to fulfil New Zealand’s obligations
they were a refugee
as a good international citizen. Included in this
• has never sponsored any other principal
stream are United Nations mandated refugees
applicant under the Refugee Family Support
who are approved under the annual Refugee
Category (or Refugee Family Quota), and
Quota and asylum seekers who claim refugee
status in New Zealand.
• is in New Zealand.
The categories in this stream are:
Tier one sponsors for the queue
• Refugee Family Support Category
Tier one sponsors may sponsor their parent,
• Pacific Access Category
grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew,
• Samoan Quota Scheme
niece, adult sibling or adult child, and that
person’s partner and/or dependent children.
• victims of domestic violence, and
• various other special policies for
Tier one sponsors must:
specific countries.
• be an eligible sponsor, and
• have no ‘family member’ who is eligible for
Refugee Family Support Category
residence in New Zealand under any other
category of residence instructions, and either
The Refugee Family Support Category allows for
• have no ‘immediate family’ living lawfully and
a number of refugees’ family members to be
permanently in New Zealand, or
considered for residence in New Zealand each year.
• be the ‘sole carer’ of a dependent relative or
You may only lodge an application for residence
relatives in New Zealand and have no other
under this category if your New Zealand
‘immediate family’ in New Zealand (the cared-
sponsor’s registration was selected from the tier
for relative must also have no other
one or two queues and you are invited to apply.
‘immediate family’ in New Zealand).
You (and your partner and/or dependent
Tier two sponsors for the queue
children) may be granted residence under the
Refugee Family Support Category if:
Tier two sponsors may sponsor their parent,
• your sponsor meets the ‘eligible sponsor’
adult sibling, adult child, or grandparent (if that
requirements (see below)
grandparent is the sponsor’s legal guardian), and
that person’s partner and/or dependent children.
• you are not eligible for residence in
New Zealand under any other residence
Tier two sponsors must:
category
• have been a New Zealand citizen or residence
• you are healthy and of good character, and
class visa holder for at least three years before
• you apply within 12 months of us writing
lodging their registration
to your sponsor advising that their
• have spent a total of 184 days or more in
registration has been selected from
New Zealand in each of those three years
the tier one or two queue.
• have no other ‘family member’ who is eligible
for residence in New Zealand under any other
Two-tier registration system
category of residence instructions, and
for sponsors
• be an eligible sponsor.
Registrations from tier one sponsors will be
For more information about lodging a
given first access to the available places under
registration under the Refugee Family Support
the Refugee Family Support Category by entry
Category, see Refugee Family Support Category
into the tier one queue.
Tier One Sponsor Registration Form (INZ 1094),
Registrations are selected from the tier one
Refugee Family Support Category Tier Two
queue in order of their entry into that queue
Sponsor Registration Form (INZ 1192), or visit
until the available number of places is met.
If the annual number of places available is not
Note: potential applicants who are in New Zealand,
filled by people included in tier one registrations
must be here lawfully and not have claimed
from the queue, INZ will call for registrations
refugee status in New Zealand to be eligible
from tier two sponsors within a specified period.
to be included in a sponsor’s registration.
16 – Self-Assessment Guide for Residence in New Zealand – April 2016
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