Self-Assessment Guide For Residence In New Zealand (Page 3 of 20) in pdf

The requirements may remain for up to

You will probably be refused residence in

two years after you are first granted residence

New Zealand on character grounds if:

except if you are granted residence under the

• you have ever been convicted and sentenced

Migrant Investment Instructions, in which case

to imprisonment for five years or more; or

requirements will remain for up to four years.

• you are subject to a current or permanent

If you show us that you’ve met them after this

prohibition on entering New Zealand, or have

time, we will write to you confirming that the

been deported from another country; or

requirements no longer apply. After this your

• there is reason to believe you might be

residence status is permanent. It is important

associated with criminal groups, constitute a

that you meet the requirements within this time

danger to New Zealand, or engage in criminal

as if you don’t you (and any accompanying family

offending after your arrival.

members) may become liable for deportation.

English language requirements

How decisions are made

You will have a better chance of settling

successfully in New Zealand if you can speak

The Minister of Immigration sets residence

English. You (and everyone else aged 16 or over

instructions. By law, INZ must assess applications

who is accompanying you) will need to meet a

according to the rules of these instructions.

minimum standard of English if you are applying

under the Skilled Migrant, Pacific Access or

Your health, character and

Business categories (except the Investor Plus

(Investor 1 Category)). If you are applying under

English language ability

Religious Worker instructions you will be

required to meet the minimum English language

Health requirements

requirements. You won’t need to meet English

language requirements if you’re applying under

Read our leaflet Health Requirements (INZ 1121)

any other residence from work categories.

for full details of the health information you will

However, all partners and/or children included

need to submit as part of your application.

in any residence from work category application,

including under Religious Worker instructions,

Character requirements

will need to meet English language requirements.

You and any family members included in your

You can prove that you meet the minimum

application must be of good character, whatever

standard of English by providing a certificate

the category. To prove that, you and everyone

from the International English Language Testing

in your family who is 17 years of age and older

System (IELTS) or you can provide other evidence

needs to provide police certificates from:

that you come from an English-speaking

• your country of citizenship (unless you can

background. In some instances, your partner

provide satisfactory evidence to an immigration

and/or children may, instead of satisfying the

officer that a police certificate is either not

minimum standard of English, pre-purchase

available or is unduly difficult to obtain); and

English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)

• any country you have been in for 12 months or

tuition: English language classes that you’ll

more in the last 10 years, whether in one visit

attend once you get to New Zealand. Details

or more.

of the minimum standards for each category,

and what evidence you need to provide, can

For information on how to obtain a police

be found on our website

certificate you can visit our website

govt.nz. Alternatively, see our leaflet English

govt.nz/policecertificate.

Language Information (INZ 1060).

Accessing the website is the quickest means of

obtaining this information, however if you do

Your application

not have access to the internet you can either:

• call us on 0508 55 88 55 if you are in

Principal applicant

New Zealand, or (09) 914 4100 if you are

in Auckland; or

The principal applicant is the person who will

• contact your nearest INZ office.

be primarily assessed against the instructions

criteria. If this is you, you should fill in the

application form.

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