Find visitor visas and information about visiting Aotearoa New Zealand on holiday or for business.
Find study visas to study in Aotearoa New Zealand. Education providers can learn about getting approved.
Find information about work visas and working in New Zealand. Employers can learn about hiring people from overseas and getting accredited.
Find visas to live in Aotearoa New Zealand permanently and learn what life here is like.
Learn about Immigration New Zealand, our role, how we work and how to contact us.
Find out how New Zealand helps refugees and asylum seekers, how to claim protected person status, and what is required when you are sponsoring family as a refugee.
Find out how to make a claim, and where to get help.
Starting a new life in a new country is not always easy. We help refugees and asylum seekers settle into communities, find work and gain access to health services.
Sponsors under the Refugee Family Support Category must register as either a tier 1 or tier 2 sponsor before their family members can be invited to apply for a New Zealand resident visa.
Immigration New Zealand collaborated with refugees, previously approved sponsors, iwi partners, and key stakeholders to co-design a community model to support the delivery of the Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship programme.
We are carrying out a Refugee Survey this year, to help the Government better understand the experiences of former refugees and their families. Data collected from the survey will help us to improve the experience of refugees resettling in New Zealand in the future.
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