Family migration to New Zealand
New Zealand's family migration category is designed to enable New Zealand citizens or residents to be joined by their eligible spouses, partners, parents, siblings and children. It also allows New Zealand citizens or residents to sponsor family members abroad to live in New Zealand. The overall objective of family category policy is to strengthen families and communities while reinforcing the Government's overall objectives in immigration policy.
New Zealand family visa - eligibility
New Zealand's family migration category is available to you if:
- You are in a genuine and stable marriage or de facto relationship (whether heterosexual or same sex) with a New Zealand citizen or resident who sponsors your application; or
- You have immediate family members (parent, sibling or adult child) who are New Zealand citizens or residents and who live permanently in New Zealand; or
- You are the dependent child of a New Zealand citizen or resident.
Please note that you and any family included in your application must also meet Immigration New Zealand's health and character requirements.
To find out more about family migration to New Zealand, view New Zealand's family migration categories.