How long does it take to apply for a New Zealand immigrant visa?

Under normal circumstances, INZ Immigration Bureau will process the applicant's visa application as soon as possible, but the processing cycle will depend on everyone's different situation. It should be noted that the New Zealand government is very cautious about the planning of New Zealand's permanent residence quota, and the annual residence plan gives priority to New Zealand skilled immigrants, New Zealand business immigrants and spouse immigrants.

I. categories of skilled immigrants in new zealand

1. The applicant has been informed of the job opportunity.

If the New Zealand skilled immigrant applicant has been informed of the job opportunities in New Zealand, your application will be assigned to the visa officer immediately after the New Zealand Immigration Service considers accepting your application.

If you are required to start work before your application for a New Zealand immigrant visa is finalized, you can consider applying for a New Zealand work visa. However, please note that any delay in your application for immigration to New Zealand may delay your application for a work visa.

The processing time of skilled immigrant visa in New Zealand may vary depending on whether supplementary materials are needed or whether health status or moral problems need to be assessed.

The applicant has not been informed of the job opportunity.

After the application for skilled migration to New Zealand is accepted, if the applicant is not informed of the job offer in New Zealand, your application will be assigned to the visa office within about two months. According to the needs of supplementary materials or assessment of health or behavioral problems, the test time may be different.

Applicants should note that if you have received the Invitation for Immigration to New Zealand (ITA) and choose to apply for an immigrant visa, please be sure to submit all the materials required in the document list (attached in front of ITA) to the New Zealand Immigration Service.

If the applicant needs to provide other relevant materials during the trial, the applicant needs to provide supplementary materials within three to ten working days. If the applicant fails to provide supplementary materials within the required time, the New Zealand Immigration Bureau will make a decision on his application based on all the materials provided by the applicant.

Two. Types of family reunion immigrants in New Zealand

1. Non-priority immigrant category of family reunion

At present, the quota demand of New Zealand immigrants (parents, adult siblings of former families and adult children) who do not give priority to family reunion has exceeded the quota provided.

It takes about 18 months from submitting the application to making a hearing decision for the first class application of New Zealand parents' reunion immigrants.

For parents, adult children of former families or adult siblings, it takes about five years from the date of application to the allocation of quotas.

The second type of New Zealand parents' reunion immigration application takes about seven years from the date of submission to the allocation of quotas.

Applications in the above categories will be processed according to the time of receipt.

2. Give priority to the category of family reunion immigrants-spouse/minor children application.

Immigration New Zealand will submit your application to the visa officer within 14 days after receiving your application. At present, the processing cycle for New Zealand spouses and minor children to apply for immigrant visas is three to nine months.

3. It may delay your application for a New Zealand immigrant visa.

1. The information and materials required in the specific application review list were not provided.

2. There are health problems at present (please provide a report issued by a specialist, explaining the medical history and health diagnosis).

3. There is a criminal record in the certificate of no criminal record (please provide a written explanation of this criminal record).

4. Your position and date of entry and exit are not listed in the job recommendation form.

5. The application includes the custody of children under the age of 16 (it is very likely that the children only travel with one parent, or the parents are divorced but the custody problem has not been solved).

6. Need to review the submitted information.