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

It generally takes 3 1 working day to apply for a New Zealand tourist visa (the specific time is subject to the visa center); It generally takes 62 working days to apply for a New Zealand student visa (the specific time is subject to the visa center); It generally takes 88 working days to apply for a New Zealand work visa (the specific time is subject to the visa center).

From March 20 18 1 1 to March 20 19, the processing time of New Zealand visa applications will be extended.

Immigration New Zealand is currently facing the peak period of visa application, or it will last until March 20 19. This time of year is the beginning of summer in New Zealand and the beginning of the new school year for students, so the number of applications for tourist visas and student visas will reach the maximum.

Travel planning needs to consider the processing time of visa applications. Please submit your application as early as possible before the planned travel date so as to allow enough time for the visa application to be accepted. In order to ensure the end of the application as soon as possible, it is necessary to provide all information related to the application, including translation. If the information provided is incorrect or the processing time is prolonged.

Please don't pay the travel expenses until the visa application is over. Immigration New Zealand will not speed up the visa application because the itinerary has been confirmed. If the visa application is within the normal processing time, please do not contact the New Zealand Immigration Bureau unless the application information changes or the processing time has exceeded the time announced by the Immigration Bureau in official website.

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Precautions for entering New Zealand:

New Zealand Customs has strict entry regulations. Each passenger can bring a certain amount of duty-free goods when entering the country. For the excess, he needs to declare to the new customs and pay customs duties and goods and services tax.

The duty-free items that each passenger can bring into the country include: duty-free items worth less than S $700; 50 cigarettes per person (50 grams of tobacco or 50 cigars) (17 years old and above); 4.5 liters of wine or 4.5 liters of beer; 3 bottles of alcoholic beverages (no more than 1 125ml each). The above items are for personal use only.

New Zealand laws prohibit or restrict the import of many kinds of wildlife products, including: live animals, meat, skins, hair, bones, wool, eggs, cultured products, biological products, shells, corals, hair, bee products, plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, nuts, bulbs, straw, bamboo, wood and other crops.

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