Looking to bring or Join Family in New Zealand?
Let us help you find the right visa and take care of the process.
When you make the decision to migrate other people are impacted.
Get the professional support you need and remove the risk of getting it wrong.
People settle better and stay longer when they have family around them. New Zealand has a variety of temporary and permanent visa options that may allow your partner/spouse, dependent children and sometimes your parents to join you in New Zealand.
What you can sponsor them for and how long they can stay depends on the type of visa you hold and any conditions attached to it. The rules are complicated and change frequently.
Over the last 20 years we have helped thousands of migrants to join their family in New Zealand. We have many clients where we have now assisted 3 generations of their family, and have been working with some families for more than 10 years as they moved from temporary to permanent visas and even Citizenship.
Our experts will be able to assess your situation quickly and plan the best way forward. We will be able to tell you upfront what is needed for a successful application, assess your evidence and help you fill in the gaps. Having someone on you and your family’s team can remove a lot of stress from the process.
If any of the following apply to you and your family, contact us to see how we can help:
Partners and Dependent Family
- I have a Temporary Work Visa and I would like to get a Partnership Visitor Visa or Partnership Work Visa for my partner to come with me
- My partner is a New Zealand Citizen or Resident and I would like to get a Partnership Visitor Visa or Partnership Work Visa to join them
- My partner is a New Zealand Citizen or Resident and I want to apply for Partnership Residence
- I have recently married a New Zealand Citizen or Resident and we haven’t lived together for very long
- I am making an arranged marriage and want to join my husband or wife in New Zealand.
- I want to bring my children who have not started school yet and they need a Dependent Child Visitor Visa
- I want to bring my children who will be enrolling in school on a Dependent Child Student Visa
- I want to help my child to make a Dependent Child Resident Visa application
Parents
If you have New Zealand Residence or Citizenship your Parents may be eligible for a multiple entry Parent/Grandparent Visitor Visa that will allow them to spend up to 18 months in New Zealand in a 3-year period.
If you have held a Resident Visa for at least 3 years and you meet sponsorship criteria you may be able to support your Parents to apply for New Zealand Residence under the Parent Category. (Note that this is a ballot-based system) which runs over several stages.
Parent Investors may be able to move permanently to New Zealand through the Parent Retirement Category if you meet sponsorship criteria and they have a guaranteed income of NZD $60,000 per year, plus NZD $1 million to invest and NZD $500,000 in settlement funds.