Here is a general list of the items required when submitting your Invitation to Apply (ITA) for your New Zealand immigration application.
Please remember that the items you will need to submit may differ depending on your own unique situation, but it gives you a good head start on the paper trail.
Invitation to Apply for Residence – Skilled Migrant |
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Section A : Principle Applicants Identity |
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Your Unabridged Birth Certificate
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Passport
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Certificate Fees
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Passport Fees
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Your Full Marriage Certificate
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Marriage Certificate Fees
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Section B : Principal Applicants Character |
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Get Finger Prints at Police Station
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Police Certificates for all countries you lived in for 12 months or more over the past 10 years
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Certificate Fees
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Section C : Principal Applicants Health |
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Book Medicals (List of Doctors HERE)
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Print Medical & X-Ray Form (HERE)
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Complete required NZIS Medical & X-Ray Certificate Sections in Advance
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Medical & X-Ray Fees. No X-Rays required for pregnant women
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Section D : Principal Applicants English Language Ability |
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Book IELTS Test if you studied in Afrikaans or get a letter from University to say you studied in English.
(International English Language Testing System) |
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IELTS Fees
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Section E : Skilled Employment in NZ |
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Evidence of Skilled Employment. Must state from when to when and hours worked per month / week
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Certificate of Occupational Registration (if Applicable)
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Proof of Employment / Offer of Employment outside Auckland / in Identified Future Growth Area / Area of Absolute Skills Shortage (if Applicable)
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Section F : Principal Applicants Recognized Qualifications |
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Proof of Qualification
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NZQA Full Report include Curriculum
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Your Certificate of Registration if You are required to Register in NZ.
List of Registration Authorities |
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Evidence of Qualifications in an Identified Future Growth Area / Area of Absolute Skills Shortage (if Applicable)
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Section G : Principal Applicants Recognised Work Experience |
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Evidence of Work Experience (References from Employers which include start & end dates & position held & hours worked per month or Letter from Accountant confirming length of self employment & Financial Statements for that period if you are self employed)
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Evidence of Work Experience in an Identified Future Growth Area / Area of Absolute Skills Shortage (if Applicable)
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Section H : Partner’s Identity |
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Unabridged Marriage Certificate
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Evidence You have been Living together for at least 12 months (House, Water & Lights Accounts, etc.)
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Partner’s Unabridged Birth Certificate
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Partner’s Passport
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Fees for Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate & Passport
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Section I : Partner’s Character |
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Get Finger Prints at Police Station
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Police Certificates for all countries your partner lived in for 12 months or more over the past 10 years
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Certificate Fees
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Section J : Partners Health |
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Book Medicals (List of Doctors HERE)
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Print Medical & X-Ray Form (HERE)
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Complete NZIS Medical & X-Ray Certificate Sections in Advance
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Medical & X-Ray Fees. No X-Rays required for pregnant women
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Section K : Partner’s English Language Ability |
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Book IELTS Test (International English Language Testing System) or add Matric certificate if you were in an English School or get letter from University to say studies were in English.
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IELTS Fees
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Section L : Partner’s Skilled Employment |
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Evidence of Skilled Employment (References from Employers which include start & end dates & position held & hours worked per month or Letter from Accountant confirming length of self employment & Financial Statements for that period if you are self employed)
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Certificate of Occupational Registration (if Applicable)
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Proof of Employment / Offer of Employment outside Auckland / in Identified Future Growth Area / Area of Absolute Skills Shortage (if Applicable)
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Section M : Partner’s Recognised Qualifications |
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Proof of Qualification
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NZQA Full Report
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Partners Certificate of Registration if Registered in NZ
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Evidence of Qualifications in an Identified Future Growth Area / Area of Absolute Skills Shortage (if Applicable)
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Section P: Children’s Identity |
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Children’s Unabridged Birth Certificates
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Children’s Passports
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Fees for Birth Certificates & Passports
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Permission to take children if they are from a previous relationship
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Section Q : Children’s Character |
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Get Finger Prints at Police Station for children 17 and older
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Police Certificates for all countries your children lived in for 12 months or more over the past 10 years (17 years old and older)
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Certificate Fees
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Section R : Children’s Health |
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Book Medicals (List of Doctors HERE)
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Print Medical & X-Ray Form (HERE)
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Complete NZIS Medical & X-Ray Certificate Sections in Advance
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Medical & X-Ray Fees. X-Rays only for children over 11
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Section S : Children’s English Language Ability |
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Book IELTS Test for Children over 16
(International English Language Testing System) |
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IELTS Fees
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Other |
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Add Photo copies of all original documents you are sending with.
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Complete the Payment Details section
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Filled in Migrant Levy Form
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Double checked everything to the included Checklist and ticked the checklist giving reasons for any missing info.
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Double checked according to the Tips Leaflet
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Has immigration agent signed the document
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Have you, your partner and children over 17 signed the document as applicable.
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Have you included the passport sized photographs for yourself, your partner and dependent children
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Have you written the name of the person as well as the date the photo was taken behind each photograph.
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Placed everything in the envelope in correct order (no folder or plastic sleeves)
Use page numbers to check the order. |
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Recheck that your Passports are in the folder along with completed Migrant Levy Form
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Courier Fees to send documents to London
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Add a ‘receiver pays’ waybill into your ITA package so that original documents can be returned to you.
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All information gathered for this articles was found on the INZ website HERE