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New Zealand Dependent Child Visa Requirements

You may be granted residence under the Dependent Child Policy if you meet the following visa requirements:

• You are aged 16 or younger;
• You are single;
• You are totally or substantially reliant on an adult for financial support (whether or not that adult is your parent, and whether or not you are living with that adult); and
• Your parent(s) are lawfully and permanently in New Zealand.

OR

• You are aged between 17 and 24 years;
• You are single;
• You have no children of your own;
• You are totally or substantially reliant on an adult for financial support (whether or not that adult is your parent, and whether or not you are living with that adult); and
• Your parent(s) are lawfully and permanently in New Zealand.

You must also:

• Have been born or adopted before your parents applied for residence, and been declared on your parents' application for residence;
• Have been born after your parents applied for residence; or
• Have been adopted by your parents as a result of a New Zealand adoption or an overseas adoption recognised under New Zealand law.

Applicants under the Dependent Child Policy must also meet all New Zealand health and character visa requirements.