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New Zealand Parent Visa Applicant

Parent Visa applicants must meet a number of requirements to have their New Zealand residence application approved under the Parent Policy.

To be eligible, parents must:

• Be the parent of an adult child 17 years or over who is a New Zealand citizen or resident (in some situations grandparents and legal guardians are also considered as parents);
• Have the 'centre of gravity' of their family in New Zealand;
• Be in good health;
• Be of good character; and
• Be sponsored by your New Zealand child who is eligible to sponsor you.

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Parents must also be able to supply evidence of their relationship with the sponsor and any other children they may have, as well as where their children reside.

A sponsor's legal guardian will be considered a parent if:

• Both the sponsor's parents died before the sponsor turned 20; and
• The legal guardian had custody of the sponsor and the right to control the sponsor's upbringing before the sponsor attained the age of 20 years.

A sponsor's grandparent and their partner will be considered as parents under the Parent Policy if both the sponsor's parents are dead. Only one grandparent and their partner may be sponsored for a New Zealand Parent Visa under the Parent Policy.