A visa to New Zealand can be issued in two ways. You can choose for yourself a more convenient way.
The first option is to fill out all the Embassy forms on the site and upload scans of all your documents to your application. Pay online consular fee. The passport at the time of such filing remains with the applicant. In the future, the Embassy contacts you and invites you to enter the original foreign passport for applying for a visa at the Visa Application Center.
The second option is to submit documents through the visa center and provide the originals of all documents, including a passport, for consideration.
The fastest and easiest way to apply for a guest visa is online.
Applications are recommended to be submitted before November and after March, since the winter season is considered a very busy period and a huge number of applications are processed.
All documents are submitted in English.
To travel to New Zealand for tourism, visiting relatives or friends, taking short-term studies or language courses, you will need to get a guest visa.
Before traveling to New Zealand, you need to make sure that your passport is valid for at least three months longer than the expected departure date.
An important point for obtaining a visa are financial guarantees. You must have at least 1000 New Zealand dollars per month or 400 New Zealand dollars per month if you have already paid for your stay.
Evidence may include:
If you are sponsored, your sponsor resides in New Zealand and must provide evidence that he can look after you. Evidence may include:
In your visa application, you must indicate that you will pay all medical expenses or medical assistance you receive in New Zealand. To do this, you need to take out medical insurance for the entire expected period of stay.
A prerequisite is the purchase of a round-trip ticket. If you are not a citizen of the country to which you will return after visiting New Zealand, you must provide proof of your legal right to enter that country.
Citizens of Russia do not pay a consular fee for a guest visa.
The fee for sending a passport for inserting a visa in 2019 is 1840 rubles
90 percent of applications are processed within 20 days, if this is not a high season.
The first difference from a guest visa is the condition that you may need to have a chest x-ray and undergo a medical examination to prove your condition health. Students with full payment for the course usually do not need to provide a medical certificate.
You may also need to provide police certificates as evidence of a criminal record in the country of permanent residence.
If you are 17 years old or older and will be in New Zealand for more than 24 months (including the time you have already spent in New Zealand), you must provide police reports:
To obtain a long-term visa for the purpose of training, the student is required to receive an original for admission. Your confirmation of enrollment - should include:
Site offerings should also include information that you have English language skills and academic ability to succeed in the training course.
If you study several courses or one course for more than one year, you must provide evidence that you have enough money to pay for first year or year of study, as well as how you will pay for tuition in subsequent years.
Evidence may include:
As for a guest visa, in the student application, you must declare that you agree to organize and purchase insurance.
You can take out insurance through your education provider. If you take out your own insurance, your educational provider can provide you with more information about what your policy should cover.
How to prove that you have enough money to live in New Zealand?
The consular fee is 330 $.
The fee for sending a passport for inserting a visa in 2019 is 1840 rubles.
90 percent of applications are processed within 3 months, if this is not a high season.