2. Citizenship by descent You are a New Zealand citizen if you are born overseas to a mother or father who is a New Zealand citizen otherwise than by descent, or if a mother or father is a New Zealand citizen by descent and you would otherwise be stateless. ...
Once you are a New Zealand citizen you will be eligible to apply for a New Zealand passport. There are four ways of becoming a New Zealand citizen: Citizenship by birth in New Zealand Citizenship by descent Adoption Citizenship by grant Only the latter is relevant for immigrants. Read more...
If one or more of your parents are a New Zealand citizen by birth or by grant, but you were born outside of New Zealand, you can apply for what's called “citizenship by descent.” The parent must have been a citizen prior to your birth in order to be eligible. If you’re granted...
For other services provided by other New Zealand Government agencies, please visit the following websites: Renew your NZ passport(external link) NZ citizenship by descent & first child passport(external link) Marriage in Taiwan(external link) Change your own name(external link) NZ driver licence(...
Basically, there are two main routes to citizenship in New Zealand. These are Citizenship by Descent and Citizenship by Grant. Both of these are administrated by the country’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). You may qualify for Citizenship by Descent if one of your parents is a New ...
This Parent Visa is for people who want to live in New Zealand on a permanent basis and have an adult child who is either a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident living in New Zealand. In some situations, grandparents and legal guardians are also considered as parents. To be eligible ...
1. ANewZealandpassport. 2. ANewZealandbirthcertificateissuedpriorto1January2006. 3. ANewZealandbirthcertificateissuedonorafter1January2006thatpositivelyindicatescitizenship. 4. CertificateofgrantofNewZealandcitizenship. 5. ConfirmationofNewZealandcitizenshipbydescentcertificateissuedundersection7(2)oftheCitizenship...
the Band, and 12 members have been with us for more than 20 years. It proves what a wonderful group the Band is dedicated to music but also to having fun rehearsing and performing together. We have a least one British expatriate in our group and many more members of British descent. ...
However, they also felt the pressure of successful woman and economic rationalist discourses in which paid work is essential to wellbeing and good citizenship while motherhood is devalued. The women's decisions about re鈥恊ntering the paid workforce were characterised by conflict and constraint. ...
Americans applying for New Zealand citizenship by descent: Nov. 8, 2016, to Jan. 31, 2017: 203 Nov. 8, 2015, to Jan. 31, 2016: 183 Citizenship-related visits to Department of Internal Affairs website from the U.S.: Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, 2016: 4,146 Oct. 4 to Oct. 6, 2016:...