Latest Immigration New Zealand updates: English translations will be required for visitor visa supporting documents

English translations will be required for visitor visa supporting documents

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced that from 17 June 2024, all supporting documents submitted with visitor visa applications to INZ must be provided in English. This includes visitor visa applications from people wanting to study for less than three months.   

For further information on what this means please see the announcement on the INZ website: English translations will be required for visitor visa supporting documents | Immigration New Zealand.

There are no plans at this stage for student visas to follow suit.