Source-backed scope
Indian citizen applying from India for an ordinary short Visitor Visa to see family or friends, with an intended stay below six months for the India checklist overlay. This is not a residence or parent-retirement category. Visa duration and entry conditions depend on assessment; do not assume a nine-month or multiple-entry grant.
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Purpose
- Short family / friend visits
- Destination
- New Zealand
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Indian citizen applying from India for an ordinary short Visitor Visa to see family or friends, with an intended stay below six months for the India checklist overlay. This is not a residence or parent-retirement category. Visa duration and entry conditions depend on assessment; do not assume a nine-month or multiple-entry grant.
Immigration New Zealand requirements checked 2026-10-25. Only the category and stage stated above are covered.
How to use this checklist
Start with the route facts first: citizenship, residence, application country, destination and purpose. Then review the document rows and order processing only where the row says it is required or optional.
Document requirements
| Document | Status | Scope | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport identity-page copy | required | visa application | Use a valid passport with at least three months validity after planned departure from New Zealand; upload a legible identity-page scan. |
| One online application photograph | required | visa application | Upload one recent, natural unedited JPG/JPEG photograph, 512 KB to 3.14 MB, portrait 3:4, taken within six months. Meet full INZ pose/background/visibility rules. Do not apply the two-paper-photo count or 35 x 45 mm paper format to this online application. The separate photographer paragraph says below 10 MB; it does not waive the stricter online section. Follow any personalised validator. |
| Outward travel ticket or additional ticket funds | required | visa application | Show the right to enter the next country and an outward ticket, enough extra money to buy one, or an acceptable sponsor undertaking. Ticket funds are additional to living expenses. |
| Police certificates when required | conditional | visa application | For age 17 or older with total New Zealand stays reaching 24 months, including previous stays, or when requested. Follow country, age, validity and previous-certificate rules; do not add this to every short visit. |
| Relationship and identity evidence for included family | conditional | visa application | Only when including a partner or dependent children: provide relationship records such as marriage or birth certificates and their identity evidence. A non-travelling parent consent letter is relevant for the India visitor child branch. |
| Medical insurance | recommended | visa application | Recommended for the stay; do not label recommended insurance an obligatory application document. |
| Living funds or acceptable sponsorship | required | visa application | Self-funded visitors need NZD 1,000 per month, or NZD 400 per month if accommodation is already paid. Free host accommodation does not automatically qualify as prepaid accommodation. Examples include savings history, recent three-month statements or payslips, credit limits and two-year tax returns; choose evidence relevant to the actual circumstances. |
| Sponsor form and financial support evidence | conditional | visa application | If using sponsorship, complete the applicable INZ 1025 or online sponsorship process and provide supporting funds/accommodation evidence. Host invitation alone does not establish acceptable sponsorship. |
| Family or friend host details and visit plans | required | visa application | Provide host name, contact/address and New Zealand immigration status and evidence explaining the visit and relationship. Match the proposed stay and accommodation. |
| Home circumstances and genuine intention to return | required | visa application | Use relevant employment/approved leave, business registration, study, close-family or other home commitments. The India checklist gives alternatives according to personal circumstances. |
| Medical examination or chest X-ray evidence if required | conditional | visa application | Follow the health questions and length-of-stay/country rules or an individual request; a short visitor does not automatically need every health test. Non-English medical certificates require certified translation. |
| Previous visa refusal information | conditional | visa application | If previously refused a visa, include the refusal letter or an explanation if unavailable, as required by the application. |
| Readable online evidence files | required | visa application | Use PDF for documents and JPG/JPEG for the photograph. Combine all pages of each document into one file; avoid duplicate uploads. Password-protected or compressed files are rejected. Passport scan must clearly show the identity particulars. Personalised upload categories and limits still control; no blanket document-byte limit or mandatory colour-certified-copy rule is inferred. |
Processing route
- Passport identity-page copyUse a valid passport with at least three months validity after planned departure from New Zealand; upload a legible identity-page scan. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Passport identity-page copy in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- One online application photographUpload one recent, natural unedited JPG/JPEG photograph, 512 KB to 3.14 MB, portrait 3:4, taken within six months. Meet full INZ pose/background/visibility rules. Do not apply the two-paper-photo count or 35 x 45 mm paper format to this online application. The separate photographer paragraph says below 10 MB; it does not waive the stricter online section. Follow any personalised validator. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare One online application photograph in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Outward travel ticket or additional ticket fundsShow the right to enter the next country and an outward ticket, enough extra money to buy one, or an acceptable sponsor undertaking. Ticket funds are additional to living expenses. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Outward travel ticket or additional ticket funds in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Police certificates when requiredFor age 17 or older with total New Zealand stays reaching 24 months, including previous stays, or when requested. Follow country, age, validity and previous-certificate rules; do not add this to every short visit. For a non-English medical or police certificate, provide the source and a certified English translation bearing the translator/business signature or stamp and accuracy certification. Do not translate it yourself, through family or the adviser assisting this application. No blanket notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Police certificates when required in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Relationship and identity evidence for included familyOnly when including a partner or dependent children: provide relationship records such as marriage or birth certificates and their identity evidence. A non-travelling parent consent letter is relevant for the India visitor child branch. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Relationship and identity evidence for included family in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Medical insuranceRecommended for the stay; do not label recommended insurance an obligatory application document. The cited source does not specify a general translation, notarisation or apostille rule for this item. Confirm any additional language or authentication instructions with the receiving authority; no processing service is selected automatically. 1. Prepare Medical insurance in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Living funds or acceptable sponsorshipSelf-funded visitors need NZD 1,000 per month, or NZD 400 per month if accommodation is already paid. Free host accommodation does not automatically qualify as prepaid accommodation. Examples include savings history, recent three-month statements or payslips, credit limits and two-year tax returns; choose evidence relevant to the actual circumstances. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Living funds or acceptable sponsorship in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Sponsor form and financial support evidenceIf using sponsorship, complete the applicable INZ 1025 or online sponsorship process and provide supporting funds/accommodation evidence. Host invitation alone does not establish acceptable sponsorship. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Sponsor form and financial support evidence in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Family or friend host details and visit plansProvide host name, contact/address and New Zealand immigration status and evidence explaining the visit and relationship. Match the proposed stay and accommodation. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Family or friend host details and visit plans in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Home circumstances and genuine intention to returnUse relevant employment/approved leave, business registration, study, close-family or other home commitments. The India checklist gives alternatives according to personal circumstances. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Home circumstances and genuine intention to return in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Medical examination or chest X-ray evidence if requiredFollow the health questions and length-of-stay/country rules or an individual request; a short visitor does not automatically need every health test. Non-English medical certificates require certified translation. For a non-English medical or police certificate, provide the source and a certified English translation bearing the translator/business signature or stamp and accuracy certification. Do not translate it yourself, through family or the adviser assisting this application. No blanket notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Medical examination or chest X-ray evidence if required in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Previous visa refusal informationIf previously refused a visa, include the refusal letter or an explanation if unavailable, as required by the application. For non-English supporting evidence, include the complete English translation and readable source. Certification is not generally required for ordinary visitor documents. Include translator name, address, phone, qualifications and experience; not the applicant, family or assisting adviser. The India checklist also excludes friends. An officer can request certification. No general notarisation or apostille is specified. 1. Prepare Previous visa refusal information in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
- Readable online evidence filesUse PDF for documents and JPG/JPEG for the photograph. Combine all pages of each document into one file; avoid duplicate uploads. Password-protected or compressed files are rejected. Passport scan must clearly show the identity particulars. Personalised upload categories and limits still control; no blanket document-byte limit or mandatory colour-certified-copy rule is inferred. File format does not replace the language rule for the document inside the file. Provide readable source documents and their required English translations. 1. Prepare Readable online evidence files in the format described above 2. Submit according to the linked official application instructions
Official citations
- Immigration New ZealandImmigration New Zealand: India to New Zealand short family or friend visit documentswww.immigration.govt.nzLast checked 2026-10-25; evidence version india-new-zealand-short-family-friend-visitor-2026-10-25
The Visitor Visa permits visits to family and friends. Show identity, genuine temporary intentions, living funds or acceptable sponsorship and onward travel. The India checklist adds circumstance-based examples rather than making every funding example cumulative.
- Immigration New ZealandImmigration New Zealand official guidancewww.immigration.govt.nzLast checked 2026-10-25; evidence version nz-india-visit-11223-20261025
July 2024 checklist for Indian general visitors intending less than six months: funding examples, home circumstances, included-family relationship and non-travelling-parent consent; paper submission requirements differ from online.
- Immigration New ZealandImmigration New Zealand: online photowww.immigration.govt.nzLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version nz-online-photo-20261026-v70
Online photographs: JPG/JPEG, 512 KB to 3.14 MB, portrait 3:4, taken in the past six months; genuine unedited image. The professional-photographer paragraph separately says less than 10 MB.
- Immigration New ZealandImmigration New Zealand official guidancewww.immigration.govt.nzLast checked 2026-10-25; evidence version nz-visitor-translation-20261025
Visitor applications require complete English translations of non-English documents. Ordinary supporting translations need not be certified; medical and police certificates do. Translator independence and identification rules apply.
- Immigration New ZealandImmigration New Zealand: online uploadwww.immigration.govt.nzLast checked 2026-10-26; evidence version nz-online-upload-20261026-v70
Online documents are PDFs with each multipage document combined into one file; photos use JPG/JPEG. Password-protected or compressed files are rejected.
Exceptions
- Requirements and accepted document formats can change. Follow the linked authority for your exact purpose and application stage.
- Use row-level processing labels: translation, notarisation, apostille, embassy attestation and MEA or HRD attestation are not interchangeable.
Relevant Enuncia services
- Certified translation for the applicable document rows
- Document checklist review
FAQs
Are all documents for New Zealand short family / friend visits automatically translated?
No. Translation is shown per document row because official sources may accept some documents as issued while requiring translation for others.
Can I order document processing from this checklist?
Build your checklist using the route facts first. A processing option can be selected only where supported by the document row. Rows needing language or authentication confirmation remain under review before pricing.
Related guides
- New Zealand destination guide
Destination overview for all published source-backed routes.
- Certified translation service
Service page for the applicable certified-translation document rows.