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How to Apply for a New Zealand Passport Preventing Children Being Taken from New Zealand |
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How to Apply for a New Zealand Passport
Application ProcessUnder the Passports Act 1992, you must be a New Zealand citizen to be issued with a New Zealand passport. The Passport Application Form covers:
Supporting DocumentsMost first time passport applicants do not need to provide supporting documents such as New Zealand birth, marriage, civil union or citizenship certificates to prove name details and entitlement to a New Zealand passport.Some first time applicants will still need to provide supporting documentation as our computer records only cover New Zealand births, marriages, civil unions and citizenship records. For further details on what documents to send, see below. If you are required to provide documents, they must be originals, not photocopies or certified photocopies. Previous New Zealand passport holders wishing to renew their current or expired passport must still send their most recent passport with the application form. If your most recent passport is lost/stolen see, Lost or Stolen Passports for further information. Proof of New Zealand CitizenshipYou will not need to send your citizenship documents if you:
For further details on what documents to send please contact us. Proof of Name Change DetailsYou will not need to send your name change documents if you:
For further details on what documents to send please contact us. If you wish to have a change of name that was executed in the United Kingdom in your New Zealand passport, please see Additional Information When Applying for a New Zealand Passport from the United Kingdom. Proof of IdentityYou will require an identity witness to formally identify you on the application form and certify one of your photographs.A witness must not:
If a witness cannot be found who holds a valid New Zealand passport, choose someone from the following groups to act as the witness. They must meet all the other witness criteria mentioned above.
PhotographsAll applicants, including babies, must provide two identical photos of themselves. Both photos must be the same in all ways taking care they are not damaged by staples, pins, paperclips, folding or ink.For more information on passport photo requirements see Photographic Requirements. Change in Gender IdentityYou may have your passport issued displaying a new gender identity if:
Transgender ApplicantsIf you are unable to provide any of the above documents, then your passport may be issued showing an ‘X’ in the gender field.If you wish to have an ‘X’ in the gender field, you must complete the statutory declaration indicating:
If applying from outside New ZealandIf you are living outside New Zealand, you can apply for your passport from our Sydney, London or Wellington offices. You should use the form that matches the office location to which you are sending the application.Application Forms and FeesOnce you have accessed and printed the form, complete the necessary information in pen and send the required supporting documents/material to the Passport Office.The fees and requirements for passport applications are different depending on whether you lodge your application through our New Zealand office or at one of our overseas offices. Please note that application forms must be handwritten. The Passport Office will not process forms completed on a computer. Hard copy versions of the forms are available from the Passport Office. For more information see Application Forms and Fees. General Fee Information Urgent Service FeeThe urgent fee can be waived or reimbursed when written evidence on official letterhead from a doctor, hospital or police is produced showing that the need to travel is due to bereavement or serious illness. Callout Service Fee This fee is only charged once where members of the same family or group are applying at the same time. The urgent fee applies for each application for the rest of the group. The callout fee can be waived or reimbursed when written evidence on official letterhead from a doctor, hospital or police is produced showing that the need to travel is due to bereavement or serious illness. Handling Fee for New Zealand Diplomatic Posts If you wish to send your passport application(s) to New Zealand, Sydney or London via a New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Post, a handling fee of NZ$50.00 is required. The handling fee is in addition to the relevant passport application fee. It also covers the return of the passport(s) via the Diplomatic Bag to the Post. Only one handling fee is required per family/group. Payments to Diplomatic Posts If you are submitting your application through a New Zealand MFAT Post, payment can be made by bank draft or bank cheque, which should be made payable to the Post concerned in local currency. You can also use cash if submitting the application in person (do not send cash through the mail). Dishonoured cheques If a cheque is dishonoured by the bank, the applicant will be liable for any costs incurred by the Department of Internal Affairs in recovering that fee. Additional costs may include any reasonable bank and debt collector charges. Where fees have not been paid in respect of an issued passport, the validity of the passport may be affected. No further passports will be issued until outstanding debts have been paid. |
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Last updated: 11/11/2009 |
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