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Parent Boost Visitor Visa

Official name: Parent Boost Visitor Visa

A long-stay, multiple-entry visitor visa for parents of New Zealand citizens and residents. It allows a stay of up to 5 years, with no time limit on each visit, and a second 5-year visa can be applied for. Applicants apply from outside New Zealand, need a sponsor (usually an adult child), must show income, funds or sponsor income, and must hold acceptable medical or travel insurance for the whole stay. INZ shows the cost as from NZD 3,100. It does not lead to residence.

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Recent official changes in New Zealand

  • ChangeVisasPublished 4 Sept 2026· From 1 Oct 2026

    Most visitor and transit visas now online only

    From 1 October 2026 most visitor visas and the transit visa must be applied for through the enhanced Immigration Online system; paper forms are accepted only in exceptional cases.

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Who it’s for

Mothers and fathers (and their partners) who live outside New Zealand, have at least one child who is a New Zealand citizen or resident, and want to spend long periods visiting that child.

Eligibility

  • Who can sponsor: an adult New Zealand citizen or resident, usually the parent's child

    You need at least one sponsor aged 18 or older who is a New Zealand citizen or resident normally living in New Zealand.

    • Up to two joint sponsors are allowed
    • Sponsors must spend at least 184 days in New Zealand each visa year
    • The 184 days are counted from the parent's first arrival
    • Joint pairs: adult child and partner (together 12 months), two adult children, or adult child and included partner's adult child
    Official wording

    At least one sponsor aged 18 or older, and up to two joint sponsors. Sponsors must be New Zealand citizens or residents who normally live in New Zealand, and must spend at least 184 days in New Zealand in each year of the visa, counted from the parent's first arrival. Sponsoring children can be natural or adopted children, or a partner's child the parent lived with until that child turned 18; in some cases a grandchild or a child the applicant was legal guardian of can sponsor, if the child's parents have died. Accepted joint sponsor pairs are an adult child and their partner (living together for at least 12 months), two adult children, or an adult child and the included partner's adult child.

  • Child in New Zealand

    The applicant must have at least one child who is a New Zealand citizen or resident, and must have no dependent children.

  • Apply from outside New Zealand

    The applicant must be outside New Zealand when applying and when the visa is granted. A second visa must also be applied for from outside New Zealand.

A sneak peek at what's inside

  • Next requirementMoney: one of three options
  • Document checklistPassport or certificate of identity, and an acceptable photo
  • FeesParent Boost Visitor Visa (total shown on the INZ visa page)

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