Parent Resident Visa

At least one adult child aged 18 or older who has been a New Zealand citizen or resident for at least 3 years before the application, lives in New Zealand and has spent 184 days or more in New Zealand in each of those 3 years. The child can sponsor alone, jointly with their partner (genuine relationship, living together for at least 12 months), or with an adult sibling. The child can be natural, adopted, or a partner's child the parent raised until 18; a grandchild, or a child the applicant was the most recent legal guardian of before 18, can sponsor if the child's parents have died.

The sponsor must have earned at least the minimum in 2 years within the 3-year period before the EOI was selected (joint sponsors use the same 12-month periods). From 30 April 2026, one sponsor: NZD 109,200 (1 parent), 145,600 (2), 182,000 (3), 218,400 (4), 254,800 (5), 291,200 (6). Two joint sponsors (combined): NZD 145,600 (1 parent), 182,000 (2), 218,400 (3), 254,800 (4), 291,200 (5), 327,600 (6). Based on a median wage of NZD 72,800. Parents the sponsor has sponsored before count towards the number.

Only taxable income shown on an Inland Revenue summary of income or Final Tax Summary counts, on a document generated by Inland Revenue showing the sponsor's name and IRD number. Self-employed income is shown by financial year (1 April to 31 March).