Immigration
Application fees for New Zealand visas are set to rise
dramatically, on 5 November 2018. These changes were made following
a period of public consultation.
The confirmed fee increases
MBIE has now confirmed the following changes to visa application
fees:
- Removing the discount for online applications.
- 54% increase across most work visa categories.
- 43% increase to immigration levies.
- 10% increase to visitor visas and most residence visas.
- 1% decrease for skilled migrant residence visas.
- 20% increase to employer accreditation initial and subsequent
applications.
- 6.5% fee reduction for student visas.
A full link to the new fee schedule can be found
here.
