Every New Zealand partnership visa, in one place.
Clear, lawyer-written guidance on work, resident, visitor, partner-of-a-worker, partner-of-a-student and culturally arranged marriage visas — plus the evidence, costs and timelines that decide them. Backed by a money-back guarantee.
Partnership visas
Can I bring my partner to New Zealand?
All situationsWhether you can bring your partner — and which visa fits — depends on your own status in New Zealand and your relationship history. Start from your situation:
- Can I bring my husband or wife to New Zealand?
- Can I bring my de facto partner to New Zealand?
- Can I bring my fiancé or fiancée to New Zealand?
- Can I bring my boyfriend or girlfriend to New Zealand?
- Can I bring my same-sex partner to New Zealand?
- Can I bring a partner I met online to New Zealand?
Not sure where you fit? Try the visa finder or browse common scenarios.
Guides to the things that decide applications
All guidesPartnership visas succeed or fail on evidence: whether Immigration New Zealand accepts that your relationship is genuine and stable, and that you are living together. These guides cover the tests, the costs and the timelines in plain English.
Questions couples actually ask
All questions- Do we have to be married to get a partnership visa in New Zealand?
- What is a genuine and stable relationship for immigration?
- How long do we need to live together for partnership residence?
- Can my partner work while our partnership visa is being processed?
- How much relationship evidence is enough?
- What is the difference between a partner of a New Zealander work visa and a partner of a worker work visa?
And when it goes wrong: real stories of partnership visas that were declined — and what each one teaches.