Please note;

• INZ has made some operational decisions that mean there is no advantage to submitting an application in the first week.  
• Applications made in the enhanced Immigration Online system received from 1 March will be held in the INZ system. INZ will not start processing these until the end of March.   
• Applications will then be released for processing in order of the principal applicant’s current visa expiry date at the time of their 2021 Resident Visa application.  
• A medical certificate will not be needed to apply in the enhanced Immigration Online system. If a medical certificate or any further information is required, INZ will ask. 
• Applicants will need to provide information from a valid passport. They will not need to send the document itself. Anyone who needs a new passport has plenty of time as applications for the 2021 Resident Visa are open until 31 July 2022.