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Acceptable photos. If you apply online, you must upload a copy of your passport when you apply. We will let you know if you need to send your passport after you have applied. Providing your passport for online applications. If you submit a paper application, provide your original passport or a certified copy. We can usually process your application faster if you provide your original passport. If you are a citizen of China and you submit a paper application form in China, you must also complete a supplementary form.
If you are submitting a paper application form, you must provide a supplementary form for Hong Kong and Macao visitors, workers and students. We may ask you to have a chest X-ray, a medical examination or both as proof of your good health. Who needs an X-ray or medical examination. When we process your application we let you know if we need you to have a chest X-ray or medical examination. Acceptable standard of health criteria for visa approvals.
Provide medical certificates if requested. You must provide a chest x-ray completed in the last 3 months, even if you've provided one to us previously, if:. If you have a criminal conviction or are a security risk to New Zealand we may not be able to grant you a visa. Good character for temporary visas. You must provide police certificates if your total time in New Zealand will be 24 months or longer across all visits. This includes any time you have spent in New Zealand in the past on other visas, even if you have been out of the country since then.
Police certificates must be less than 6 months old when you submit your application. They must be from any country you are a citizen of, or have spent more than 5 years in since you turned Providing police certificates. How to get a police certificate. If you have already sent us police certificates with a previous visa application and they are less than 24 months old, you do not need to send them again. If you provide a police certificate that is not in English, you must provide an English translation.
