New Zealand•OceaniaVaries
Free
Indefinite
This is a residence visa for individuals who have been identified as victims of human trafficking in New Zealand.
The Trafficking Victim Resident Visa is a humanitarian residence visa from Immigration New Zealand for people in NZ certified by NZ Police as victims of people trafficking. Applicants must already hold a trafficking victim work, student or visitor visa and be unable to safely return home due to danger, re-victimisation risk or severe stigma.
There is no fee or immigration levy and applications receive high-priority processing by specially trained officers. The visa grants indefinite stay with full work and study rights anywhere in NZ. Travel conditions allow re-entry for 2 years from first arrival as a resident; after that, holders must apply for a Permanent Resident Visa or a variation.
This visa is ideal for police-certified trafficking survivors already in New Zealand on a trafficking victim temporary visa who cannot safely return home and need a permanent residence pathway.
| Status type | Permanent / indefinite |
Be in New Zealand
Hold a current trafficking victim work, student or visitor visa
Be certified by NZ Police as a victim of people trafficking
Be certified by NZ Police that you have not obstructed the investigation (not required if you were under 18 when identified)
Be unable to return to your home country because you would be endangered, at risk of re-victimisation, or face significant social stigma or financial hardship
Meet health and character requirements
Evidence of NZ Police certification as a victim of people trafficking
Original or certified copy of passport (or certificate of identity)
2 acceptable photos (paper application) or 1 photo (online)
Police certificates from each country of citizenship and any country where you have spent more than 5 years since age 17 (only required where total NZ time across all visits will be 24 months or more; not required if under 16). A statutory declaration may be provided if certificates are unavailable.
Evidence of inability to return home (documents or interview)
Health evidence (chest X-ray and/or medical examination if requested by INZ)
| Application for Residence as a Victim of Trafficking | Fill online |
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