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New Zealand immigration services announced their visa fees will increase by 16.7 percent from 2 July 2012.
Below you can find the approximate amounts in UK pounds sterling:
The previous fees in these categories were:
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"The increase reflects the cost of delivering immigration services. New Zealand's fees will remain broadly comparable to competitor countries," said the immigration department.
Around 80 percent of visitors to New Zealand will not be affected by the increase as most travel visa free. However, everyone applying for a visa apart from a visitor visa has to pay a fee.
Here is a short summary of some of the new fees for popular New Zealand visas (All fees are in New Zealand Dollars):
| Visa Category | Applicants applying from within New Zealand | Applicants from Pacific/Australia | Applicants from all other countries |
| Skilled Migrant | $1,810 | $1,550 | $2,400 |
| Student Visa | $250 | $195 | $270 |
| Visitor Visa | $165 | $130 | $165 |
| Family Category | $930 | $930 | $1,600 |
Below you can find the approximate amounts in UK pounds sterling:
| Visa Category | Applicants applying from within New Zealand | Applicants from Pacific/Australia | Applicants from all other countries |
| Skilled Migrant | £900 | £800 | £1,200 |
| Student Visa | £130 | £100 | £130 |
| Visitor Visa | £80 | £65 | £80 |
| Family Category | £470 | £470 | £800 |
The previous fees in these categories were:
| Visa Category | Applicants applying from within New Zealand | Applicants from Pacific/Australia | Applicants from all other countries |
| Skilled Migrant | $1,550 (£780) | $1,350 (£680) | $2,050 (£1,000) |
| Student Visa | $220 (£110) | $170 (£85) | $230 (£115) |
| Visitor Visa | $140 (£70) | $110 (£55) | $140 (£70) |
| Family Category | $790 (£400) | $790 (£400) | $1,350 (£680) |
If you would like to apply for an New Zealand visa, workpermit.com can help. workpermit.com is a specialist visa consultancy with nearly twenty-five years of experience dealing with visa applications. We can help with a wide range of visa applications to your country of choice. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
