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Free: New Zealand Document Checklist

The standard documents required for most New Zealand citizenship applications — birth records, marriage certificates, apostilles, translations. Delivered as a PDF to your email.

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AdoptionVerified96%Hague 1993 + Bilateral Adoption (§13 + §19E Citizenship Act 1977)Under §3(2)(b) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (read with §16(2)(e)+(f) of the Adoption Act 1955 No 93), a child adopted in New Zealand under an Adoption Act 1955 order is DEEMED for citizenship purposes

DescentVerified96%Adoption Acquisition (§13 + §19E Citizenship Act 1977)Under §13(3)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (transitional provision), every person born outside New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 (commencement of British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship

DescentVerified96%Pre-1949 British-Subject Lineage (Closed Cohort)Under §7(2) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (as amended by §3(1) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2000, 2000 No 9, substituting the figure '2' with '4' in the cross-referenced subsections), the Secretary

DescentVerified96%Māori Descent — Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840 + Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975Under §6(6) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (inserted 21 April 2005 by §5(3) of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2005, and §6(6)(b) amended at 2 am on 29 November 2010 by §406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009)

HistoricalVerified96%Pre-1949 British Subject — Imperial Framework (Closed Cohort)Under §13(3)(a) of the Citizenship Act 1977 (transitional provision), every person born outside New Zealand on or after 1 January 1949 (commencement of British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship

HistoricalVerified97%1949-1986 Dual-Status: NZ Citizen + British SubjectSee 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

HistoricalVerified96%Pre-1949 British-Subject Lineage (Closed Cohort — §16 BNNZCA 1948 transition)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

HistoricalVerified93%Pre-1978 BNNZCA 1948 Framework (Repealed by Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

MarriageVerified93%Marriage Pathway — Ministerial Discretion (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

MarriageVerified93%Pre-1978 Spousal Pathway (Closed under BNNZCA 1948)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

MilitaryVerified96%NZDF Overseas Service Descent Transmission (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified96%Citizenship by Grant — Spousal Pathway (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified93%Citizenship by Grant — Incapacity Special Case (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified93%Citizenship by Grant — Age/Impairment Special Case (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified93%Citizenship by Grant — Application by/for Minor (§8 + §10 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified93%Citizenship by Grant — Descent from Former NZ Citizen (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified96%Citizenship by Grant — Statelessness Reduction (§9 Citizenship Act 1977 + 1961 Convention)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

NaturalizationVerified93%Citizenship by Grant — Special Residence (Academics/Religion/Defence) (§9 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

RestorationVerified93%Voluntary Renunciation (§15 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

RestorationVerified96%Cessation General Framework (§16-§17 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

RestorationVerified96%NZ §15-§17 Cessation Framework — Court-Ordered Post-Repudiation (NZ Bill of Rights §18(2) → 2023)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

RestorationVerified93%Resumption of NZ Citizenship (§10 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

SpecialVerified96%Indigenous Sui Generis — Wai 3513 Tikanga Pathway (Tribunal recommendation 2025; UNDRIP-aligned)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.

SpecialVerified96%Realm of NZ External Territories — Cook Islands / Niue / Tokelau / Ross Dependency (§29 Citizenship Act 1977)See 0 supporting assertions for full eligibility framework.