All supporting documents submitted with your resident visa application must be provided in English or include an English translation. Visitor visa applicants must provide a certified English translation of any documents that are not in English.
All documents must be translated in full. Partial translations of certificates or any documents may not be accepted. English translations will be required for visitor visa supporting documents.
You must provide us with full certified English translations of all medical and police certificates. This includes police certificates that record no convictions. If your other evidence is not in English, you should provide a translated copy, as this will help us to process your application faster. Immigration New Zealand does not translate documents on behalf of visa applicants.
You must pay for certified translations. We do not accept translations completed by the applicant, family members, or the immigration adviser assisting with your application. Check your passport to see if it has your name written in English. Ask your translator to use this spelling when they translate your documents. If a translator used a different spelling of your name in your translated documents, then include this spelling of your name in the 'other names' section of the visa application form.
In your visa application form, enter all other names that you have used in the section called 'other names'. How you provide the documents depends on if you are applying online or on a paper form.
