Source data
Selected New Zealand visa processing times for recently completed applications
Sources checked
Each bar represents the 80th percentile. The table also shows the 50th percentile for each route.
Selected New Zealand visa processing times for recently completed applications
Snapshot of Immigration New Zealand’s weekly pages, checked 11 November 2026. The comparison covers applications the agency processed in the preceding four weeks. The table keeps the source units.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor Visa | Visitor | 1 week | 2 weeks | Source 1 |
| Partner of a New Zealander Visitor Visa | Visitor | 3.5 weeks | 7 weeks | Source 1 |
| Business Visitor Visa | Visitor | 3 days | 1 week | Source 1 |
| Accredited Employer Work Visa | Work | 2 weeks | 5 weeks | Source 2 |
| Partner of a Worker Work Visa | Work | 2.5 weeks | 5 weeks | Source 2 |
| Post-Study Work Visa | Work | 2 weeks | 3.5 weeks | Source 2 |
| Variation of Conditions for work | Work | 1.5 weeks | 2 weeks | Source 2 |
| Working Holiday Visa | Work | 1 week | 2.5 weeks | Source 2 |
| Parent Resident Visa | Residence | 6 months | 10 months | Source 3 |
| Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa | Residence | 3 months | 5 months | Source 3 |
| Work to Residence Visa | Residence | 9 weeks | 3 months | Source 3 |
| Straight to Residence Visa | Residence | 8.5 weeks | 4 months | Source 3 |
| Permanent Resident Visa | Residence | 1.5 weeks | 2 weeks | Source 3 |
| Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa | Residence | 6 months | 7 months | Source 3 |