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New Zealand Citizenship

3 official facts · checked 4 Nov 2026

Cost
NZ$641
Time
3 months
Stay
to confirm
New Zealand NZ-CITIZEN

New Zealand Citizenship

3 verified facts

Cost
NZD 641 for adults aged 16 and over (NZD 320 for children).
Time
It takes 3 to 14 months to find out if your citizenship application has been approved.
Stay
Not applicable
Leads to
To be confirmed with the Department of Internal Affairs before applying.
Time needed

After some years of living there

Long-term · no %

You get this after living in New Zealand on another visa. So we don't give a %. The rules are below and on the Long-term page.

The details

What the official rules say

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Cost

NZ$641

NZD 641 for adults aged 16 and over (NZD 320 for children).

≈ USD 361 — indicative only, at the ECB reference rate of 3 Nov 2026. Not an official fee.

govt.nz ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

How long it takes

It takes 3 to 14 months to find out if your citizenship application has been approved.

The range the government publishes

govt.nz ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

How long you can stay

Not applicable

Can it lead to living there permanently?

To be confirmed with the Department of Internal Affairs before applying.

Rules

To be confirmed with the Department of Internal Affairs before applying.

These are the official rules we have so far. There may be more. Read the official page before you apply.

Official page

How to apply for NZ citizenship — New Zealand Government

govt.nz ↗ · checked 4 Nov 2026

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