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New Zealand · citizenship by descent

New Zealand — Citizenship by Descent and Special Grant

for New Zealand

Citizenship Act 1977 §7 one generation abroad; §9(1)(b) grant application for child of citizen by descent

Eligibility

Find out in a few questions — before you pay anything.

Pick New Zealand, answer questions about your line, and get an honest read. Free, no account, no card.

What this programme is

Citizenship Act 1977 §7 one generation abroad; §9(1)(b) grant application for child of citizen by descent

Most people find out the real problem isn’t the bloodline.

Live product
Where are your ancestors from?Step 1 of 6
New Zealand
Citizenship by descent
Selected
Documents

This is a real vault. Built from your line, not a template.

Every New Zealand case gets a document list built from that family's actual line. A marriage certificate appears only where a name actually changes; a death certificate only where the programme asks for one.

Documents · live
New Zealand · 8 requiredFixed set
DIA citizenship by descent application
You
Required
Applicant's full official birth certificate
You
Required
Applicant's current passport or photo ID
You
Required
Two passport style photos
You
Required
Completed witness section
You
Required
Applicant's change of name document
You
Conditional
Adoption documents
You
Conditional
New Zealand parent's passport number
Your parent
Required
Evidence of the parent's citizenship claim
Your parent
Required
New Zealand parent's signature and consent
Your parent
Required
Evidence of paternity
Your parent
Conditional
New Zealand parent's change of name document
Your parent
Conditional
Parent's death certificate
Your parent
Conditional

Built from your line, not a template

If your case doesn’t need it, you never see it.

Ordered once, shared across the family

Your anchor ancestor’s records serve every relative applying on the same line. Family members see status. They never see the document.

Cost

What it actually costs, including the parts that aren't ours.

Our fee is $100 a person. Everything else goes to a government or a records office, at cost, never marked up.

Heritage Passport

$100 per person, one time. Whole dollars, no subscription.

Heritage Passport · per person$100

We do not publish a government fee for New Zealand yet. Rather than estimate one, we leave it out — you will see the real figure before anything is ordered.

Life in New Zealand

Some people want the passport. Some want the country.

If you're thinking about actually going, our sister platform covers what it costs to live in New Zealand, how residency works, and what the tax picture looks like.

Citizenship first, or country first

A New Zealand passport doesn’t require you to move. But if moving is the point, it’s worth knowing the numbers before you start a long paperwork process.

Same family, different destinations

Families frequently qualify for more than one country. The free check shows every path, so you can choose on the merits rather than on the one you happened to think of.

Programme facts on this page render from verified programme knowledge. Nothing here is estimated or invented.