Parent Boost Visitor Visa
The Parent Boost Visitor Visa is a long visitor visa for parents of New Zealand citizens and residents. Immigration New Zealand describes it this way: “You can apply for this visa if you have children who are New Zealand citizens or residents. It allows you to travel in and out of New Zealand to visit your family.” It costs from NZD $3,100. INZ publishes a processing time of expected to be around 4 months.
Checked against immigration.govt.nz on 2026-09-15
What Immigration New Zealand publishes
- Length of stay
- Up to
- 5 years
- Cost
- From
- NZD $3100
- Processing time
- Expected to be around
- 4 months
Copied from the Parent Boost Visitor Visa page at immigration.govt.nz on 2026-09-15. Figures change without notice.
To apply you must
- be sponsored by your child who is a New Zealand citizen or resident
- have enough money to cover your living expenses, or have a sponsor who earns enough to support you
- be living outside New Zealand when you apply
- have medical or travel insurance
- meet our health requirements
- meet the other requirements of this visa.
INZ’s own wording, unedited.
This visa lets you
- visit your children and grandchildren in New Zealand
- travel in and out of New Zealand
- include your partner in your visa application.
INZ’s own wording, unedited.
Where to apply
You apply to Immigration New Zealand, not to us. The Parent Boost Visitor Visa page carries the application link, the full requirements and the current fee.
Questions about the Parent Boost Visitor Visa
What does the Parent Boost Visitor Visa cost?
Immigration New Zealand publishes a cost of NZD $3,100 for this visa, as the "from" figure — the lowest published amount. Medicals, police certificates, translations and any adviser's fee are separate. Checked on 2026-09-15; confirm on the INZ page.
How long does the Parent Boost Visitor Visa take?
Immigration New Zealand publishes expected to be around 4 months for this visa. That is a published average, not a promise about any one application. Checked on 2026-09-15; the current figure is on the INZ page.
Who can apply for the Parent Boost Visitor Visa?
INZ's own summary is: "You can apply for this visa if you have children who are New Zealand citizens or residents. It allows you to travel in and out of New Zealand to visit your family." The published criteria are listed above, word for word. Whether any particular person meets them is a question for Immigration New Zealand, or for a licensed immigration adviser or a New Zealand lawyer — not for this site.
Where do I apply?
On Immigration New Zealand's own website. Start at Parent Boost Visitor Visa. Applying through this site is not possible: we are an information site and we cannot lodge or handle an application.
Can NZ Visas tell me whether I qualify?
No, and we would be breaking the law if we did. Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, telling somebody how the rules apply to their own immigration matter is licensed work. We republish the published rules and stop there. More on where that line sits.
Sources
Read on 2026-09-15. Immigration rules change: if this page and the source disagree, the source is right.
Once you have a decision
Getting the visa is one job; landing here is another. Our settling-in guides cover the IRD number, a bank account, a rental, schools, a doctor and a driver licence — all free, and all separate from anything to do with your visa.