Partner of a Worker Work Visa
The Partner of a Worker Work Visa is a work visa for the partner of someone here on an eligible work visa. Immigration New Zealand describes it this way: “This visa allows you to work in New Zealand while your partner is here on a work visa. Your partner must have an eligible work visa to support your application.” It costs from NZD $1,630. INZ publishes a processing time of 80% within 6 weeks.
Checked against immigration.govt.nz on 2026-09-15
What Immigration New Zealand publishes
- Length of stay
- Same duration as
- your partner's work visa
- Cost
- From
- NZD $1630
- Processing time
- 80% within
- 6 weeks
Copied from the Partner of a Worker Work Visa page at immigration.govt.nz on 2026-09-15. Figures change without notice.
To apply you must
- have a partner who has an eligible work visa and can support your application
- be living with your partner in a genuine and stable relationship
- have enough money to pay your living expenses
- have plans to leave New Zealand at the end of your stay
- meet the other requirements of this visa.
INZ’s own wording, unedited.
This visa lets you
- join your partner while they are in New Zealand
- work in New Zealand
- study for up to 3 months
- travel in and out of New Zealand.
INZ’s own wording, unedited.
Where to apply
You apply to Immigration New Zealand, not to us. The Partner of a Worker Work Visa page carries the application link, the full requirements and the current fee.
Questions about the Partner of a Worker Work Visa
What does the Partner of a Worker Work Visa cost?
Immigration New Zealand publishes a cost of NZD $1,630 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 Partner of a Worker Work Visa take?
Immigration New Zealand publishes 80% within 6 weeks 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 Partner of a Worker Work Visa?
INZ's own summary is: "This visa allows you to work in New Zealand while your partner is here on a work visa. Your partner must have an eligible work visa to support your application." 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 Partner of a Worker Work 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.