Once your residence application is approved in principle, you may be required to pay a settlement information fee and a migrant levy.

• Settlement Information Fee

• Migrant Levy

If these fees are payable, they must be paid before your residence visa is issued or residence permit is granted.

Settlement Information Fee

A settlement information fee of NZ$90 applies to all successful principal or sole applicants whose residence application is approved.

This applies to all categories of residence application, except the following:

• Refugees,
  and

• Citizens of Samoa.

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Migrant Levy

A migrant levy of NZ$235 for each person (up to a maximum of NZ$940 per application) applies to all successful principal applicants and accompanying family members under the following categories:

• General Skills;
  and

• Business Investor;
  and

• Entrepreneur;
  and

• Employees of Relocating Businesses;
  and

• Residence from Work.

A migrant levy of NZ$125 for each person (up to a maximum of NZ$500 per application) applies to all successful principal applicants and accompanying family members under the following categories:

• Family Category;
  and

• Family Quota Category;
  and

• Pacific Access Category (form available June 2002)

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