How INZ charges a family
- Resident visas: one fee for everyone. Your partner and dependent children can be included in your application, and you pay one application fee and one immigration levy. Children count as dependent up to age 24 if they're single and rely on you; older children make their own application.
- Visitor visas: one fee, levy per person. A partner and children aged 19 or under can be included in one visitor application. The international visitor levy (NZ$100) is charged for each person.
- Work and student visas: everyone applies. On an AEWV, a post-study work visa or a student visa, your partner and children each need their own visa and pay their own fee and levy.
What the fees don't include
Medicals and chest X-rays, police certificates from every country INZ asks about, translations, courier costs and any adviser's fee. For a family these often add more than the visa fee itself. Every visa fee is listed in our NZ visa fees table.
Where an adviser helps: the costly mistake is choosing the wrong visa, or leaving someone out of a residence application who could have been included, then paying again. A licensed adviser can confirm who can be included and whether your partner qualifies for a work visa before you pay INZ.
Frequently asked questions
Do my partner and children pay separately for a NZ resident visa?
No. For a resident visa you pay one application fee and immigration levy for everyone included in the application: you, your partner and your dependent children. A Skilled Migrant Category application costs NZ$6,450 in total.
Does my family need their own visas if I get an AEWV?
Yes. For work and student visas, each family member makes their own application. A partner who qualifies applies for a partnership-based work visa (NZ$1,630); school-age children usually need a student visa; others can come on a visitor visa.
How is the international visitor levy charged for a family?
The IVL (NZ$100) is charged for each person in the application, on top of the fee and levy. Two people on one visitor visa application pay NZ$541.
Is this calculator official?
No. It uses INZ's published fees and family rules, but INZ's fee tool and your application decide what you pay. Citizens of Pacific countries pay lower fees for many visas, and some countries have fee waivers.
Get help with your family's application
A licensed immigration adviser can check which visa fits your family and who to include. If a case may go to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal or to court, an immigration lawyer is the right help. Tell us your situation and we'll introduce you. It's free to ask.
General information, not immigration advice. Sources: INZ Fees Guide (INZ 1028), May 2026, and INZ's visa pages, checked between 30 September 2026 and 23 October 2026.