If an individual or organisation wants to sponsor you, they must meet our criteria for an acceptable sponsor and provide evidence by completing a sponsorship form.
Your sponsor must provide information to us that shows they meet the sponsorship criteria. They can do this either online or using a paper form, depending on what type of visa you are applying for.
You and your sponsor must follow this process if:
If you need someone to sponsor your visa application, you will be asked in the ‘Supporting documents’ page of your application to enter your sponsor’s:
Before you can submit your application, you need to contact your sponsor directly and ask for this information.
To find their sharing ID, your sponsor needs to log in to Immigration Online using a RealMe account. If they do not have a RealMe account, they need to create one.
You can help your sponsor find their sharing ID by directing them to this page.
When you receive your sponsor’s sharing ID, enter it in the ‘Supporting documents’ page of your application form. You can then complete and submit your application.
After you have submitted your application, we will email your sponsor and ask them to log in to Immigration Online and complete an online sponsorship form. We will use the information in this form to decide if your sponsor can meet their responsibilities for you while you are in New Zealand.
If you want to sponsor someone’s visa application, you need to do 2 things before we assess the application.
The visa applicant will contact you directly while they are completing their application. They will ask you for your sharing ID. They might also ask you for your full name and email address. They need these pieces of information to complete their application.
To find your sharing ID, you need to log in to Immigration Online using a RealMe account. If you do not have a RealMe account, you need to create one.
After you have created a RealMe account, you need to:
You cannot use Immigration Online to send your sharing ID to a visa applicant. You must copy the sharing ID and provide it to the visa applicant directly – for example, in an email.
After the visa applicant submits their application, we will email you and ask you to log in to Immigration Online and complete an online sponsorship form. We will use the information in this form to decide if you can meet your responsibilities as a sponsor.
If you don’t receive an email immediately, don’t worry. We are preparing the application and will email you when the sponsorship form is ready for you to complete.
Ask for your sponsor's sharing ID.
Your sponsor logs in to Immigration Online using RealMe and finds their sharing ID. If they do not have a RealMe account, they create one. They send you their sharing ID in an email or a text message.
Enter your sponsor’s sharing ID in the ‘Supporting documents’ page of your application form and complete the form.
After you submit your application, we email your sponsor and ask them to complete an online sponsorship form. Your sponsor logs in to Immigration Online and completes the form. After they submit the form, we assess your application and make a decision.
If you are sponsoring someone to apply for their visa and also applying for the visa on their behalf, you can enter your own sharing ID at Step 3. You do not need to create a second account.
Your sponsor needs to complete the Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) if you are:
If you are applying online you need to scan and upload the sponsorship form on the 'upload documents' page of the online portal. If you are applying on paper you need to include the sponsorship form with your application when you post it to us.
If your sponsor gets someone to complete the form on their behalf, they will need to complete a Sponsor and Supporting Partner Declaration form.
