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Introduction of Parent Boost Visitor Visa Prescribed Fees and Levies

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateSeptember 29, 2025
CategoryFamily reunification / temporary stay; visa fees & levies
Policy toolSecondary legislation (order in council)
Affected groupApplicants for parent boost visitor visa

Policy effect

Prescribes the application fee ($1,940 standard / $1,390 Pacific band), compliance check fee ($325 standard / $240 Pacific band), and immigration levy ($1,060) for the Parent Boost visitor visa.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Prescribes the application fee ($1,940 standard / $1,390 Pacific band), compliance check fee ($325 standard / $240 Pacific band), and immigration levy ($1,060) for the Parent Boost visitor visa.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

These regulations come into force on 29 September 2025. … Temporary visa application—Parent Boost visitor visa 1,940 1,390 1,940 … Check of compliance with conditions imposed on Parent Boost visitor visa 325 240 325 … Applicant for Parent Boost visitor visa 1,060 … Applicant for Parent Boost visitor visa … a check of compliance with conditions imposed under immigration instructions on a Parent Boost visitor visa …
New Zealand LegislationImmigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/180), regs 2(1), 4, 5(2), 5(4).Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.govt.nz/secondary-legislation/pco-drafted/2025/180/en/latest

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