New Zealand: official processing times
All figures below are published by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and re-checked by us on a weekly schedule. Source update cadences range from weekly to monthly. Click a service for the full breakdown.
This first reviewed release covers 24 high-interest visas. The free API already includes all 132 visa types in INZ’s current tool; additional human pages are released in quality-checked batches.
Historic or differently published routes: do not substitute a current visa’s percentiles for another route.
| Service | Coverage | Official value | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited Employer Work Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 16 working days · 80%: 37 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Active Investor Plus Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 45 working days · 80%: 106 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Business Visitor Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 3 working days · 80%: 9 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Child of a New Zealander Visitor Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 8 working days · 80%: 24 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Dependent Child Resident Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 162 working days · 80%: 189 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Fee Paying Student Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 23 working days · 80%: 53 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Medical Treatment Visitor Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 8 working days · 80%: 24 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Parent and Grandparent Visitor Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 53 working days · 80%: 85 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Parent Resident Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 204 working days · 80%: 324 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Parent Retirement Resident Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 427 working days · 80%: 815 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 172 working days · 80%: 197 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Partner of a New Zealander Visitor Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 32 working days · 80%: 49 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 39 working days · 80%: 51 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Partner of a Student Work Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 15 working days · 80%: 35 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Partner of a Worker Work Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 25 working days · 80%: 42 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Pathway Student Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 23 working days · 80%: 53 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Permanent Resident Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 10 working days · 80%: 14 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Recognised Seasonal Employer Limited Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 2 working days · 80%: 2 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 71 working days · 80%: 106 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Specific Purpose Work Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 11 working days · 80%: 21 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Straight to Residence Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 53 working days · 80%: 94 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Transit Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 3 working days · 80%: 7 working days | September 25, 2026 |
| Visitor Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 7 working days · 80%: 14 working days | October 2, 2026 |
| Work to Residence Visa | current INZ percentiles | 50%: 52 working days · 80%: 86 working days | October 2, 2026 |