Whether you need to supply another Police Certificate will depend on your individual circumstances.
1. You are applying for an additional temporary visa and intend on staying in NZ
Note: Some student visa applicants do not need to submit a Police Certificate.  These types of applicants are outlined below:
  • You do not need to submit a Police Certificate if you hold a student visa and are applying for a subsequent student visa, and:
    • you are younger than 20 years of age, and
    • you held a student visa on your 17th birthday, and
    • you have held student visas (or interim visas with study conditions) continuously since turning 17.
  • You do not need to submit another Police Certificate if you are applying for a Student Visa as a full fee paying student, or a PHD student and the Police Certificate you submitted with an earlier application was issued less than 36 months ago.
  • Partners and dependant children of students enrolled in a PHD programme and who are applying for a further temporary visa do not have to supply a new Police Certificate if the one they supplied previously is less than 36 months old.
2. You are applying for a Resident Visa
Note: Applicants for residence visa under Partner of a New Zealander or Dependent Child instructions can re-use police certificates from a previous application, if that certificate is less than 24 months old.
However, this does not apply to the supporting partners in Partnership applications - supporting partners will have to submit a Police Certificate that is less than six months old.