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What you need for your application

  • Identity referee or witness
  • Parental consent for children
  • Document translations
  • Certificate of identity or refugee travel document

What you need for your application

  • Identity referee or witness
  • Parental consent for children
  • Document translations
  • Certificate of identity or refugee travel document

What you need for your application

You must be a New Zealand citizen to apply for a New Zealand passport. You need a passport photo, an identity referee or witness, your previous passport details (if you have had one before), a way to pay, and delivery details.

Find out about

Passport photos

Identity referees

Parental consent for children aged 15 and under

How to

Change your name in your passport

Change your gender in your passport

Apply for a certificate of identity or refugee travel document

Register as a citizen if born overseas to a New Zealand parent

Cost and delivery

Passport costs and delivery fees

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Last Updated

Page last updated: 16 April 2025

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