Health Standards for Residence Visa Applicants
To be granted residence in New Zealand, most applicants must have an acceptable standard of health (ASH). This essentially means that an applicant must not have a health condition that is likely to impose significant costs or demands on New Zealand’s health services.
The prior threshold for determining whether health conditions impose significant costs was $41,000, over:
- five years, or
- the predicted course of the condition.
From 2 September 2022, the threshold for determining conditions that may impose significant health costs has increased from $41,000 to $81,000.
Residence applications lodged before 4 September 2022 will be assessed at the previous cost threshold of $41,000. Applicants may be considered for medical waivers on a case-by-case basis.
To know more about New Zealand’s health requirements and how they applies to your unique situation, get in touch with Immigration Advisors New Zealand Ltd at contact@nzimmigration.info or call on +64 09 3790219.
Author Details
Vandana Rai
(LIA 201400900)
Director
Vandana is herself a migrant and has a rare set of skill match, which could be considered ideal for a Licensed Immigration Adviser. She was a school counsellor from 1996 to 2006, a role in which she was a natural fit due to her nurturing and caring personality. Her earnest journey as a fully Licensed Immigration Adviser for New Zealand began in 2014, and she considers herself blessed to have the background and the skills that allow her, as an Immigration adviser, to effortlessly visualise herself in her client’s situation, understand their needs and problems, and use her knowledge, experience, and expertise to help find a solution for it.
She is currently on the Board of New Zealand Association of Migration and Investment (NZAMI) and was part of the Immigration Advisers Authority(IAA) referral group for 2016.
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