Among all countries most Filipinos wish to visit, New Zealand is one of it because of its diversity and organization. Don’t get me wrong because we still need a VISA for it. The good news is for Philippine-passport holders, New Zealand is waiving the application fee for visitors of less than 60 days.
The big question is: How do you apply for this “waived” VISA?
Firstly, we need to take little steps to get to what we want.
Complete the visa application form. If you do not have a visa application form, you can download it from here. However, if you already have the duly accomplished visa application form, you may check if it’s still valid from here.
Applicants or their representatives in person can submit their application at the counter of the New Zealand Visa Application Centre in Manila (VFS). The times or schedules would be between 8 AM – 4 PM and in Cebu between 8 AM – 2 PM (Monday – Friday). Exceptions are the holidays mentioned in the Public Holiday List. In addition to that, the New Zealand Visa Application Center accepts all payments in Peso currency only.
Requirements
For the requirements, you need to present the following supporting documents for your application:
2 pieces of passport sized photos (with your name at the back) attached on your visa application form.
Bank Statements to prove that you can support your finances in New Zealand
Certificate of Employment IF you are an Employee
Business Permit; SEC doc; and Bank Certificates IF you are a Business Owner
Furthermore, you need to bring photocopies of the said documents. They won’t return the documents after submitting and processing can take up to 3 weeks.
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