New Zealand has made it mandatory for student and other temporary visa applicants to submit required police certificates at the time of applying, warning that applications may be declined if the document is not provided.
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) announced that applicants must upload a required police certificate with their visa application. The agency said receipts or proof that an applicant has requested the certificate will not be accepted, except for applicants from Fiji, Hong Kong and Israel, where police certificates are sent directly to INZ by the issuing authority.
