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SuperGold Card : Contents

Residence

To get a SuperGold Card, a client must be:

  • a New Zealand citizen or
  • have a residence class visa in New Zealand under the Immigration Act 2009 or
  • be deemed to hold a residence class visa in New Zealand under the Immigration Act 2009 and
  • generally be ordinarily resident in New Zealand

Note for a SuperGold Card no period of residence is required.

People who are in New Zealand unlawfully or here on a temporary entry class visa do not qualify for a SuperGold Card.

Extended travelling holiday

Clients who intend to travel overseas for any length of time, and who are ordinarily resident in New Zealand are still entitled to a SuperGold Card.

These clients have advised New Zealand is where they ordinarily live when they are not travelling.

For more information see:

Moving overseas

Clients who move overseas to live are not considered ordinarily resident in New Zealand and are not eligible for a SuperGold Card.

Legislation

  • Residential qualification for SuperGold Card regulation 288 Social Security Regulations 2018
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Temporary entry class visas are issued to people who have arrived in New Zealand legally, but are only allowed to stay for a temporary period for the duration and purposes indicated on the visa.

A temporary entry class visa means:

Legislation

A residence class visa means a:

A residence class visa allows people to live in New Zealand indefinitely. The visa also lets people work and study in New Zealand. There are different travel conditions based on the type of residence class visa.

Residence class visas are granted by Immigration New Zealand.

For the purpose of deciding if a person meets the residence criteria for financial assistance from MSD, people who ...

A person can be a New Zealand citizen by either:

For New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand includes the self-governing states of:

Citizenship is granted by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Note people born in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau may not automatically be New Zealand citizens. To be considered a New Zealand citizen from birth, a person born on or after 1 January 2006 must have: