{"id":7020537,"date":"2025-06-06T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/?p=7020537"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:23:04","slug":"new-zealand-relaxation-of-certified-translation-requirements-for-visitor-visas-from-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/nouvelle-zelande-assouplissement-des-regles-de-traduction-certifiee-pour-les-visas-visiteurs-des-mai-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand: relaxation of certified translation rules for visitor visas from May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good news for international travelers! From\u00a0<strong>May 26, 2025<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigration.govt.nz\/\">Immigration New Zealand (INZ)<\/a> modifies its requirements in terms of <strong>translation of documents for visitor visa applications<\/strong> <strong>long stay<\/strong>. From now on\u00a0<strong>certified translations are no longer required<\/strong>\u00a0for supporting documents in languages other than English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-decran-2025-06-05-a-14.17.20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7020545\" style=\"width:687px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-decran-2025-06-05-a-14.17.20.png 950w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-decran-2025-06-05-a-14.17.20-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-decran-2025-06-05-a-14.17.20-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Capture-decran-2025-06-05-a-14.17.20-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Extract from the official website <em>Immigration New Zealand<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concrete changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As of May 26, 2025, applicants for visitor visas to New Zealand will still be required to provide translations of their non-English documents.&nbsp;<strong>official certification will no longer be required<\/strong>. This development brings New Zealand closer to Australia's more flexible policy in this area, and is intended to make the procedure more flexible.&nbsp;<strong>faster, cheaper and less complex<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points to remember :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Certified translations not required<\/strong>&nbsp;for visitor visas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Translations still mandatory<\/strong>but must now include :\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Translator's name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qualifications or experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A declaration that the translator is not&nbsp;<strong>the applicant, a family member or an immigration consultant<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Please note:<\/strong>&nbsp;this measure only applies to visitor visas. For&nbsp;<strong>resident visas<\/strong>certified translations are still required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comparison table: before\/after<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Requirement<\/th><th>Before May 26, 2025<\/th><th>From May 26, 2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Certified translation required<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who can translate?<\/td><td>Certified translator<\/td><td>All qualified translators<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Proof to be provided<\/td><td>Certification<\/td><td>Name, qualifications and declaration<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What's in it for me?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lower costs:<\/strong>&nbsp;Certified translations represent a significant cost, now avoided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accelerated procedure :<\/strong>&nbsp;Gone are the delays associated with certification, and the process will be much smoother.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Equal access :<\/strong>&nbsp;Candidates from countries where certified translation services are rare or expensive will no longer be at a disadvantage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who will benefit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This change is particularly beneficial for applications for long-stay visitor visas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At&nbsp;<strong>first-time visitors<\/strong>&nbsp;in New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At&nbsp;<strong>students<\/strong>&nbsp;on short programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At&nbsp;<strong>frequent travelers<\/strong>&nbsp;between Australia and New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At&nbsp;<strong>families<\/strong>&nbsp;visiting their loved ones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At <strong>nationals of non-English-speaking countries<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan your trip to New Zealand!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this simplification, planning a trip to New Zealand has never been easier. Whether it's to discover its spectacular landscapes, national parks or Maori culture, this new measure makes the destination even more accessible.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news for international travelers! As of May 26, 2025, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is changing its document translation requirements for long-stay visitor visa applications. From now on, certified translations will no longer be required for supporting documents written in a language other than English. Extract from the website ... <a title=\"New Zealand: relaxation of certified translation rules for visitor visas from May 2025\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/nouvelle-zelande-assouplissement-des-regles-de-traduction-certifiee-pour-les-visas-visiteurs-des-mai-2025\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New Zealand: relaxation of certified translation rules for visitor visas from May 2025\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7020538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-7020537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oceanie","tag-nouvelle-zelande"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7020537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7020537"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7020537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7020547,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7020537\/revisions\/7020547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7020538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7020537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7020537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7020537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}