Having a Baby in NZ
Jan 28th 2010, 1:54 am
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Having a Baby in NZ
Just a word of advice regarding having a baby when you are in NZ on a Work to Residence permit or any other permit excluding residence.
After I had my Bubs we registered her birth with Births, Deaths and Marriages and we received a letter stating that as we are not residents our Bubs will not be a resident but if we agree with this then DO NOTHING and her Birth Certificate will be sent out on October 8th!
After 5 phone calls and 1 fax we finally received her certificate on the 20th December and, after making a complaint was told it was 'human error'.
So, if you have a child ring, ring and ring again until you finally receive them!
After I had my Bubs we registered her birth with Births, Deaths and Marriages and we received a letter stating that as we are not residents our Bubs will not be a resident but if we agree with this then DO NOTHING and her Birth Certificate will be sent out on October 8th!
After 5 phone calls and 1 fax we finally received her certificate on the 20th December and, after making a complaint was told it was 'human error'.
So, if you have a child ring, ring and ring again until you finally receive them!
Jan 29th 2010, 10:48 am
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Re: Having a Baby in NZ
If neither parent is a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, then your child is not a New Zealand citizen by birth and cannot get a New Zealand passport.
Get child a passport from your home country and have visa (same as yours) put into it.
This has been the law since 1.1.06
Get child a passport from your home country and have visa (same as yours) put into it.
This has been the law since 1.1.06
