Translations for Residence and Skilled Migrant Visas

A residence application is the one place INZ insists on certified translations for every foreign-language document. Upload the whole bundle — civil certificates, police certificates, qualifications, references — and receive certified PDFs in minutes, NZ$24.95 per page.

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Each translation is issued on our letterhead with a signed certification: a correct translation made by a person familiar with both languages and competent in translation work, with the translator’s full name, signature, contact details and date — the form Immigration New Zealand describes for translated documents.

How it works

Upload your document

A clear photo, scan or PDF (one page or many). Free legibility check before you pay — handwritten or damaged pages go to manual review within 24 hours instead of being guessed.

See the price before you pay

NZ$24.95 per page, no account, no waiting for a quote. Multi-page documents show the total up front.

Download in minutes

A PDF with the translation, the signed certification page on our letterhead and a copy of your original, plus a public verification link.

Typical residence bundle

Birth certificates for you and dependants; marriage or partnership evidence; divorce decrees; police certificates from every country you lived in for five years or more; degree certificates and transcripts; employment references for skilled work points. Multi-page transcripts and references are uploaded as one PDF and priced per page.

Names, dates and numbers

Names are rendered exactly as on your passport; dates written in full; certificate numbers and seals identified — the details INZ case officers cross-check first.

Frequently asked questions

Does the translation need to be on letterhead?
Yes, and it is: the certification page carries our letterhead, the translator’s full name, signature, contact details and the date.
Can my relative translate the documents instead?
No — INZ rejects translations by the applicant, family members or the immigration adviser.
Does Immigration New Zealand accept this translation?
INZ requires translations to be made by a professional translation service (not the applicant, a family member or the adviser), certified as a correct translation by a person familiar with both languages, on the service’s letterhead with the translator’s full name and signature. Every order is issued in exactly that form, with a public verification link. Visitor-visa applications need a translation but not certification; residence and most other categories need the certified version we provide.
Do I need a notarised translation or the DIA Translation Service?
INZ does not require notarisation. The Department of Internal Affairs runs its own paid translation service, but INZ also accepts certified translations from recognised private translation services. For citizenship applications the Department of Internal Affairs has its own rules — check them before ordering for citizenship.
How fast is it?
Typed documents are usually delivered within ten minutes of payment. Handwritten or damaged pages are flagged before you pay and completed by manual review within 24 hours.
Can I upload a multi-page document?
Yes — upload the whole PDF or a photo of every page; the page count and total (NZ$24.95 per page) appear before you pay and you receive one certified PDF covering every page.