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Guides & updates
Practical guides, immigration updates and news from E&E. Immigration information can change; check linked official sources and review dates.
Parent Resident Visa category hybrid selection process now in place
From 5 October 2026, all valid Parent Resident Visa expressions of interest (EOIs) have moved into a single pool under the new hybrid selection model.
Read Parent Resident Visa category hybrid selection process now in placeINZ update: New age and evidence rules for some partnership-based visas
From 25 September 2026, new minimum-age and partnership-evidence rules apply to certain partnership-based visa applications. Check the requirements for your visa before applying.
Read INZ update: New age and evidence rules for some partnership-based visasVisa myth: A friend was approved, so I should be too
A friend’s visa approval does not predict the outcome of your application. Each application is assessed on its own circumstances and evidence.
Read Visa myth: A friend was approved, so I should be tooINZ estimates 19,153 people overstayed visas as at 1 July 2026
INZ’s latest estimate is 19,153. Methodology refinements explain the apparent year-on-year fall; the release also puts Filipino figures in context.
Read INZ estimates 19,153 people overstayed visas as at 1 July 2026