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New Zealand visa approvals, April 2026: AIP, parent residence, partnership residence and an appeal exception

Our April 2026 approvals include an Active Investor Plus visa, Parent Retirement and Parent Resident visas and approvals in principle, a resident visa granted as a ministerial exception after an IPT appeal, eight partnership resident visas, AEWVs, partnership work visas, student and visitor visas. All documents shown…

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Anonymised Active Investor Plus Visa approval noticeAnonymised Parent Retirement Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Parent Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Parent Resident Visa approval in principle noticeAnonymised Parent Resident Visa approval in principle noticeAnonymised Parent Resident Visa approval in principle noticeAnonymised Resident Visa – Ministerial Exception approval notice after an IPT appealAnonymised Dependent Child Resident Visa approval in principle noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Second or Subsequent Resident Visa approval noticeAnonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partnership Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Partner of a Worker Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Work Visa approval noticeAnonymised Student Visa approval noticeAnonymised Student Visa approval noticeAnonymised Parent and Grandparent Visitor Visa approval noticeAnonymised Visitor Visa approval noticeAnonymised Visitor Visa approval noticeAnonymised Visitor Visa approval noticeAnonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
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Active Investor Plus Visa · Approved · 1 April 2026

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April 2026 at a glance

This month the Leader team has compiled approval records for a range of New Zealand visa and employer-related applications, covering an Active Investor Plus visa (Growth category), Parent Retirement and Parent Resident visas, Parent Resident and dependent child approvals in principle, a resident visa granted by the Associate Minister of Immigration as an exception to instructions after an Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) appeal, partnership resident visas and a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa, AEWVs, partnership and other work visas, student visas and visitor visas (including Parent and Grandparent Multiple Entry).

This month's 35 anonymised approval documents are displayed by category in the Success cases gallery. Every case has its own background, documents and assessment conditions; what we show is not a guarantee of outcome or immigration advice for your individual situation.

To protect the privacy of clients and other parties, personal and identifying information in the documents shown has been anonymised.

This month’s approvals

#Visa typeResult
1Active Investor Plus VisaGrowth categoryApproved1 Apr
2Parent Retirement Resident VisaApproved1 Apr
3Parent Resident VisaApproved14 Apr
4Parent Resident VisaApproved in principle23 Apr
5Parent Resident VisaApproved in principle20 Apr
6Parent Resident VisaApproved in principle13 Apr
7Resident Visa – Ministerial ExceptionAfter an IPT appealApproved9 Apr
8Dependent Child Resident VisaApproved in principle14 Apr
9Partnership Resident VisaApproved23 Apr
10Partnership Resident VisaApproved23 Apr
11Partnership Resident VisaApproved22 Apr
12Partnership Resident VisaApproved17 Apr
13Partnership Resident VisaApproved17 Apr
14Partnership Resident VisaApproved17 Apr
15Partnership Resident VisaApproved14 Apr
16Partnership Resident VisaApproved10 Apr
17Second or Subsequent Resident VisaApproved9 Apr
18Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved8 Apr
19Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved9 Apr
20Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved9 Apr
21Partnership Work VisaApproved28 Apr
22Partnership Work VisaApproved29 Apr
23Partnership Work VisaApproved29 Apr
24Partnership Work VisaApproved22 Apr
25Partnership Work VisaApproved9 Apr
26Partner of a Worker Work VisaPartner of AEWV (open)Approved17 Apr
27Work VisaVariation of ConditionsApproved30 Apr
28Work VisaReligious WorkerApproved22 Apr
29Student VisaChild of NZ citizen/residentApproved10 Apr
30Student VisaChild of NZ citizen/residentApproved2 Apr
31Parent and Grandparent Visitor VisaMultiple EntryApproved2 Apr
32Visitor VisaGeneralApproved29 Apr
33Visitor VisaGeneralApproved29 Apr
34Visitor VisaGeneralApproved23 Apr
35Visitor VisaGeneralApproved1 Apr

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Full approval letters

35 letters, ordered by visa type. Personal and identifying details have been anonymised.

Anonymised Active Investor Plus Visa approval notice
1 / 35Active Investor Plus VisaApprovedGrowth category
Anonymised Parent Retirement Resident Visa approval notice
2 / 35Parent Retirement Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Parent Resident Visa approval notice
3 / 35Parent Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Parent Resident Visa approval in principle notice
4 / 35Parent Resident VisaApproval in Principle
Anonymised Parent Resident Visa approval in principle notice
5 / 35Parent Resident VisaApproval in Principle
Anonymised Parent Resident Visa approval in principle notice
6 / 35Parent Resident VisaApproval in Principle
Anonymised Resident Visa – Ministerial Exception approval notice after an IPT appeal
7 / 35Resident Visa – Ministerial ExceptionApprovedAfter an IPT appeal
Anonymised Dependent Child Resident Visa approval in principle notice
8 / 35Dependent Child Resident VisaApproval in Principle
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
9 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
10 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
11 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
12 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
13 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
14 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
15 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Resident Visa approval notice
16 / 35Partnership Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Second or Subsequent Resident Visa approval notice
17 / 35Second or Subsequent Resident VisaApproved
Anonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval notice
18 / 35Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval notice
19 / 35Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Accredited Employer Work Visa approval notice
20 / 35Accredited Employer Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Work Visa approval notice
21 / 35Partnership Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Work Visa approval notice
22 / 35Partnership Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Work Visa approval notice
23 / 35Partnership Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Work Visa approval notice
24 / 35Partnership Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partnership Work Visa approval notice
25 / 35Partnership Work VisaApproved
Anonymised Partner of a Worker Work Visa approval notice
26 / 35Partner of a Worker Work VisaApprovedPartner of AEWV (open)
Anonymised Work Visa approval notice
27 / 35Work VisaApprovedVariation of Conditions
Anonymised Work Visa approval notice
28 / 35Work VisaApprovedReligious Worker
Anonymised Student Visa approval notice
29 / 35Student VisaApprovedChild of NZ citizen/resident
Anonymised Student Visa approval notice
30 / 35Student VisaApprovedChild of NZ citizen/resident
Anonymised Parent and Grandparent Visitor Visa approval notice
31 / 35Parent and Grandparent Visitor VisaApprovedMultiple Entry
Anonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
32 / 35Visitor VisaApprovedGeneral
Anonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
33 / 35Visitor VisaApprovedGeneral
Anonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
34 / 35Visitor VisaApprovedGeneral
Anonymised Visitor Visa approval notice
35 / 35Visitor VisaApprovedGeneral

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