- APPLICATION FORM
use the right form - CHECKLIST
avoid mistakes and delays - PERSONAL DETAILSyour child's legal name
- PREVIOUS DOCUMENTSproving their identity
- PARENTAL CONSENT
for children under 16 - WITNESS AND PHOTOSconfirming your child's identity
- CONTACT DETAILShow can we reach you?
- PAYMENT METHODSwork out the total cost
- SEND OR DELIVERsubmit the form to us
- PREVENTING CHILDRENbeing taken from New Zealand
Apply for a child passport - payment methods
Find out how much your child’s new passport will cost and ways you can pay for it.
This section will help you work out how much your child’s passport will cost and will explain any additional costs such as international courier fees that may apply.
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Is your child's travel urgent?
A standard application for a passport takes us up to 10 working days to process. If your child needs to travel urgently or because of an emergency situation, for an additional fee we can usually process their passport application in up to 3 working days.
If your child needs to travel because of serious illness or the death of a family member, you may not have to pay this extra fee, or it may be refunded after your child’s passport has been issued.
Learn more about urgent travel and how we can help
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Work out the cost of your child's new passport
Which level of service will you be using?
- Look down the table of fees and charges to find the level of service you are using, then look across the table to the country you are sending your application to.
- In section 13, tick the service level you have selected.
- In section 13, write down the amount from the table and tick the currency of the country you are paying in.
Do you want your child's passport delivered to a different country from the country where you are sending your child's application to be processed?
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For example the passport might be processed in New Zealand but sent to Samoa.
- You will also need to pay the international courier fee.
- Refer to the courier fees section on the table of fees and charges and look down the list to find the region your child's passport will be delivered to, then look across the table to the country you are sending your child's application to.
- In section 13, write down the amount of the courier fee.
Are you submitting your application via a New Zealand Embassy, High Commission or Consulate office?
- You will need to pay an additional handling fee directly to the diplomatic office. The fee is equal to NZ$50.00 in the local currency of the country where the office is located.
- If you want your child's passport sent to a different location after it's been issued, instead of collecting it from the diplomatic office where you're submitting your child's application, you will also need to pay the international courier fee shown in the table of fees and charges.
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Ways to pay
Your child's application fee must be paid in the currency of the country where you are sending your application to be processed.
Important
DO NOT SEND CASH IN THE POST.
Sending cash in the post is prohibited by New Zealand Post. It is not secure and we will not accept responsibility for its security or accept this as a reason for you not paying your child's application fee. Use one of the payment methods described below.
You are required to pay the application fee and any additional fees that apply in full before your child's passport application will be accepted for processing.
Payment methods
Payment method How to use this payment method EFTPOS or cash payments- EFTPOS or cash payments can only be made in-person at a Passport office.
Cheques and money orders- Fill in all parts of the cheque or money order.
- Make it payable to the 'Department of Internal Affairs'.
Credit cards- Provide all of the details requested in the payment section of the application form.
- We accept VISA, MasterCard, Visa debit cards and American Express.
