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Temporary entry INZ Operational Manual
iv psychologists registered with the New Zealand Psychologists Board;
v counsellors who are members of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors; and
vi experienced staff members of Child Youth and Family approved women's refuges.
Such staff members must be nominated by:
� the National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges
� Shakti Community Council.
b. In order to meet the requirements of WI7.5(d), an applicant must supply a statutory
declaration from people acting in their professional capacity from two of the groups listed
above. The two people must be unrelated professionally (for example, they cannot be a
doctor and a nurse from the same practice).
c. Immigration officers may verify that statutory declarations provided as evidence of
domestic violence have been made by the appropriate person by contacting the
professional bodies listed above.
Effective 29/11/2010
WI7.15 Evidence that the principal applicant has been in a partnership with a
New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder
Evidence that the principal applicant has been living in a partnership with a New Zealand
citizen or residence class visa holder may include, but is not limited to, original or certified
copies of:
• an original or certified copy of a marriage certificate;
• evidence as to the duration of the relationship;
• correspondence (including postmarked envelopes) addressed to both principal applicant
and the New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder;
• evidence of communication between the couple;
• photographs of the couple together;
• documents indicating public recognition of the relationship;
• evidence of any specific arrangements and/or engagement ceremonies which have been
carried out;
• communication between the parents of the couple and/or a person acting as a go-between
or matchmaker;
• other documents indicating public recognition of the arrangement and/or engagement
ceremony;
• confirmation from independent sources that such arrangements and/or engagement
ceremonies are in accordance with the cultural custom of the parties concerned;
• a joint mortgage, tenancy agreement or rent book;
• birth certificates of their children;
• proof of joint assets;
• proof of shared income; and
• proof of shared bank accounts.
Effective 29/11/2010
WI7.20 Evidence of living in a domestic relationship with the perpetrator of
domestic violence
Evidence that the principal applicant has been living in a domestic relationship with the
perpetrator of domestic violence includes: