We can, however it does take a bit longer as we can't do this electronically. To manually verify your identity we will require you to take an original copy of your overseas passport or drivers licence and a New Zealand permanent residency document to a New Zealand trusted referee. They will need to sight and sign that these are the original copies.
Here are the New Zealand trusted referees you can use:
- Commonwealth representative (as defined in the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957)
- Member of the police
- Justice of the Peace
- Registered medical doctor
- Kaumātua (as verified through a reputable source)
- Registered teacher
- Minister of religion
- Lawyer (as defined in the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006)
- Notary public
- New Zealand Honorary Consul
- Member of Parliament
- Chartered accountant (within the meaning of section 19 of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Act 1996)
- A person who has the legal authority to take statutory declarations or the equivalent in New Zealand
