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+If you are 16 or older, you need an adult passport. Adult passports cost $206 and are valid for 10 years.
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+Renewing a child's passport costs $120. Child passports are valid for 5 years. Once a child turns 16 their passport is valid until it expires or is cancelled. After that, they must renew their passport as an adult.
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+Child passports are for children aged 15 and under. They cost $120 and are valid for 5 years. When a child turns 16, their passport is still valid until it expires or is cancelled.
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+ Get your child a New Zealand passport when born overseas +
+If you are a New Zealand citizen by birth or grant and have a child overseas, you can register them as a New Zealand citizen by descent and get them a New Zealand passport.
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+ Get yourself a New Zealand passport when born overseas +
+If you were born overseas and at least 1 of your parents is a New Zealand citizen by birth or grant, you can register as a New Zealand citizen by descent and get a New Zealand passport.
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+ Order a birth certificate +
+New Zealand birth certificates are a record of birth. You can order a birth certificate online. It costs $33 for a standard certificate.
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+Your New Zealand marriage or civil union certificate is an official record of your marriage. It costs $33 to get one sent to you.
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+You might need a death certificate if you're administering someone's estate or applying for a funeral grant from Work and Income or ACC.
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+ Name change certificate +
+A name change certificate is official evidence of a name change. You can order online and it costs $33.
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+ Access to your birth, marriage and name change records +
+Birth, death, marriage, civil union and name change records are a public register — anyone can generally request copies of someone's information. You can see who's accessed your records since 2009 or block access to them if your safety is at risk.
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+ Translating official documents +
+If you need a document translated into English or another language, you can organise the translation yourself or use the Department of Internal Affairs Translation Service.
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+ Use your NZ documents overseas +
+Check which countries require New Zealand documents to be officially authenticated or apostilled by the Department of Internal Affairs' Authentication Unit.
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+ Use RealMe to prove your identity online +
+Use RealMe to prove who you are online and securely access many government and private sector services online.
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+There are 3 main types of New Zealand citizenship: by birth, by descent and by grant.
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+Follow these steps when you apply for New Zealand citizenship.
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+ Register as a citizen by descent and get a passport +
+If you are a citizen by descent, you must register your citizenship before you can get a New Zealand passport.
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+What to do if you have lost your New Zealand citizenship certificate, or if you need to prove whether or not you are a New Zealand citizen.
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+ Changing your citizenship status +
+Your citizenship status may change if you want citizenship of more than 1 country or to give up New Zealand citizenship — or if the New Zealand government takes away your citizenship.
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+ NZ citizenship if you are adopted +
+If you were born and adopted in New Zealand you are likely to be a New Zealand citizen. If you were born or adopted outside New Zealand, you might be a citizen — if not, you may be able to apply to become one.
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+When you become a New Zealand citizen, you will have the same privileges as a person who was born here. You will also have the same responsibilities.
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+If you legally change your name, you don't have to replace your driver licence — but you can if you want to. You'll need to provide an original document that shows the change.
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+If you want to change the name in your passport, you’ll need to apply for a new one. The name in your passport must be your officially registered name.
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+If your gender is different to the one on your birth certificate, you can ask for your citizenship certificate to show your new gender (if you have not yet applied for citizenship), or request an evidentiary certificate (if you have been granted citizenship).
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+If you’ve changed your gender, or if your gender has been wrongly recorded, you can update your official identification. You can record your gender as M (male), F (female) or X (gender diverse).
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