New ZealandShort stays and visits
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.
The route is for German law students or law graduates visiting as unpaid observers in a New Zealand law firm.
Apply for this visa if you are a German law student or law graduate and you want to visit New Zealand as an unpaid observer in a New Zealand law firm.
The stay may be up to 6 months. The official source does not state the visa validity or number of entries.
Applicants must plan to leave New Zealand at the end of their stay. The official source does not state funds, accommodation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence.
have plans to leave New Zealand at the end of your stay
From 1 October 2026, applications for this visa must be submitted through Immigration New Zealand's enhanced Immigration Online system. Applying from inside New Zealand is possible; in that case multiple entry travel conditions are normally given. The official source does not state when or how a stay can be extended or changed.
From 1 October 2026, applications for this visa must be submitted through Immigration New Zealand's enhanced Immigration Online system.
If you are applying from inside New Zealand, we will normally give you multiple entry travel conditions when we grant you this visa.
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