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Police
Clearance 
Everyone
who wishes to come to New Zealand, whether temporarily or permanently,
is required to be of good character. In order for the New Zealand
Immigration Service (NZIS) to determine whether you are of good
character, you must provide police certificates, or similar, if
necessary.
Work
and Residence
Applicants:
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If
you have lived for periods of twelve months or more in any other
countries during the last ten years, you must obtain additional police
certificates from these countries, and also your country(ies) of
citizenship unless you can provide satisfactory evidence that you have
never lived there.
Temporary
Entry Visa or Permit
Applicants:
Countries
where a Police Certificate can be obtained:
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Albania
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Cyprus
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Italy
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Norway
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Trinidad + Tobago
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Algeria
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Czech Republic
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Ivory Coast
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Oman
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Tunisia
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American Samoa
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Denmark
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Jamaica
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Pakistan
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Turkey
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Andorra
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Dominica
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Japan
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Panama
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Turks and Caicos
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Angola
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Dominican Republic
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Jordan
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Papua New Guinea
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Tuvalu
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Anguilla
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Egypt
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Kenya
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Peru
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Uganda
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Antigua + Barbuda
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El Salvador
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Kiribati
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Philippines
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Ukraine
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Argentina
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Estonia
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Korea (South)
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Poland
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United Arab Emirate
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Australia
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Ethiopia
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Kuwait
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Portugal
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United Kingdom
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Austria
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Fiji
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Latvia
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Qatar
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USA
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Bahamas
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Finland
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Lebanon
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Reunion Island
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Vanuatu
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Bahrain
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France
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Lesotho
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Romania
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Venezuela
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Bangladesh
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French Guiana
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Liberia
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Samoa
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Vietnam
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Barbados
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French Polynesia
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Libya
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Saudi Arabia
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Wallis + Futuna
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Belgium
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Futuna Island
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Liechtenstein
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Senegal
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Yemen
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Belize
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Gambia
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Lithuania
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Serbia
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Yugoslavia
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Bermuda
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Germany
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Luxembourg
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Sierra Leone
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Zaire
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Bolivia
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Ghana
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Macao
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Singapore
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Zambia
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Bosnia Herzegovina
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Greece
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Macedonia
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Slovak Republic
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Zimbabwe
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Botswana
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Grenada
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Malawi
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Slovenia
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Brazil
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Guadeloupe
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Malaysia
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Solomon Islands
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Brunei
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Guatemala
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Mali
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Somalia
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Bulgaria
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Guernsey
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Malta
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South Africa
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Burkina Faso
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Guinea
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Martinique
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Spain
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Cambodia
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Guinea-Bissau
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Mauritius
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Sri Lanka
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Cameroon
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Guyana
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Micronesia
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St Christopher/Nevis
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Canada
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Haiti
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Monaco
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St Lucia
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Cape Verde Islands
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Honduras
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Mongolia
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St Vincent
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Cayman Islands
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Hong Kong
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Monserrat
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Surinam
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China - PRC
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Hungary
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Morocco
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Swaziland
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Commonwealth of
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Iceland
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Myanmar (Burma)
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Sweden
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Independent States
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India
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Namibia
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Switzerland
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(Former
USSR)
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Indonesia
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Nepal
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Syria
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Congo
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Iran
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Netherlands
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Taiwan
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Costa Rica
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Iraq
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Netherlands Antilles
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Tanzania
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Croatia
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Ireland (Eire)
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New Caledonia
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Thailand
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Cuba
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Israel
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Nicaragua
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Togo
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Nigeria
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Tonga
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