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Get an IRD number and file your first IR3 as a newcomer to New Zealand
Document Checklist
Passport
Passport
Used by: All three application routes (new-arrival, resident, offshore IR742)
Form: Physical original for the resident route; details only (no scan) for the new-arrival route; scanned copy for the offshore IR742 route
On the resident route, digital passports are not accepted at AA Driver Licensing Agent verification.
INZ application number
Immigration New Zealand application number
Used by: New-arrival route — resident-visa, work-visa, and student-visa holders
Found on: Your Immigration New Zealand visa documentation
Australian passport-holders do not need an Immigration New Zealand visa under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement and skip this item.
Category B document
Secondary photo identification (Category B)
Used by: Resident route — one Category B document required alongside one Category A
Accepted examples: Current New Zealand driver licence, current overseas driver licence, Kiwi Access Card, HANZ 18+ card, New Zealand student photo ID, International Driving Permit
Must be a physical original.
Proof of address
Proof of address
Used by: Offshore IR742 route
Accepted form: Utility-company letter naming the applicant at the residential address
Overseas tax number
Home-country tax identification number
Used by: New-arrival route for work-visa and student-visa holders; offshore IR742 route
Required when: You have one — omit if your home country does not issue one
Reason-for-application evidence
Evidence of reason for applying
Used by: Offshore IR742 route
Accepted examples: New Zealand employment offer, property-purchase contract, investment documentation
IR997 (Customer due diligence)
New Zealand bank account or IR997 customer-due-diligence form
Used by: Offshore IR742 route
Required form: Either confirmation of a fully functioning New Zealand bank account, or an IR997 form completed by a New Zealand reporting entity
Certified translation
Certified translation
Used by: Offshore IR742 route, where supporting documents are not in English
Approved translators: List maintained by the New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi)
Marriage / civil-union / deed-poll certificate
Name-change document
Used by: Resident route or offshore IR742 route, where the name on identification differs from the applicant's current name
Accepted form: Original certificate or certified copy
Income and deduction records
IR3 supporting records
Used by: IR3 filing at year-end
Includes: Bank-interest and resident-withholding-tax statements, dividend and imputation-credit records, self-employment and rental ledgers, donation receipts (for the IR526 tax-credit claim), records of overseas income for non-exempt categories
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