Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) Edition INZ 1024, November 2023 12 pages

INZ 1024 Sponsorship Form for Residence — Parent Category

For adult children in New Zealand sponsoring a parent, grandparent or legal guardian for residence.

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What is INZ 1024 parent category sponsorship?

Under New Zealand's Parent Category, an adult child who is a citizen or resident can sponsor their parents for residence. The sponsor (and a second sponsor, when joint income is used to meet the minimum income requirement) completes the INZ 1024 and gives it to the person they're sponsoring for their residence application.

The form checks your eligibility, records your details, any parents you've sponsored before and your contact details, names the principal applicant and their partner, and ends with a statutory declaration of the sponsor's undertakings: accommodation, financial support and repatriation costs for ten years.

FileIt fills Immigration New Zealand's own fillable PDF in capital letters, as the form asks, prints names with accents correctly, repeats your names and addresses in the declaration, and saves the finished form in your vault. You then sign it in front of a Justice of the Peace, lawyer or notary.

Who fills it
The sponsoring adult child, and a second sponsor if joint income is used
Given to
The person you sponsor, for their Parent Category residence application
Undertaking
Ten years from the sponsored person's first day in New Zealand as a resident
Signatures
Sponsor(s), witnessed by a person authorised to take statutory declarations
Edition
INZ 1024 November 2023

Who needs to fill out INZ 1024 parent category sponsorship?

  • New Zealand citizens and residents sponsoring their parents under the Parent Category.
  • Adult children sponsoring grandparents (when both parents have died) or a legal guardian appointed before they turned 18.
  • A partner or other adult child who will be second sponsor to meet the minimum income requirement.

When to use INZ 1024 parent category sponsorship

  • When your parent is preparing their Parent Category residence application (INZ 1206).
  • After checking you meet the sponsor requirements: 18 or older, living in New Zealand, and a citizen or resident for at least three years with 184 days in New Zealand each year.

What you need before you start

  • Your passport or identity document details, date of birth, citizenship and residence history.
  • Details of any parents you've previously sponsored.
  • The principal applicant's and their partner's names, dates of birth and address.
  • Evidence of your immigration status and of meeting the minimum income requirement (Inland Revenue Summary of Income or Final Tax Summaries).
  • A Justice of the Peace, lawyer or notary to witness your signature.

What’s on INZ 1024 parent category sponsorship

The 2023 edition has 12 pages. FileIt asks for it in 9 parts:

  1. To sponsor a person under the Parent CategorySponsor
  2. Section A — Sponsor's (adult child) details and eligibilitySponsor
  3. Section A — Previous sponsorships and contact details (A18-A22)Sponsor
  4. Section B — Second sponsorSponsor
  5. Section C — Details of the person(s) being sponsoredSponsor
  6. Section D — Declaration by sponsor(s)Sponsor
  7. Section D — Witness details (if known in advance)Sponsor
  8. Section E — Immigration adviser's detailsSponsor
  9. Section F — Declaration by person assisting the sponsor(s)Sponsor

How to fill out INZ 1024 parent category sponsorship, step by step

1 Eligibility

Answer the eligibility questions for you and, if there is one, the second sponsor. A No to any of them means you can't sponsor under this category.

2 Section A — your details

Give your name as in your passport, date of birth, citizenship and residence history, the eligibility questions A7-A17, any parents you've sponsored before and your contact details.

3 Section B — second sponsor

Switch on Section B only when a second sponsor contributes towards the income requirement.

4 Section C — the people you sponsor

Name the principal applicant and their partner, their country of residence, your relationship and their address.

5 Section D — declaration

Add your occupation. FileIt prints your names and addresses in the declaration; you sign it in front of the witness, who completes their part.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Signing the declaration before you're in front of the witness.
  • Using joint income without completing Section B for the second sponsor.
  • Leaving out evidence of your immigration status or income, which can get the form returned.
  • Getting help from an unlicensed adviser: Immigration New Zealand returns forms where the adviser should have been licensed.

After you fill it out

Sign Section D in front of a Justice of the Peace, lawyer or notary, together with the second sponsor if there is one.

Attach the documents on the form's checklist and give everything to the person you're sponsoring.

They include the form with their Parent Category residence application.

FileIt keeps a copy of the completed PDF in your vault.

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  1. Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
  2. Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 155 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
  3. Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
  4. Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

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INZ 1024 parent category sponsorship: frequently asked questions

What is the INZ 1024?

Immigration New Zealand's Sponsorship Form for Residence, used by an adult child to sponsor a parent under the Parent Category.

How long does the sponsorship last?

The form says the sponsorship period is ten years from your parent's first day in New Zealand as a resident.

Does the form need a witness?

Yes. Section D must be witnessed by a person authorised to take statutory declarations, such as a Justice of the Peace, a lawyer or a notary public.

What is a second sponsor?

A partner of the adult child, or another adult child, who contributes towards meeting the minimum income requirement and completes Section B.

Where do I find the minimum income figures?

The form says to check the current figures on immigration.govt.nz.

Official sources

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-25.

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