New Zealand Nationality Law

New Zealand Nationality Law

New Zealand citizenship (Raraunga Aotearoa in Māori) was created on 1 January 1949 by the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948. Prior to this date, New Zealanders were only British subjects and New Zealand had the same nationality legislation as the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries (see also British nationality law).

The 1948 legislation was replaced by the Citizenship Act 1977, which came into force on 1 January 1978. This was substantially amended in 2005 by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2005, in force from 21 April 2005.

The Citizenship Office of the Department of Internal Affairs is in charge of processing applications and enquiries relating to New Zealand citizenship.

Read more about New Zealand Nationality Law:  History of New Zealand Citizenship, Acquisition of New Zealand Citizenship, Dual Citizenship, Renunciation of New Zealand Citizenship, Loss of New Zealand Citizenship, Statistics, Historical Provisions - 1949 To 1977

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