Individuals

For each of the required individuals can you please provide us with Identification from one of the three options below:

OPTION 1 – One form of the following Primary Photo ID (needs to be verified or certified):

• New Zealand passport
• New Zealand certificate of identity
• New Zealand firearms licence
• Emergency travel document
• New Zealand refugee travel document

The below two documents must also include your name, date of birth, photo, signature and be issued by a foreign government, the United Nations or an agency of the United Nations:

• Overseas passport
• National identity card

OPTION 2 – One form of the following non-photo ID:

• New Zealand full birth certificate
• Certificate of New Zealand citizenship
• Citizenship certificate issued by a foreign government
• Birth certificate issued by a foreign government

AND a supporting form of photo ID:

• New Zealand driver licence*
• 18+ card (Hospitality Association) *
• A valid and current international driving permit

Where possible please provide current ID. However, we will accept the above forms identified with an * that have expired in the last 12 months.

OPTION 3 – A New Zealand Driver Licence together with one of the following:

• A current signed credit card, debit card or EFTPOS card issued by a registered New Zealand bank with your name embossed on it
• A current item issued by a New Zealand Government agency that contains your name and signature, for example a SuperGold Card or Community Services Card

The documents listed below must be dated within the last 12 months. Original or online versions are acceptable.

• A bank statement issued by a registered New Zealand bank
• A statement issued by a New Zealand Government agency

Where possible please provide a current New Zealand drivers licence. However, we will accept a licence that has expired within the last 12 months.

All the above ID documents must be:

• Original (except where certified, see below)
• Clear, legible, a good likeness, not defaced or mutilated
• Valid (signed where applicable and not canceled)
• Translated where applicable
• Sighted by an NZ Tax Desk Ltd staff member or trusted referee

You can present the information above for certification with one of the following and then forward the certified documents to us via electronic means or post:

• Justice of the Peace
• Solicitor of the High Court
• Deputy Registrar or Judge
• Registrar from tertiary institutions
• Notary Public
• Member of the Police
• Chartered Accountant
• Registered Teacher
• Kaumatua (as verified through a reputable source)
• New Zealand Honorary Consul
• Member of Parliament
• Minister of Religion
• A person who has the legal authority to take statutory declarations or the equivalent in NZ
• Commonwealth representative (as defined in the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957)