RV1.20.1 Non-principal applicants who are partners
The partner of the principal applicant is eligible to be considered in their own right for variation of travel conditions or a new residence class visa if the following events occur:
the partner and the principal applicant become divorced or separated; or
the partner is granted a non-molestation or protection order against the principal applicant; or
the principal applicant is convicted of an offence against the partner or a dependent child;
the principal applicant dies; or
the principal applicant has obtained New Zealand citizenship.
Evidence of the circumstances in which the partner of a principal applicant may apply for an a variation of travel conditions or a new residence class visa in their own right may include but is not limited to original or certified copies of the following:
the final decree of divorce or a dissolution order from the principal applicant; or
a non-molestation or protection order against the principal applicant; or
evidence that the principal applicant has been convicted of an offence against the person of the partner or of a dependent child; or
evidence of separation; or
the death certificate of the principal applicant.