Eligibility:Pregnant wives or partners of:
- New Zealand citizens
- New Zealand Residence Permit holders with a Returning Resident's Visa, or who have been living in New Zealand for two or more years immediately before receiving a health or disability services
- Australian citizens or permanent residents who have been living, or who intend to live, in New Zealand for two years or longer
- refugees, or people whose application to become a refugee has been accepted by Immigration, or people who are in the process of having an appeal to the Refugee Status Appeal Authority determined
- children aged 18 or under who are in the care and control of a parent or guardian (or a person in the process of legally adopting them) and that person is:
- a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, OR
- an Australian citizen or permanent resident who has been living, or who intends to live, in New Zealand for two years or longer, OR
- a Work Permit holder whose permit is for two years or more, or who has a current work permit which, together with previous permits, allows them to be continuously in New Zealand for two years or more, OR
- a student or visitor who has had consecutive Permits to re-enter or remain in New Zealand since before 29 October 2003
- Work Permit holders whose permit is for two years or more, or who have a current work permit which, together with previous permits, allows them to be continuously in New Zealand for two years or more
- participants in the Ministry of Education’s Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship scheme
- NZAID Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) scholarship holders, or their partner, or their dependent child under 18 years of age, provided they also meet any conditions imposed under the ODA scheme
- a Commonwealth scholarship holder
who are not eligible for publicly funded health and disability services in their own right, are eligible for the same maternity-related services as New Zealand citizens.
Maternity-related services include all services included in the section 88 Maternity Notice, and any other treatment for a condition determined by a clinician that would adversely impact on the survival of the mother or the baby.
Criteria:The pregnant wife or partner of an eligible person.
If you don't know if your partner is eligible for publicly funded health and disability services, use this Guide to check - Go back to the beginning of this Guide.
Proof of eligibility:You will need to show your health service provider:
- your valid Passport with a current Permit AND
- proof of being the wife or partner of an eligible person.
Examples of proof include:
- a partner’s Passport AND a marriage or civil union certificate OR
- a Visa or Permit granted by Immigration New Zealand on the basis of the relationship OR
- a statutory declaration from both partners, detailing how they meet the definition of “de-facto partner” (including supporting documents relevant under section 2D of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976). Information on these provisions can be found at on the Legislation.govt.nz website - 2D Meaning of de facto relationship.
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