If you do not have an acceptable form of ID as outlined in this article, you can upload either a statutory declaration or proof of identity form in place of Identity document on your application.


If the links below do not work, please refer to the Ministry of Justice website for current links here: 
https://www.justice.govt.nz/criminal-records/get-your-own/


Download Statutory Declaration Form


The form is required to be completed in the presence of a Justice of the Peace, solicitor or another person authorised to take a statutory declaration under section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957.



Download Proof of Identity Form

The completed form needs to be scanned into 1 document, including a copy of an Identity Document for the person verifying your identity. 


The person verifying your identity:

  • must not be a relative (a relative is a person connected by blood or marriage) must not be living at same address
  • must be 18 years of age or over, and
  • must have known you for more than 12 months.