Applicants for entry to New Zealand are required to have

an acceptable standard of health (the accompanying

The medical certifi cate (NZIS 1007) records information

about your health that Immigration New Zealand requires

to assess whether you meet this standard.

You must use this certifi cate if you are applying for a

temporary visa or permit for New Zealand and you intend

If you are applying for residence you will need to submit

a new medical certifi cate.

You may not need a new medical certifi cate if you are

applying for a temporary visa or permit and you have

submitted a medical certifi cate with a previous application

within the last two years. Your case offi cer will let you

know if a new medical is required.

In countries where Immigration New Zealand has an

approved list of panel doctors and radiologists this

certifi cate must be completed by a listed medical

practitioner and a listed radiologist. Please see our website

at www.immigration.govt.nz/paneldoctor to fi nd your

nearest panel doctor.

If you live in a country which does not have any panel

doctors, a registered medical practitioner, preferably your

own General Practitioner can complete this certifi cate.

New Zealand and you do not have a doctor please refer to the

telephone book for a list of General Practitioners near you.

You may have to wait to get an appointment for a medical

examination, so give yourself plenty of time before you

need to lodge your immigration application. Once your

examination is complete it may be two or three weeks before

you receive your completed medical certificate from the

Medical Examiner. This is because he/she must wait for the

results of your chest X-ray and blood tests.

are on a short course of antibiotics please postpone your

appointment until you are well again.

• The Medical and Chest X-ray Certifi cate, (NZIS 1007),

with Sections A, H, I and J completed.

• Your valid passport, for identification.

• Three recent passport photos.

• Any spectacles or contact lenses you wear.

• Any existing medical specialist reports, particularly

if you have a known medical condition.

• Details of any prescription medicines you are currently

taking (including drug name and dosage).

Yes, you may bring someone with you to the medical

examination, and an interpreter. If you need an interpreter,

please arrange this before the examination and tell the

Medical Examiner when you make your appointment that

you will bring an interpreter. Your interpreter may be a

person from a professional service or if that is not possible

a respected person from your community.

This medical certificate has three components,

all of which must be completed in English:

• a physical examination with a Medical Examiner,

• a chest X-ray, and

• blood and urine tests.

Some Medical Examiners will have the facilities to

complete all parts of the medical certificate; others may

refer you to separate X-ray and laboratory services.

You may be required to give blood and urine samples at

the doctor’s rooms.

All applicants including children and newborn babies

are required to submit a completed medical certificate,

or have one submitted on their behalf.

• Children under 16 must be accompanied during the

medical examination by a parent or guardian.

• Chest X-rays are not required of children under the

age of 11.

• Children under 15 are not usually required to undergo

the standard blood tests, unless risk or clinical factors

make them necessary.

• Children under 5 are not usually required to give a

urine sample.

guardian of a child applicant, must pay for the medical

examination, the chest X-ray, the laboratory tests and

any specialist reports or follow-up tests required.

medical certificate may result in your application being

declined, any visa or permit issued being cancelled and,

if you are in New Zealand, you being required to leave

the country.

Submit your completed certificate, including chest X-ray

and laboratory results, with your application for a visa

or permit within these three months. If you have any

conditions which affect the assessment of whether you

have an acceptable standard of health, Immigration

New Zealand, or its medical assessor may ask you for more

information. This will be in the form of a specialist report

or further tests for which you may have to visit another

doctor. If you have an existing condition it will help your

case if you provide as much information as possible with

your certificate, including recent specialist reports.

In this section you confirm your personal details and the type

of work or study you will be doing in New Zealand. Please

This section is for you to sign in front of the doctor who examines

you. Children under 16 cannot sign their own declaration; a parent

or guardian should sign on their behalf. When you sign the

declaration you are declaring the following:

• That you understand the notes and questions in sections

A and B of the certificate and that the information given

about you is true, correct and complete.

• That you understand that this declaration also applies to

the chest X-ray and laboratory sections.

• That you will inform Immigration New Zealand of any

relevant facts or change of circumstance about your health

that may affect the outcome of your application for a

permit or visa.

• That you authorise Immigration New Zealand to make

any enquiries it believes necessary about the information

provided on the certificate and to share this information

with other government agencies (including health service

and overseas agencies) to make decisions about your

immigration status.

• That you authorise any New Zealand health service agency

to provide information about your state of health to

Immigration New Zealand.

• That you authorise Immigration New Zealand to advise

the principal applicant applying for a visa or permit to

which this medical certificate relates, of the progress and

outcome of the health assessment made as a result of

the provision of this medical certificate and any related

information.

• That you undertake to pay the fees for this medical

examination and you agree that you or your child will

undergo, at your expense, any further medical examination

required by Immigration New Zealand.

• That you agree that the Medical Examiner completing this

certificate may release to Immigration New Zealand any

information acquired about the health of you or your child.

• That you understand that if you make false statements,

or provide false or misleading information or change this

certificate in any way, your application may be declined,

or your visa or permit revoked, and that you may be

committing an offence and be liable to prosecution and

imprisonment.

This section summarises your medical history, to help the

Medical Examiner and Immigration New Zealand understand

your current state of health. Please complete this section

(e.g. the practice nurse). If you are not sure about an aspect of

your medical history, please declare it. If you have written reports

from other doctors with details of existing medical conditions it

will help your case to bring these to the examination with you.

that you answer every question because the information you

provide will ensure your medical certificate is matched with your

immigration application.

All applicants 15 years of age and over must undergo the

standard blood tests. Other blood tests may be requested by the

doctor where indicated by your medical history or examination

e.g. if you have diabetes.

You will be required to give a blood sample and a urine sample for

testing. The front part of this form is for the Medical Examiner to

indicate which tests are required. You must complete the reverse

of this form with your details and sign the declaration in front of

the person who takes your blood. This page can be detached from

the medical certificate and you must take it with you when you

have your blood sample taken.

Children under 15 may in some instances be required to undergo

some blood tests if they have clinical indicators or risk factors

for certain conditions.

All applicants 11 years and over are required to undergo a

chest X-ray to screen for tuberculosis and evidence of other

systemic medical conditions. This X-ray is required even where

you have recently submitted a temporary entry X-ray report.

(The temporary entry chest X-ray report is concerned with

tuberculosis only.)

This page can be detached from the main form and is for you

to take with you when you get your chest X-ray. Please answer

the declaration until you are with the radiographer who

takes the X-ray.

If there are no abnormalities noted on the radiologist’s report

you do not need to submit the fi lm to Immigration New Zealand.

Pregnant women and children under 11 are not required

to undergo the chest X-ray examination.

These sections are completed by the Medical Examiner

after he/she has examined you and seen the results of your

chest X-ray and blood and urine tests.

The questions in this section will be completed by the Medical

Examiner to record your physical state of health. Completion of

this section will involve a physical examination which may require

you to remove some clothing. Your height and weight, eyesight,

hearing and reflexes will be measured. The Medical Examiner

will also listen to your heart and take your blood pressure,

and may perform other tests to gauge your mental state, your

lung capacity or other functions. Some of these tests may be

performed by the nurse on behalf of the Medical Examiner.

Women aged 45 and over are required to undergo a breast examination.

If this applies to you, you may nominate a specialist to

perform this exam or provide the results of a recent mammogram

or breast ultrasound (completed in the last six months).