Frequently Asked Questions

To verify your identity, you may need to provide certified copies of your ID. Certification confirms the copy matches the original and is a true likeness of you.

Approved certifiers

Your documents can be certified by a:

• Generate employee or adviser

• Justice of the Peace (JP)

• Lawyer

• Notary Public

• Registered teacher or doctor

• Chartered accountant

• Police officer

• Member of Parliament

• Or anyone legally authorised to witness statutory declarations in New Zealand

• The certifier must be over 16, and not your relative, partner, or someone living with you.

What the certifier must include

The certified copy must show their signature, full name, occupation, phone number, date, and this statement:

“This is a certified true copy of the original as sighted by me and is of true likeness to the individual.”

Certification must be within the last 3 months.