Citizenship (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2026
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Citizenship (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2026
Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government
Order in Council
At Wellington this 24th day of August 2026
Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council
These regulations are made under section 28 of the Citizenship Act 1977 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Citizenship (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2026.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 28 August 2026.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Citizenship Regulations 2002.
4 Regulation 17A amended (Fee for application under section 7A of Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982)
In regulation 17A(1), replace “$211.30”
with “$241.74”
.
5 Schedule 2 amended
Amend Schedule 2 as set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
Schedule Schedule 2 amended
r 5
In item 1, replace “486.96”
with “557.39”
.
In item 2, replace “243.48”
with “278.26”
.
In item 3, replace “486.96”
with “557.39”
.
In item 4, replace “243.48”
with “278.26”
.
In item 5(a), replace “116.52”
with “133.04”
.
In item 5(b), replace “211.30”
with “241.74”
.
In items 6 and 6A, replace “116.52”
with “133.04”
.
In items 7 and 8, replace “211.30”
with “241.74”
.
In item 9, replace “116.52”
with “133.04”
.
In item 10, replace “412.17”
with “471.30”
.
In item 11, replace “27.83”
with “32.17”
.
Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 28 August 2026, amend the Citizenship Regulations 2002 (the principal regulations).
The principal regulations set out fees that are payable for applications for grant of citizenship under the Citizenship Act 1977 and the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982, as well as for other citizenship services.
These regulations increase the amount of the fees by 14.4%.
Regulatory impact statement
The Department of Internal Affairs produced a cost recovery impact statement on 17 June 2026 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this impact statement can be found at—
Consistency with principles of responsible regulation
The Department of Internal Affairs provided the following documents relating to its review of this secondary legislation, and its process for developing it, for consistency with the principles of responsible regulation under the Regulatory Standards Act 2025:
a consistency accountability statement on 29 July 2026:
a summary of underpinning analysis on 29 July 2026.
Copies of these documents can be found at—
The Minister of Internal Affairs prepared a statement on 12 August 2026 that briefly explains the maker’s reasons for any inconsistency with the principles of responsible regulation that is identified in the consistency accountability statement.
A copy of the document can be found at—
Date of notification in Gazette: 27 August 2026.
These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
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Citizenship (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2026
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