CONTACT DETAILS OF OUR OFFICES IN NEW ZEALAND
- Wellington office
- Process applications from Lower North Island (south of Taupo), South Island, Cook Islands and Niue.
- Auckland office
- Process applications from Upper North Island (Taupo north) and French Polynesia (Tahiti).
- Office hours: Monday to Friday 9:00-12:30 & 13:30- 17:00 (excluding public holidays)
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Application Form for Authentication / ODT.
- The applicant must complete and sign the Application Form.
- If authorizing someone else to handle the application, the applicant’s information and signature should be filled out in the upper section of the form, while the agent’s information should be completed in the red-bordered section.
- In addition to providing all required documents, the applicant must submit a handwritten power of attorney, as well as the original and a copy of the agent’s identification. The original will be returned after verification, and the copy will be kept on file.
- In Item 9 of the application form, specify the contents and number of copies of the documents to be verified.
- Valid Passport
- Provide both the original and a copy of the passport.
- Foreign passports : notarized by a New Zealand Notary Public within our jurisdiction. Please do not use a Justice of the Peace.
- Our office needs to review these documents. If you can provide the email address of the Notary Public, it may help expedite the processing.
- Republic of China (Taiwan) passports do not require notarization by a Notary Public.
- Driver's Full License or Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)
- No notarization is required.
- Provide both the original and a copy of the driver’s full license or ARC (showing both the front and back).
- To authenticate a full license, please apply for a Certificate of Particulars from the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). Verification cannot be processed without this information.
FEES
- NZ$26.00 per document.
- Copies are NZD $13 each (applicants must provide copies).
- An additional 50% of the application fee will be charged for express service.
- Payment is accepted only via Eftpos, cash, or Internet banking (details will be provided after receiving the required documents).
- For mail-in applications, we will email transfer information and document codes after receiving the application. Please be sure to include the document code when making the transfer.
DURATION
- Once the document has been confirmed as having been signed by the Notary Public or the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, it will be issued approximately 5 working days later (excluding holidays and mailing time). No additional notification will be provided for collection.
- Please bring the receipt when collecting the documents. If someone else is collecting the documents on your behalf, they must present both the receipt and their identification.
- If you need the documents to be couriered back to Taiwan, you must arrange an online appointment with DHL or FedEx yourself and provide the waybill to the processing staff. The documents will be picked up from our office (TECO in Auckland) and sent to Taiwan.
- For mail returns within New Zealand, please prepare a postage-paid envelope and use a tracked mail service.
- If the documents are not collected within three months of verification, they will be destroyed in accordance with the regulations of the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. No further notification will be given, and the fees paid are non-refundable.
- Once the documents have been verified and bound, if they are opened or altered by the applicant, the reviewing unit may refuse to process them.
DOWNLOAD ( Fill out in Chinese if you hold a R.O.C passport))
- Application Form / ODT (Must be filled out by the applicant, with priority given to information in Chinese and the Republic of China passport details)
