Hepatitis B and C removed from resident-visa high-cost health list

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

Operative dateAugust 3, 2026

CategoryResidence class visas / medical and health admissibility settings

Policy toolHealth instructions modification / de-listing default disqualifying medical conditions

Affected groupResident-visa applicants with hepatitis b or hepatitis c whose applications are submitted on or after 3 august 2026

Policy effect

For resident-visa applications submitted on or after 3 August 2026, hepatitis B and hepatitis C no longer cause an automatic finding that the applicant lacks an acceptable standard of health. Applicants must still meet New Zealand's health requirements and are assessed on their individual medical circumstances.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: For resident-visa applications submitted on or after 3 August 2026, hepatitis B and hepatitis C no longer cause an automatic finding that the applicant lacks an acceptable standard of health.; Applicants must still meet New Zealand's health requirements and are assessed on their individual medical circumstances.

Official source excerpt

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Resident visa applications submitted on or after 3 August 2026, applicants with hepatitis B or hepatitis C will no longer be automatically assessed as not having an acceptable standard of health. … Applicants will still need to meet New Zealand’s health requirements. However, INZ medical assessors will now consider the individual medical circumstances of each applicant with hepatitis B or C rather than automatically finding they will impose significant costs or demands on New Zealand's health or education services.

Immigration New ZealandHepatitis B and C removed from resident visa high-cost health conditions list; effective for applications submitted on or after 3 August 2026.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/hepatitis-b-and-c-removed-from-resident-visa-high-cost-health-conditions-list

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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Hepatitis B and C removed from resident-visa high-cost health list

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other New Zealand changes operative in 2026