Cook Islands Status Application

Cook Islands Status Application

Use this form if you are applying to have your passport endorsed with the Cook Islands status stamp.
Section 24 of the Cook Islands Immigration Act 2021 requires that Cook Islanders prove their status as a Cook Islander by descent and have their passports endorsed.

Cook Islands status is a stamp in your passport to recognise that you are a Cook Islander by descent. The Cook Islands does not issue passports and the passport that you currently hold is citizenship for that country. This means that a Cook Islander holding a New Zealand passport is a New Zealand citizen.

Cook Islanders generally will refer to their birthplace as adequate evidence of Cook Islands heritage. However non Cook Islanders are also born in the Cook Islands, so it is insufficient to rely on evidence of birth place alone.

All Cook Islanders have continuing rights to travel in and out of the Cook Islands and reside at will, it is ideal that all Cook Islanders seek to have their status recognised and apply to have the Cook Islands status stamp endorsed in their passport.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW
All requirements must be completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
ONE APPLICATION PER PERSON.
Are you applying for Cook Islands status for the first time?*

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The Cook Islands Status stamp can only be endorsed once on-island at our office next door to the NZ High Commission in downtown Avarua. The relevant fee is mentioned below.*
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Cook Islands Status StampThis is the endorsement for your passport
$30.00NZD

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Full name - as per your passport*

Given namesSurname
Date of birth*

DayMonthYear
Gender*
Country of birth*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Marital Status*
Number of Dependents
Nationality*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodePassport issuing country
Passport No.*
Expiry Date

DayMonthYear
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip CodeCountry
Email*

Confirmation Email
Phone Number

Country CodeArea CodePhone Number
What is your Cook Islands Family Name?*
What village or island does your family come from?*
What is your date of arrival in the Cook Islands

DayMonthYear
Supporting Documents

The following documents must be provided, as they are mandatory requirements:
Valid Passport*

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Applicant's Birth certificate (Original or certified copy)*

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Applicant's expired passport with previous Cook Island Status stamp*

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Applicant's Cook Islands born Parent(s), Birth Certificate (Original or certified copy)*

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Additional Documents

In addition to the documents listed above, the following documents may also be required to complete your application:
Applicant's Cook Islands born Grandparent(s), Birth Certificate (Original or certified copy) if required

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Certificate(s) as evidence of name change; marriage certificate, statutory declaration

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6. Miscellaneous

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Do you have any comments to include with this application?
Delcaration*

I hereby declare to the best of my ability that the above information is true and correct. I agree and understand that by ticking this box that this is the legal equivalent of my handwritten signature and I consent to be legally bound to this declaration.
Date*

DayMonthYear
Please verify that you are human*
Once your request has been processed you will receive an email from our Immigration team with further details. You can expect to hear back within 7 working days.
For any queries contact Te Kauono Tutara e te Mana Tiaki, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration on (682) 29347 ext. 1 or email immigration.status@cookislands.gov.ck
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Cook Islands Status Application

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOWAll requirements must be completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.ONE APPLICATION PER PERSON.

Supporting Documents

Additional Documents

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW
All requirements must be completed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
ONE APPLICATION PER PERSON.