Verification » Gawith Burridge

Identification and Address Verification

Before setting up your client record with us, we need to get to know you. Bringing the following documents to your meeting with your lawyer helps us to check your identity, your name and your address. There are two parts to this request.

PART ONE – Identity Verification

Please choose from ONE of the following for acceptable identity documents:

OPTION 1

ONE of the following primary photographic forms of identification:

Current New Zealand Passport
Current New Zealand Certificate of Identity
New Zealand Refugee Travel Document
Current New Zealand Firearms Licence
Current overseas Passport
National Identity Card, issued by a foreign government, containing name, date of birth, photograph and signature (translation may be necessary)

OPTION 2

ONE of the following primary non-photographic forms of identification:

Full New Zealand birth certificate
Full overseas birth certificate
Certificate of New Zealand Citizenship
Overseas Citizenship Certificate

AND ONE of the following photographic forms of identification:

Current New Zealand drivers licence
HANZ 18+ Card
Current International Driving Permit and a Licence from another country (translation may be necessary)

OPTION 3

Current New Zealand Drivers Licence

AND ONE of the following forms of identification:

Current bank card issued by a registered bank, embossed with your name and with your signature
Statement issued by a registered bank for a Credit Card, Debit card or Eftpos card, dated within the last three months
Bank statement issued by a registered bank, dated within the last three months
SuperGold card showing your name and signature
Government issued letter, e.g. statement from Inland Revenue Department, dated within the last three months

PART TWO – Address Verification

Please choose ONE of the following list for address verification:

Bank statement from a registered New Zealand bank, dated within the last three months
Utility Bill (e.g. electricity, gas, landline telecommunications), dated within the last three months
Local Council rates bill, dated for the current year
Local Council notification/demand, dated within the last three months
Government-issued document (e.g. court document, Inland Revenue Department letter), dated within the last three months

HELPFUL HINT

It would be useful for us to have a bank deposit slip or a print out, stamped by your bank, verifying the bank account number that you will use for your transaction.