It’s all a little confusing! If you do not have access to a printer, can documents be signed electronically (on a screen, rather than on paper)? If they need to be witnessed, and you are in lockdown, who does it, and how? What if you are in lockdown outside New Zealand?
Statutory declarations cannot be signed electronically, but may be witnessed by audio or video link while being signed on paper.
A&I forms can be signed electronically and must be witnessed in person or by video or audio link. A&I forms require certification of identity, which may require verification software if it has not previously been done in person.
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