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Special Direction: Variation of Travel Conditions for Offshore Resident Visa Holders

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

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateSeptember 11, 2020
CategoryPermanent residence
Policy toolCondition variation
Affected groupOffshore resident visa holders

Policy effect

Extended the travel conditions by 12 months for offshore resident visa holders whose current travel conditions were due to expire within 12 months of the direction being made.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Extended the travel conditions by 12 months for offshore resident visa holders whose current travel conditions were due to expire within 12 months of the direction being made.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… to section 50(4A) of the Immigration Act 2009 (“Act”), by special direction, I vary the travel conditions for a class of offshore resident visa holders, as classified in this direction, by extending those travel conditions for a period of 12 months beginning on the date on which this special direction is made. Pursuant to section 50(4C) of the Act, the following persons are classified as persons to whom this special direction applies. A person who: holds a resident visa with current travel conditions expiring within 12 months calculated from the beginning of the day on which this special direction … 11th day of September 2020. Hon KRIS FAAFOI, Minister of Immigration. Explanatory Note The effect of this special direction is to vary the travel conditions on resident visas by 12 months from the date it is made to the class of persons described in this special direction (all being resident visa holders offshore whose valid travel conditions will expire within 12 months of this special direction being made). This means those persons will have until 12 months from the day on which the special direction is made to travel to New Zealand on their resident visas if border restrictions allow them to …
gazette.govt.nzNew Zealand Gazette, Notice No. 2020-go4425, Special Direction under section 50(4A) of the Immigration Act 2009Open official source
Retrieved from https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2020-go4425

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