E2.25 Restrictions on the grant or issue of a visa or permit to... (06/04/2009)

E2.25 Restrictions on the grant or issue of a visa or permit to certain groups as designated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

United Nations Sanctions (Sierra Leone) Regulations 1997 Reg. 11; United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulations 2001 Reg 16; United Nations Sanctions (Al-Qaida and Taliban) Regulations 2007 Reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Côte d'Ivoire) Regulations 2005 Reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Regulations 2006 Reg 17; United Nations Sanctions (Iran) Regulations 2007 Reg 16B; United Nations Sanctions (Lebanon) Regulations 2008 Reg 17; United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2004 Reg 12D; United Nations Sanctions (Sudan) Regulations 2004 Reg 13D.

1. In accordance with UNSC sanctions, no person who is a designated individual or specified entity may enter New Zealand or transit through New Zealand, meaning that no such person may be granted or issued a visa or permit. This restriction is in place for the following people:
   1. designated individuals from Sierra Leone
   2. designated individuals from Liberia
   3. designated individuals from Côte d'Ivoire
   4. designated individuals, and their immediate family members, from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
   5. designated individuals and specified entities from Al-Qaida and Taliban
   6. designated individuals from Iran
   7. designated individuals from Lebanon
   8. designated individuals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
   9. designated individuals from Sudan.
2. INZ case officers must contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) when processing any immigration application from a person to whom (a) above applies.
3. A permit or visa may only be granted or issued to a designated individual or specified entity on the advice of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Note: For the purposes of this policy a designated individual and a specified entity is someone who is named on a list of such persons held by INZ and updated from time to time.

Effective 06/04/2009