S1.38 Ban on the issue of residence visas and ...

S1.38 Ban on the issue of residence visas and residence permits to individuals associated with the December 2006 Fiji coup

1. The New Zealand government wishes to take action in an immigration respect against:
   1. all people who are (or were on 6 December 2006), members of the Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF), and
   2. those people associated with supporting the December 2006 Fiji coup who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and updated from time to time (see Z10), and
   3. close associates of those described in (ii) above who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and updated from time to time, and
   4. permanent secretaries of Fijian government departments, and
   5. all persons who are appointed by the Fiji interim government to boards of statutory authorities and public enterprises who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and updated from time to time, and
   6. immediate family members of those described in (i), (ii), (iv) and (v) above. (Immediate family members are partners, children and children's partners.)

      Note: for the purposes of this policy RFMF personnel includes members of the territorial force of the RFMF.

2. None of the people described in (a) above may be issued a residence visa.
3. None of the people described in (a) above may be issued a residence permit unless they hold a current returning resident’s visa.

Effective 07/09/2009