E2.27 Ban on the issue of visas to leading members of...

E2.27 Ban on the issue of visas to leading members of the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) including Serbia and their supporters

1. New Zealand has taken action in respect of leading citizens of the FRY and Serbia, being persons closely aligned with the regime of Slobodan Milosevic whose activities support President Milosevic or whose actions are presumed to provide support (including members of his immediate family), and who are named on the lists of such persons held by the New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS) and updated from time to time.
2. Ordinarily, none of the persons named on the lists held by the NZIS may be issued a visa to enter New Zealand (including a transit visa) or granted any permit to be in New Zealand.
3. Where special circumstances exist (supported by cogent and reliable evidence) the NZIS may nonetheless issue a visa or grant a permit to a person named on the lists.
4. The decision to issue a visa or grant a permit to a person named on the lists is limited to immigration officers with Schedule 1 delegations (see A15.4).

Effective 06/07/2000