L2.45 Further limited visas

See also Immigration Act 2009 s 81(c)(i)

The holder of a limited visa may be granted a further limited visa only if they require further time to achieve the express purpose for which the original visa was granted.

L2.45.1 Expiry of Limited visas

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 15, 16, 61, 63, 78, 122

1. A limited visa expires on the earliest of:
   1. the beginning of the day after the date specified in the limited visa as the expiry date; or
   2. the beginning of the day after the day on which an event specified in the limited visa as the event on the occurrence of which the visa will expire occurs; or
   3. the beginning of the day after the last day of the period for which the limited visa grants stay in New Zealand to the holder; or
   4. the beginning of the day that is three months after the day on which an epidemic management notice expires, if the visa is a limited visa to which section 78 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies and has not been cancelled earlier; or
   5. when the holder leaves New Zealand, if the conditions of the visa do not allow further travel to New Zealand.
2. Subject to sections 15 and 16, if a holder of a limited visa granted with single entry travel conditions, leaves New Zealand, and before arriving in any other country is forced to return, or returns to New Zealand because of any emergency affecting the craft, or because of any other emergency or other circumstances beyond the holder's control, an appropriately delegated immigration officer must grant a limited visa and entry permission under section 61 of the Immigration Act 2009 to that person until a date not more than 14 days after returning. The express purpose of the limited visa to be granted is to enable the holder to be in New Zealand with a view to leaving New Zealand on the next available craft.

Effective 02/09/2024