V3.50 Persons associated with a Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty and other Antarctic travellers

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010, Schedule 3

People travelling between mainland New Zealand and the Ross Dependency are regarded as domestic travellers for immigration purposes.

V3.50.1 Persons associated with a Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty travelling to the Ross Dependency from New Zealand

1. Members of, or a person associated with, any scientific programme or expedition under the auspices of a Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty within the meaning of the Antarctica Act 1960, or a person to whom section 5 of that Act applies, who travels to New Zealand with orders for the Antarctic, may be granted a visitor visa valid for 12 months from first arrival in New Zealand.
2. Applicants must provide a letter from the Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty confirming that the applicant is a person specified at V3.50.1(a) above.
3. Persons specified at V3.50.1(a) above must meet the bona fide applicant requirement as set out at E5, but are exempt from:
   1. providing an application fee; and
   2. meeting funds or sponsorship requirements; and
   3. meeting onward travel requirements.
4. Such persons must also meet temporary entry class health and character requirements (see V3.50.5 below).

V3.50.5 Health and character requirements for persons associated with a Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty travelling to the Ross Dependency from New Zealand

Despite V2.1(a)(iii) a letter from the Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty confirming that the applicant is a person specified at V3.50.1(a) above is sufficient evidence that the applicant meets temporary entry class health and character requirements (see A4.5 and A5.5).

Effective 29/11/2010