E3.15 Conditions to which holders of temporary entry class visas are subject

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 48, 49, 52, 77

1. The holder of a temporary entry class visa may:
   1. visit New Zealand consistent with the conditions of the visa, for any lawful purpose; or

      Examples: Holidaying, sightseeing, family and social visits, amateur sport, business consultations, undergoing medical treatment.

   2. work in New Zealand, or within the exclusive economic zone of New Zealand, only if the conditions of the visa allow, and only consistently with those conditions; or
   3. study in New Zealand, only if the conditions of the visa allow, and only consistently with those conditions; or
   4. undertake the express purpose for which they were approved to travel to New Zealand, and only consistently with the express purpose conditions, if granted a limited visa.
2. An interim visa holder may work, study or visit only as authorised by the terms or conditions of their interim visa.
3. Subject to any special direction to the contrary, every visitor, work and interim and limited visa that is not an interim or limited visa granted for the purpose of study, is subject to the following conditions:
   1. at all times during the currency of the visa to be in New Zealand, the holder has sufficient funds available for the holder’s maintenance in New Zealand, or a current approved sponsorship undertaking (see E6); and
   2. at all times during the currency of the visa to be in New Zealand, the holder has the means to travel to a country to which the holder has a right of entry, such means to be in the form of:
      • a fully paid travel ticket to any such country; or
      • sufficient funds held in New Zealand by or on behalf of or in trust for the holder to purchase any such ticket; or
      • a current approved sponsorship (see E6).
4. Every temporary entry class visa is subject to the condition that the holder comply with:
   1. any order made under section 11 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020; and
   2. any order made under section 70 of the Health Act 1956 and listed in schedule 2 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020; and
   3. any instruction from a Medical Officer of Health which relates to a notifiable or quarantinable disease.
5. Despite E7.10(a)(ii), (d) above applies to all visas granted (including in an immigration control area) on and after 18 March 2020.

Note: A notifiable or quarantinable disease is any disease referred to in Part 1 and Part 3, respectively, of Schedule 1 of the Health Act 1956.

E3.15.1 Remote work for visitor visa holders

1. It is a condition of all visitor visas that the holder may undertake remote work in New Zealand.
2. Remote work undertaken by a visitor visa holder is work that:
   1. is not for a New Zealand employer; and
   2. does not offer goods or services in New Zealand in exchange for gain or reward from either New Zealand businesses or persons in New Zealand (see W2.2.1); and
   3. does not require the visitor to be physically present at a place of work in New Zealand (see W2.2.5).
3. Remote work is not, in and of itself, a lawful purpose for visiting New Zealand (see V2.1.1 and E5.5), however intending to work remotely while undertaking another purpose (such as sightseeing or visiting family) is acceptable.
4. Visitors who wish to undertake work in New Zealand that does not meet the requirements of (b) above must apply for a work visa, unless they are:
   1. granted a visitor visa under a special category (see V3) that allows a specific type of work under that category; or
   2. undertaking an activity for gain or reward listed at W2.2.1(a).

Effective 27/01/2025