Y5.1 Revocation of entry permission for administrative error

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 8, 64, 113

1. An immigration officer may revoke a person's entry permission before the person leaves the immigration control area where the error was made, if the immigration officer believes on reasonable grounds that the entry permission was granted as a result of an administrative error.
2. Revocation of entry permission for administrative error is made by being entered into the Ministry’s records and will take effect immediately. Revocation may (but need not) be evidenced in a passport or certificate of identity.
3. Entry permission is granted as a result of an administrative error if—
   1. it is granted to a New Zealand citizen (unless the person is a New Zealand citizen entering New Zealand in the circumstances described in section 13(4)(b)) of the Immigration Act 2009; or
   2. it is granted to an excluded person to whom section 15 or 16 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies unless section 17(1)(a) applies; or
   3. it is granted contrary to:
      • a special direction; or
      • immigration instructions (unless an immigration officer deliberately and properly granted it as an exception to immigration instructions); or
   4. it is granted on the basis of, or in conjunction with,—
      • a visa that was itself granted on the basis of an administrative error; or
      • a visa that was granted for a period exceeding the period specified in immigration instructions for a visa of that type (unless an immigration officer deliberately and properly granted the visa as an exception to the immigration instructions); or
      • a visa of a class or type other than that intended to be granted.
4. If a person’s entry permission is revoked for administrative error, the person’s visa is automatically cancelled and the person is liable for turnaround.

Effective 02/02/2015