Y5.1 Definition of 'transit passenger' (29/11/2010)

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 86-91

Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010, reg 17

1. The period of time for which a person may be in New Zealand as the holder of a transit visa is set in the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 and is currently 24 hours.
2. Transit passengers are persons who:
   1. arrive in New Zealand from another country while in transit to another overseas destination; and
   2. throughout the whole 24 hour transit period that they are in New Zealand, remain:
      • on board the craft in or on which they came to New Zealand on; or
      • in an immigration control area; or
      • in the custody of the Police.

Effective 29/11/2010