H5.40 Grant of work visa in special cases (to 29/07/2024)

1. Where a person meets requirements for either a critical health worker (H5.30.1), or an ‘other critical worker’ (H5.30.5) and where the application is supported by a Government agency with a role in operationalising any measures required to respond to the COVID-19 situation, an immigration officer may grant the principal applicant a work visa for up to 24 months.
2. Where a work visa is granted under these instructions, the holder may have conditions imposed that allows them to work in any occupation for any employer in any location in New Zealand.
3. Where an applicant for a visa is granted a work visa under these instructions, that visa must be granted with a condition imposed that the holder carries out the relevant critical purpose while they are in New Zealand.

Effective 10/08/2020