E2.10 Who may apply for a temporary visa (10/08/2020)

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 79, 401A

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010, Reg 9A

1. The following people may apply for a temporary visa:
   1. a person (including a person to whom a visa waiver applies), who is outside New Zealand and who wishes to come to New Zealand for any purpose for which a temporary visa may be granted, unless (b) below applies; or
   2. a person arriving in New Zealand and to whom a visa waiver applies; or
   3. a person who is in New Zealand, is the holder of a temporary visa, and is either:
      • a person to whom sections 150(1) and (2) of the Immigration Act 2009 do not apply; or
      • a claimant to whom section 150(3) of the Immigration Act 2009 applies (see E8.10.15).
2. Despite (a) above, a person may not apply for a temporary entry class visa where the ability to apply for that visa is suspended under Regulation 9A of the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010.
3. The period of the suspension under this regulation starts on 10 August 2020 and ends at the close of 9 November 2020

Effective 10/08/2020