Y3.1 Categories of people who will normally be refused entry

Immigration Act 1987 ss 7(1), 7(3)(ii), 14E(5), 126(4), 128B

People will normally be refused entry to New Zealand if they:

1. fall within the categories of people outlined in section 7(1) of the Immigration Act 1987, including:
   1. people who have been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years or more at any time, or have been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months or more in the past 10 years; and
   2. people against whom a removal order is in force; and
   3. people who have been deported from any country, including New Zealand; and
   4. people who are likely to commit an offence against the Crimes Act 1961 or the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; and
   5. people likely to facilitate, or engage in, an act of terrorism; and
   6. people who may have engaged in, or have claimed responsibility for, an act of terrorism inside or outside New Zealand; and
   7. people who are members of, or adhere to, a group engaged in, or that has claimed responsibility for, an act of terrorism inside or outside New Zealand; and
   8. people who are a threat to security or public order in New Zealand; and
   9. people who are members of, or adhere to, any organisation which has criminal objectives or is engaged in criminal activities, and whose presence in New Zealand would constitute a threat to the public interest or public order; or
2. have made a false declaration in their arrival card or failed to comply with passenger responsibilities on arrival, including having failed to produce:
   1. an arrival card; or
   2. a passport or certificate of identity; or
   3. other immigration documentation required by an immigration officer; or
3. are unable to meet the requirements for entry or for a permit under the relevant policy; or
4. hold false documentation; or
5. hold a transit visa; or
6. are stowaways; or
7. are members of groups on whom UN sanctions have been imposed (see Y3.45).

Y3.1.1 Refugee status claimants

If a person who would normally be refused entry indicates that they wish to claim refugee status they must not be removed from New Zealand except as permitted under Part VIA of the Immigration Act 1987 (see Y7).

Effective 01/10/1999