RA30 Who is not eligible for a residence permit (04/07/2005)

Immigration Act 1987 ss 7(1), 7(3), 18

See RA30 Effective 10/04/2007
See RA30 Effective 26/07/1999

1. People described by section 7(1) of the Immigration Act (see A5.20) are not eligible for a residence permit unless they come under one of the exceptions set out in paragraph (b).
2. People ineligible under paragraph (a) may only be granted a residence permit if they
   1. hold a current returning resident's visa, or
   2. hold a current Refugee Travel Document, or
   3. have been granted a special direction under section 7(3)(a)(ii) (see S2)

RA30.1 Restrictions on the grant of residence visas/permits for NZAID supported students and their dependents

NZAID supported students and their partners, and the dependent children of NZAID supported students and/or their partner are not eligible to be issued or granted a residence visa or permit in the two year period following completion of the NZAID student's scholarship, unless they have written approval from NZAID (see U11).

Effective 04/07/2005