L2.30 Express purposes for a limited visa

A limited visa must specify an express purpose for which the visa has been granted. Express purposes include the following:

1. study as a full fee-paying student (generally only for short courses);
2. attending an event such as a wedding, funeral, conference or seminar, graduation or other significant ceremony, sports tournament or match, or religious event;
3. medical treatment in New Zealand;
4. family emergencies such as an illness or accident affecting a family member or relative of the applicant in New Zealand;
5. "milestone" events such as anniversaries or reunions;
6. undertaking seasonal work in the horticulture or viticulture industry (which is planting, maintaining, harvesting or packing crops), including undertaking seasonal work while awaiting repatriation, under Recognised Seasonal Employer instructions (see WH1.15.20); and
7. any other specific purpose other than employment (unless the employment is that which is specified in (f) above), where the circumstances justify granting a limited visa.

Effective 04/01/2022