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Y3.50 New Zealand citizens with expired endorsements or no endorsement, or no returning resident's visa (RRV)

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 13(1), 13(2), 103(1)

  1. A person who is a New Zealand citizen will be referred to an immigration officer on arrival in New Zealand, whether or not they appear to meet the requirements for entry as a New Zealand citizen, if they arrive back in New Zealand and present
    1. a foreign passport with no endorsement under section 384 of the Immigration Act 2009, or no RRV issued under the Immigration Act 2009 on the basis of being a New Zealand citizen.
  2. If the officer establishes that the records of the Department of Labour show the person has an endorsement, then they must grant the person entry as a New Zealand citizen.

Effective 29/11/2010

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