E2.60 Restrictions on the grant of visas, to certain groups as designated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (30/04/2011)

United Nations Sanctions (Sierra Leone) Regulations 1997 reg 11; United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulations 2001 reg 16; United Nations Sanctions (Al-Qaida and Taliban) Regulations 2007 reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Côte d'Ivoire) Regulations 2005 reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Regulations 2006 reg 17; United Nations Sanctions (Iran) Regulations 2010 Reg 25; United Nations Sanctions (Lebanon) Regulations 2008 reg 17; United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2004 reg 12D; United Nations Sanctions (Sudan) Regulations 2004 reg 13D; United Nations Sanctions (Somalia) Regulations 1992 reg 10F, United Nations Sanctions (Eritrea) 2010 Reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Libya) 2011 Reg 17.

1. In accordance with UNSC sanctions, no person who is a designated individual or specified entity may enter New Zealand or transit through New Zealand, meaning that no such person may be granted a visa and entry permission. This restriction is in place for the following people:
   1. designated individuals from Sierra Leone
   2. designated individuals from Liberia
   3. designated individuals from Côte d'Ivoire
   4. designated individuals, and their immediate family members, from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
   5. designated individuals and specified entities from Al-Qaida and Taliban
   6. designated individuals from Iran
   7. designated individuals from Lebanon
   8. designated individuals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
   9. designated individuals from Sudan
   10. designated individuals from Somalia
   11. designated individuals from Eritrea
   12. designated individuals from Libya.
2. Immigration officers must contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade when processing any immigration application from a person to whom (a) above applies.
3. A visa and entry permission may only be granted to a designated individual or specified entity on the advice of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Note: For the purposes of these instructions a designated individual and a specified entity is someone who is named on a list of such persons held by INZ and updated from time to time.

Effective 30/04/2011