I1.10 Interim visa conditions (26/03/2012)

1. The conditions on each interim visa will depend on the type of temporary visa held by the applicant, and the type of visa applied for.
2. The following table describes the type of interim visa and the conditions of the interim visa that may be granted, according to the visa held and the visa applied for.

   Visa currently held	Visa applied for	Interim visa conditions
   Visitor	Visitor	Visitor
   Visitor	Work	Visitor
   Visitor	Student	Student (open)
   Student	Visitor	Visitor
   Student	Work	Visitor
   Student	Student	Student (open)
   Work	Visitor	Visitor
   Work	Student	Student (open)
   Work (employer specific)	Work (employer specific - same employer, position and location)	Same work conditions as currently held
   Work (employer specific)	Work (employer specific - different employer and/or position and/or location)	Visitor
   Work (employer specific)	Work (open)	Visitor
   Work (open)	Work (open where same type of open visa)	Work (open)
   Work (open)	Work (open where different type of open visa)	Visitor
   Work (open)	Work (employer specific)	Visitor
   Military, Diplomatic, Consular, Official	Same type of diplomatic, official, consular, or military visa as currently held	Same conditions as currently held
   Military, Diplomatic, Consular, Official	Another type of temporary entry class visa	Visitor

   Notes: Open work conditions are conditions that allow work in any occupation, for any employer, in any location in New Zealand.
   Open work visas include several types of applications: asylum seeker, working holiday maker, graduate job search, partnership, partner of a worker, partner of a student, victim of domestic violence, and victim of people trafficking.
   Open student conditions are conditions that allow study in any course, at any educational institute, in any location in New Zealand.

3. Travel conditions will not be applied to the interim visa.
4. Any variation of conditions on the current temporary visa will be applied to the interim visa if the temporary visa applied for is of the same type as the temporary visa held, except where I1.10 (e) below applies.
5. A variation of conditions held on a current temporary visa may not be applied to an interim visa granted with visitor conditions, except where a person holds a current visitor visa that was granted on the basis of guardianship of a student (see V3.100).

Effective 26/03/2012