permit

From policy E3.5 Permits (Generic temporary entry)

Immigration Act 1987 ss 2(1), 4(2), 35AB

1. Subject to paragraph (b), a permit is an endorsement by an immigration officer in a passport, or a certificate of identity which confirms that the holder:
   1. is a person who requires a permit to be in New Zealand, and
   2. may lawfully remain in New Zealand while the permit is current.
2. Where provision is made for the grant of permits by electronic means, any permit granted by that means will be electronically entered and retained in the records of the Department of Labour. Permits granted by electronic means must specify the following information:
   1. the name of the permit holder;
   2. the passport number of the permit holder, or where the holder is accepted without a passport, the holder’s date of birth (if known);
   3. the date on which the permit is granted;
   4. either the date on which the permit will expire, or the period for which it is granted;
   5. such other matters including conditions, as may apply in respect of the permit.

Effective 01/07/2002