A4.25 Medical certificates: temporary entry applications

1. Applications for temporary entry visas and permits from applicants intending a stay in New Zealand of more than 12 months must include a fully completed Medical and Chest X-Ray Certificate NZIS 1007 that is less than 3 months old, for every person included in the application unless:
   1. the applicant has provided a Medical and Chest X-Ray Certificate with an earlier application for temporary entry; and
   2. that Medical and Chest X-Ray Certificate was issued less than 24 months prior to the current application. (The issue date of a Medical and Chest X-Ray Certificate is the date of the declaration by the examining physician concerning the overall findings of the medical examination); or
   3. the applicant is applying for a permit under the Working Holidaymaker Extension policy (see WH2).

      Note: Pregnant women and children under 11 years of age are not required to have an X-ray examination.

2. Despite (a) above, visa and immigration officers may require Medical and Chest X-Ray Certificates:
   1. for applicants intending a stay of less than 12 months; or
   2. for applicants who have provided a Medical and Chest X-Ray Certificate that was issued less than 24 months prior to the current application,

   if they consider this is necessary to establish whether the applicant has an acceptable standard of health.

3. Applicants who intend to stay in New Zealand for a total of more than 12 months include:
   1. those already in New Zealand for up to 12 months seeking a further permit to be in New Zealand for longer than 12 months; and
   2. those applying for visas or permits who indicate their intention is to remain in New Zealand for longer than 12 months; and
   3. those applying for student visas or permits for a course or courses of study that are longer in total than 12 months.

A4.25.1 Requirement to undergo screening for pulmonary tuberculosis for people with risk factors

1. Applicants for temporary visas or permits who intend to be in New Zealand for more than six months, and not more than 12 months, and are considered to have risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis must undergo a TB screening X-ray unless:
   1. they are pregnant; or
   2. they are under 11 years of age.
2. All Recognised Seasonal Employer limited purpose visa applicants (regardless of the length of time they intend to stay in New Zealand) who are considered to have risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis must undergo a TB screening X-ray unless they are pregnant.
3. Applicants required to undergo a TB screening X-ray must provide:
   1. a fully completed Immigration New Zealand Temporary Entry Chest X-ray Certificate (NZIS 1096); and
   2. any associated medical or laboratory reports required for the X-ray certificate.
4. Temporary Entry Chest X-ray Certificates and associated reports must be less than three months old at the time the application is made unless:
   1. the applicant has provided a Temporary Entry Chest X-ray Certificate with an earlier application for temporary entry; and
   2. that Certificate was issued less than 24 months prior to the current application. (The issue date of a Temporary Entry Chest X-ray Certificate is the date of the declaration by the examining radiologist concerning the findings of the TB screening X-ray).
5. Despite (a) and (d) above, visa and immigration officers may require Temporary Entry Chest X-ray Certificates:
   1. for applicants intending a stay of less than 6 months; or
   2. for applicants who have provided a Temporary Entry Chest X-ray Certificate that was issued less than 24 months prior to the current application,

   if they consider this is necessary to establish whether the applicant has an acceptable standard of health.

6. Applicants who intend to stay in New Zealand for a total of more than six months include:
   1. those already in New Zealand for up to six months seeking a further permit to be in New Zealand for longer than six months; and
   2. those applying for visas or permits who indicate their intention is to remain in New Zealand for longer than six months; and
   3. those applying for student visas or permits for a course or courses of study that are longer in total than six months.
7. Where an applicant for a further temporary permit is assessed as having active pulmonary tuberculosis, and their application for a further permit is declined on the basis that they do not have an acceptable standard of health, a limited purpose permit should be granted for an initial period of one month for the express purpose of undergoing immediate medical treatment to render the disease non-infectious and to travel out of New Zealand. The limited purpose permit should be granted using the delegated power to grant a permit of a different type from that for which an application is made (see A15.4).

Note: A limited purpose permit may be granted to a refugee status claimant or a refugee only if that person is at the time a holder of a current limited purpose visa or permit.

A4.25.5 Definition of person with risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis

1. A person is considered to have risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis if:
   1. they hold a passport issued by a country not listed in Appendix 9; or
   2. in the five years prior to application they have spent a combined total of three or more months in any one or more countries not listed in Appendix 9.
2. Despite (a)(i) above, if an applicant provides evidence that satisfies an immigration or visa officer they have never lived or spent time in the country that issued their passport, and (a)(ii) does not apply, they will not be considered to have risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis and the requirement to undergo a TB screening X-ray and provide the associated Temporary Entry X-ray Certificate form will not apply.

Effective 26/11/2007