E9 Trade Commitments (29/09/2008)

1. One of the objectives of New Zealand's temporary entry policy is to contribute to building strong international links. Part of this includes supporting New Zealand’s position in a global trade environment, and ensuring that New Zealand’s trade commitments with respect to immigration are being met.
2. Immigration plays an important role in ensuring New Zealand’s trade commitments are met through operational policy providing for the mobility (temporary entry) of bona fide business people into New Zealand.
3. New Zealand has committed itself to a range of undertakings through different agreements. To date the following agreements have been signed:
   • General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   • New Zealand and Singapore Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
   • New Zealand and Thailand Closer Economic Partnership
   • Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership
   • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
   • New Zealand and China Free Trade Agreement.
4. Details of some of these trade agreements are available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website at the following address:
   www.mfat.govt.nz/Trade-and-Economic-Relations/Trade-Agreements/index.php
5. Specific provisions throughout the Operational Manual enable New Zealand to meet the commitments that have been made in these trade agreements. These provisions are:
   • A4.65.1 Seconded business people
   • N4 Group Transit Visa for Chinese nationals
   • V3.5 Business visitors
   • V3.105 APEC Business Travel Cardholders
   • WS2(a) Specific purposes or event
   • WI8 Thai chefs
   • WI9 China Special Work Policy
   • WI10 China Skilled Workers Policy

Effective 29/09/2008