V3.110 Parent and grandparent multiple entry visitor's visa policy

1. The objective of the parent and grandparent multiple entry visitor's visa policy is to facilitate opportunities for parents or grandparents (and their partners) to visit their New Zealand citizen or resident children or grandchildren, through the issue of multiple entry visitor's visas.
2. To be issued a visa under this policy applicants must:
   1. lodge an application for a visitor's visa, as set out in E4, from outside New Zealand; and
   2. meet the requirements under Generic Temporary Entry Policy; and
   3. provide a full medical certificate as if their intention were to remain in New Zealand for more than 12 months (see E6.1.10).
3. Children of the principal applicant and/or their partner may not be granted a visa or permit under this policy to accompany their parent but must obtain a visitor's visa in their own right.
4. Applicant(s) must be sponsored by the principal applicant's child or grandchild aged 17 years or older who:
   1. is a New Zealand citizen; or
   2. holds a New Zealand residence permit that is not subject to requirements imposed under section 18A of the Immigration Act 1987; or
   3. is exempt under section 12(1) of the Immigration Act 1987 from having to hold a permit.
5. In cases where a child or grandchild is less than 17 years old and therefore cannot sponsor the applicant(s), a parent of the child or grandchild of the principal applicant may nevertheless sponsor the applicant(s) if they meet the sponsorship requirements set out at V3.110 (d) (i) (ii) and (iii), regardless of whether that parent is a child of the principal applicant.
6. Where (e) occurs, evidence must be provided of the family relationship of the child or grandchild to the sponsoring parent.
7. The sponsor may sponsor only one person or one family unit (principal applicant and their partner) at one time.

V3.110.1 Supporting documents

1. Notwithstanding V2.20, people applying under this policy must provide a Sponsorship form for visiting New Zealand (NZIS 1025) completed by their New Zealand citizen or resident child or grandchild (or by the parent of their child or grandchild), in which the sponsor guarantees to meet the cost, while in New Zealand, of the applicant(s):
   1. maintenance; and
   2. accommodation; and
   3. health care; and
   4. repatriation.
2. Visa officers must sight the following:
   1. evidence of the New Zealand immigration or citizenship status of the sponsor;
   2. documents that confirm the principal applicant's relationship to the child or grandchild.

V3.110.5 Length of permitted stay

1. Notwithstanding V2.5 and V2.15, applicants who are approved under this policy may be issued with a 3-year multiple entry visitor's visa, allowing permits for visits of 6 months from each date of arrival provided that:
   1. the sponsor intends to be in New Zealand during the period of any visit to New Zealand permitted by that visa; and
   2. the sponsor supports the application.
2. Notwithstanding V3.110.5 (a) applicants are limited to a maximum stay in New Zealand of 18 months in total during the currency of the visa.

V3.110.10 Issue of further multiple entry visitor's visas under this policy

1. A further visitor’s visa under this policy will not normally be approved within 3 years of the date that the most recent visa was issued under this policy.
2. The following people will not normally be eligible for a subsequent multiple entry visitor's visa under this policy:
   1. People who were granted a visa under this policy and whose sponsor was not in New Zealand during the period(s) of their visit(s) to New Zealand;
   2. Any person granted a visa under this policy, who remains in New Zealand for a period in excess of the maximum allowable stay (18 months).

Effective 04/05/2009