F4.25 Undertakings of sponsors

A sponsor must undertake:

1. to ensure that adequate accommodation in New Zealand is and continues to be available for their relatives; and
2. to provide accommodation during the first 24 months of their relatives' residence in New Zealand if necessary; and
3. to provide financial support during the first 24 months of their relatives' residence in New Zealand if necessary; and
4. to repay to the Crown any costs to the Crown which result from their failure to meet their obligations as a sponsor and acknowledge that if those costs are incurred they become a debt due to the Crown.

   Note: Sponsors who obtained residence in New Zealand on the basis of their status as refugees are not required to give the undertakings in (c) and (d) above.

Effective 13/12/2001