S4.15 Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy (04/07/2005)

The Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy allows Zimbabwe nationals who arrived in New Zealand on or before 23 September 2004, and who do not meet the requirements for approval under any other category of Government residence policy, to be granted residence in New Zealand.

S4.15.1 Criteria for residence

1. To qualify under the Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy, the principal applicant must:
   1. have arrived in New Zealand on or before 23 September 2004 on a Zimbabwean passport; and
   2. be currently lawfully in New Zealand; and
   3. have not spent more than 90 days in total outside New Zealand since 1 April 2000; and
   4. lodge an application in the prescribed manner (R2.35); and
   5. meet the health and character requirements for applicants for residence under Government residence policy (R4); and
   6. not be a prohibited person by virtue of being listed in Appendix 7 of the Operational Manual – List of persons closely associated with Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, and the Zimbabwe government; and
   7. not be a citizen of, nor have the right to be a citizen of, any country other than Zimbabwe; and
   8. not meet the requirements for approval under any other category of residence.
2. Spouse/Partner or dependent children accepted under the Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy must meet health and character requirements (R4).
3. Applicants for residence under this policy are required to pay the Migrant Levy (see R5.90).

S4.15.5 Additional requirements

Before determining the application, an immigration officer processing an application under the Special Zimbabwe Residence Policy may require the applicant to:

1. appear before an immigration officer for an interview, and/or
2. provide evidence that the applicant is not eligible to be issued with a passport from any country other than Zimbabwe, and/or
3. produce any other photographs, documents, evidence and information the officer thinks necessary to help in determining the application.

Effective 04/07/2005