L3.55 Expiry of limited purpose permits

Immigration Act 1987 ss 34C, 34F

1. Every limited purpose permit must state the date on which it will expire.
2. An immigration officer may give, by personal service, the holder of a limited purpose permit a notice specifying an earlier expiry date for the permit, and the permit will then expire on that new expiry date, if:
   1. the express purpose for which the limited purpose permit was granted is achieved before the date on which the permit will expire; or
   2. it becomes apparent at any time that the express purpose is no longer achievable or has been abandoned by the permit holder.
3. The new expiry date may not be sooner than 14 days after the permit holder receives that notice.
4. A person who is in New Zealand unlawfully after a limited purpose permit expires:
   1. may not appeal to the Removal Review Authority; and
   2. is immediately liable for removal.

L3.55.1 Limited purpose permit expires on leaving New Zealand

Immigration Act 1987 ss 34E(f), 35A, 41

1. A limited purpose permit expires when the holder leaves New Zealand.
2. If a holder of a limited purpose permit leaves New Zealand, and before arriving in any other country is forced to return to New Zealand because of an emergency or other circumstances beyond the holder's control, an immigration officer must grant a limited purpose permit under section 35A to that person until a date not more than 14 days after returning.
3. The express purpose of the permit to be granted is to enable the holder to be in New Zealand with a view to leaving New Zealand on the next available craft.

Effective 01/10/1999