Overview  Administration  Residence     Generic Residence        RA Who may apply for a residence visa or permit        R Government Residence Policy           R1 Objective           R2 Lodging an application           R3 Adoptions           R4 Health and character requirements           R5 Determining an application              R5.1 Applications determined by NZIS officers              R5.5 Evidential requirements              R5.6 Age of applicant              R5.10 Verification              R5.15 Explaining discrepancies in family details              R5.18 Effect of provisions of the Prostitution Act 2003              R5.20 Assessment of applications under nominated category              R5.25 Reclaiming airfares and expenses              R5.30 Approving an application              R5.35 Later application under Family category by previous applicants              R5.40 Later application by partner and dependent children              R5.42 People granted permits under W3.145 October 2000 Transitional Policy              R5.45 Approval in principle              R5.50 Lapsing an application on the grounds that...              R5.55 Declining an application              R5.60 Date of final decision              R5.65 Residence Visas              R5.70 Residence permits              R5.75 Status of people applying for a residence permit while in New Zealand              R5.80 Referring residence decisions to the Minister              R5.85 Settlement information fee              R5.90 Migrant levy              R5.95 Character requirement for partners supporting Partnership policy applications           R6 New Zealand Immigration Programme           R7 Confirming a residence permit           R8 Other applications           R9 Special cases     Business     Family Categories     Family Quota Category (to 26/11/2007)     Skilled Migrant Category     General Skills Category (to 12/11/2003)     Returning Residents' Visa Policy     Residence from Work Category     Special Categories  Temporary Entry  Limited Purpose Entry  Border Entry  Investigations  Refugees  Appendices  About this manual  Glossary