RA9 Restrictions on the grant of a visa to certain groups as designated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (29/11/2010)

See also United Nations Sanctions (Sierra Leone) Regulations 1997 reg. 11; United Nations Sanctions (Liberia) Regulations 2001 reg 16; United Nations Sanctions (Al-Qaida and Taliban) Regulations 2007 reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Côte d'Ivoire) Regulations 2005 reg 13; United Nations Sanctions (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Regulations 2006 reg 17; United Nations Sanctions (Iran) Regulations 2010 reg 25; United Nations Sanctions (Lebanon) Regulations 2008 reg 17; United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulations 2004 reg 12D; United Nations Sanctions (Sudan) Regulations 2004 reg 13D; United Nations Sanctions (Somalia) Regulations 1992 reg 10F, United Nations Sanctions (Eritrea) 2010 reg 13.

1. In accordance with United Nations sanctions, no person who is a designated individual or specified entity may enter New Zealand or transit through New Zealand, meaning that no such person may be granted a visa. This restriction is in place for the following people:
   1. designated individuals from Sierra Leone;
   2. designated individuals from Liberia;
   3. designated individuals from Côte d'Ivoire;
   4. designated individuals, and their immediate family members, from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK);
   5. designated individuals and specified entities from Al-Qaida and Taliban;
   6. designated individuals from Iran;
   7. designated individuals from Lebanon;
   8. designated individuals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);
   9. designated individuals from Sudan;
   10. designated individuals from Somalia;
   11. designated individuals from Eritrea.
2. Immigration officers must contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) when processing any immigration application from a person to whom (a) above applies.
3. A visa may only be granted to a designated individual or specified entity on the advice of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Note: For the purposes of these instructions, a designated individual and a specified entity is someone who is named on a list of such persons held by INZ and updated from time to time.

Effective 29/11/2010