V3.55 Visiting Media Programme (VMP)

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 Schedule 2

1. Participants in the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise or New Zealand Tourism Board's Visiting Media Programme (VMP), who are from countries whose nationals are people to whom a visa waiver applies (see E2.1.5):
   1. may be granted a visitor visa and entry permission on arrival in New Zealand; and
   2. are permitted to undertake employment directly associated with their invitation under the VMP for one month from their date of arrival.
2. Participants from countries whose nationals are required to hold a visitor visa for travel to New Zealand must apply for a visitor visa and provide with their application a letter of introduction from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise or the New Zealand Tourism Board.
3. Participants in the VMP are exempt from having to hold a work visa for one month from their date of arrival.
4. Participants who wish to stay in New Zealand for longer than one month must apply for a work visa.

Effective 29/11/2010