A20.30 Transitional instructions for holders of returning resident’s visas issued under the Immigration Act 1987

See also Immigration Act 2009 s 416

1. These transitional instructions apply to New Zealand citizens who hold a returning resident’s visa (RRV) issued under the Immigration Act 1987 on the basis of their New Zealand citizenship in a valid foreign passport.
2. Persons issued RRVs under the Immigration Act 1987 on the grounds that they are New Zealand citizens may travel to and enter New Zealand as a New Zealand citizen until the expiry of the passport in which the RRV is endorsed.
3. Upon expiry of the passport in which the RRV is endorsed, New Zealand citizens who wish to enter New Zealand as a New Zealand citizen on a foreign passport, must have an endorsement in relation to that passport.

Effective 29/11/2010