A5.5 Character checks (30/07/2012)

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 Regs 5(2)(d)(iii), 6(2)(c)(iv), 10(2)(e)(iii), 12(3)(d)

1. Character checks must be carried out for the following categories of applicant:
   1. those aged 17 and over applying for residence class visas; and
   2. those aged 17 and over applying for temporary entry class visas who intend to stay in New Zealand for 24 months or longer; and
   3. other applicants for temporary entry class visas who warrant a character check if the immigration officer decides it is necessary.

      Note: the 24-month period in A5.5(a)(ii) above includes time already spent in New Zealand prior to the application being made.

Effective 30/07/2012