R5.100 Ban on the grant of residence class visas to certain individuals and classes of individuals (06/05/2012)

R5.100.1 Ban on the grant of visas to leading members of the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) including Serbia and their supporters

1. New Zealand has taken action in respect of leading citizens of the FRY and Serbia, being persons closely aligned with the regime of Slobodan Milosevic whose activities support President Milosevic or whose actions are presumed to provide support (including members of his immediate family), and who are named on the lists of such persons held by INZ and updated from time to time.
2. Ordinarily, none of the persons named on the lists held by INZ may be granted a visa to enter New Zealand (including a transit visa).
3. Where special circumstances exist (supported by cogent and reliable evidence) INZ may nonetheless grant a visa to a person named on the lists.
4. The decision to grant a visa to a person named on the lists is limited to immigration officers with Schedule 1-2 delegations (see A15.5).

R5.100.5 Ban on the grant of visas to individuals named on the list held at Z8

1. The New Zealand government wishes to take action in an immigration respect against individuals involved in the hostage taking in Fiji, the Ministers in Fiji's Interim Civilian Governments (ICGs) and officials clearly linked to George Speight who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by INZ and updated from time to time (see Z8).
2. Ordinarily, none of the persons named on the list held by INZ may be granted a visa to New Zealand (including a transit visa).
3. Where special circumstances exist (supported by cogent and reliable evidence) INZ may nonetheless grant a visa.
4. The decision to grant a visa to a person named in the list is limited to immigration officers with Schedule 1-2 delegations (see A15.5).

R5.100.10 Restriction on the grant of visas to Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, and his close associates

1. Ordinarily, none of the persons named on the list held at Appendix 5 of the Operational Manual who:
   1. have acted in, or are acting in the role specified; or
   2. are, or have been, close associates of Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, may be granted a visa to New Zealand (including a transit visa).
2. Where special circumstances exist (supported by cogent and reliable evidence) INZ may nonetheless grant a visa to a person named on the list held at Appendix 5.
3. The decision to grant a visa to a person named on the list held at Appendix 5 is limited to immigration officers with Schedule 1-2 delegations (see A15.5).

R5.100.15 Ban on the grant of residence class visas to individuals associated with the December 2006 Fiji coup

1. The New Zealand government wishes to take action in an immigration respect against:
   1. all people who are (or were on 6 December 2006) members of the Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF); and
   2. those people associated with supporting the December 2006 Fiji coup who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by INZ and updated from time to time (see Z9); and
   3. close associates of those described in (ii) above who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by INZ and updated from time to time; and
   4. permanent secretaries of Fijian government departments; and
   5. all persons who are appointed by the Fiji interim government to boards of statutory authorities and public enterprises who are named on the list approved by the Minister of Immigration, held by INZ and updated from time to time; and
   6. immediate family members of those described in (i), (ii), (iv) and (v) above. (Immediate family members are partners, children and children's partners.)

      Note: for the purposes of these instructions RFMF personnel includes members of the territorial force of the RFMF.

2. None of the people described in (a) above may be granted a residence class visa.

R5.100.20 Ban on the grant of visas to leading members of the Syrian regime

1. New Zealand has taken action in respect of leading members of the regime in Syria, being persons closely aligned with the regime of President Bashar Hafez al-Assad, and who are named on the list of such persons held by INZ and updated from time to time.
2. Ordinarily, none of the persons named on the list held by INZ may be granted a visa to enter New Zealand (including a transit visa).
3. Where special circumstances exist (supported by cogent and reliable evidence and in consultation with MFAT) INZ may nonetheless grant a visa to a person named on the list.
4. The decision to grant a visa to a person named on the list is limited to immigration officers with Schedule 1-2 delegations (see A15.5).

Effective 06/05/2012