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E2.105 Ban on the grant of visas to individuals associated with the Ukraine crisis

  1. New Zealand has taken action in respect of key individuals identified as being responsible for, or associated with, actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, 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 (including a transit visa) or entry permission.
  3. Where special circumstances exist (supported by cogent and reliable evidence and in consultation with MFAT) INZ may nonetheless grant a visa and entry permission 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 24/03/2014

IN THIS SECTION

E2.1 People to whom a visa waiver applies

E2.3 Australian temporary visa holders to whom a temporary visa waiver applies (to 06/04/2015)

E2.5 Who needs a temporary entry class visa to travel to and be in New Zealand

E2.10 Who may apply for a temporary visa

E2.15 Who may not apply for a temporary visa to be in New Zealand

E2.20 Special directions

E2.25 Immigration officers to act in accordance with special direction

E2.30 Who may apply for a limited visa

E2.35 Who must be granted a temporary entry class visa

E2.40 Who is not eligible for a temporary entry class visa (to 25/09/2023)

E2.45 Eligibility for visa pending liability for deportation

E2.50 Restrictions on the grant of temporary entry class visas for students holding a New Zealand scholarship administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and their dependants

E2.55 Restriction on the grant of visas to Grace Mugabe, the wife of the late Robert Mugabe, former President of Zimbabwe

E2.60 Restrictions on the grant of a visa to certain groups as designated by the United Nations Security Council

E2.65 Ban on the grant of visas to leading members of the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) including Serbia and their supporters

E2.70 Ban on the grant of visas to individuals named on the list held at Z8 (to 03/04/2014)

E2.75 Ban on the grant of visas to individuals associated with the December 2006 Fiji coup (to 03/04/2014)

E2.80 Ban on the grant of work visas to Fijian citizens for the purpose of taking up work of a temporary seasonal nature (to 03/04/2014)

E2.85 Sporting contacts with Fiji (to 06/10/2013)

E2.90 Sporting contacts with Zimbabwe (to 25/08/2014)

E2.95 Temporary entry class visas deemed to be held

E2.100 Ban on the grant of visas to leading members of the Syrian regime

E2.110 Ban on the grant of visas with work rights to DPRK nationals

E2.115 Ban on the grant of visas to Russian individuals expelled from certain countries for activities incompatible with their diplomatic status

E2.120 Ban on the grant of visas to certain Saudi Arabian individuals

E2.125 Ban on the grant of visas to certain Tatmadaw and other individuals identified as being involved in or associated with the military’s seizure of power in Myanmar in 2021 or otherwise responsible for human rights violations in Myanmar

E2.130 Ban on the grant of visas to certain Belarusian individuals linked to the Lukashenko regime

E2.135 Ban on the grant of visas to certain Iranian individuals

E2.140 Ban on the grant of visas to certain individuals undermining stability and security in the West Bank
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