A4.74 Health requirements for mandated refugees and Refugee Quota Family Reunification Category applicants (01/07/2013)

Mandated refugees who have been put forward for consideration to be resettled in New Zealand under the Refugee Quota Programme (S3.5(a)(i)), and applicants for residence under the Refugee Quota Family Reunification (RQFR) Category (S4.20), can be considered for a residence class visa unless they:

1. require dialysis treatment, or have an Immigration New Zealand medical assessor indicate that they will require such treatment within a period of five years from the date of the medical assessment; or
2. have severe haemophilia; or
3. have a physical, intellectual, cognitive and/or sensory incapacity that requires full time care, including care in the community; or
4. currently have tuberculosis (TB) (any form including pulmonary and non-pulmonary TB, Multidrug-Resistant (MDR)-TB and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR)-TB) and have not completed full treatment for TB as outlined in the New Zealand Guidelines for TB Treatment; or
5. have had a history, diagnostic findings or treatment for MDR-TB or XDR-TB, unless they have been cleared by a New Zealand Respiratory or Infectious Diseases specialist upon review of their file or review of the applicant as outlined in the New Zealand Guidelines for TB.

A4.74.1 Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates for mandated refugees and Refugee Quota Family Reunification Category applicants

1. The following medical certificates must be provided by mandated refugees (S3.5(a)(i)), and Refugee Quota Family Reunification (RQFR) Category applicants (S4.20):
   1. Special Medical Certificate for mandated refugees and Refugee Quota Family Reunification (RQFR) Category applicants: Stage One (INZ1218); and
   2. Special Chest X-ray Certificate for mandated refugees and Refugee Quota Family Reunification (RQFR) Category applicants: Stage Two (INZ1219).
2. Separate medical certificates must be provided for each person.

   Notes:
   ~ Pregnant women and children under 11 years of age are not required to have an X-ray examination.
   ~ The issue date of a Medical Certificate is the date of the declaration by the examining physician concerning the overall findings of the medical examination.
   ~ The issue date of a Chest X-ray Certificate is the date of the declaration by the radiologist.

3. An immigration officer may request a further medical certificate and chest X-ray certificate, or other medical information, if they consider this is necessary to establish whether a mandated refugee or RQFR Category applicant has a condition that means they are ineligible for the grant of residence under A4.74.

Effective 01/07/2013