I1.20 Conditions and restrictions of interim visas (08/04/2025)

I1.20.1 Conditions of interim visas

1. The conditions on each interim visa will depend on the type of temporary visa held by the applicant, and the type of visa applied for.
2. The following table describes the type of interim visa and the conditions of the interim visa that may be granted, according to the visa held and the visa applied for.

   	Visa currently held	Visa applied for	Interim visa conditions
   i.	Visitor	Visitor	Visitor
   ii.	Visitor	Work	Visitor
   iii.	Visitor	Student	Student (open)
   iv.	Student	Visitor	Visitor
   v.	Student (with conditions allowing the holder to work during the academic year – see U13.15)	Accredited Employer Work Visa	Work, with work conditions specified in I1.20.1(h) below (which reflect Accredited Employer Work Visa conditions).
   vi.	Student	Work	Visitor
   vii.	Student	Student	Student (open)
   viii.	Work	Visitor	Visitor
   ix.	Work	Student	Student (open)
   x.	Work (any type)	Accredited Employer Work Visa	Work, with work conditions specified in I1.20.1(h) below (which reflect Accredited Employer Work Visa conditions).
   xi.	Work (employer specific) (where (x) above does not apply)	Work (employer specific - same employer, position and location)	Same work conditions as currently held
   xii.	Work (employer specific) (where (x) above does not apply)	Work (employer specific - different employer and/or position and/or location)	Visitor
   xiii.	Work (employer specific)	Work (open)	Visitor
   xiv.	Work (employer specific)	Work (partnership - any)	Visitor
   xv.	Work (partnership - any)	Work (partnership – any)	Work (open)
   xvi.	Work (open)	Work (open where same type of open visa)	Work (open)
   xvii.	Work (open)	Work (open where different type of open visa)	Visitor
   xviii.	Work (open) (where (x) above does not apply)	Work (employer specific)	Visitor
   xix.	Work (partnership - any) (where (x) above does not apply)	Work (employer specific)	Visitor
   xx.	Work (open but not partnership)	Work (partnership - any)	Visitor
   xxi.	Military, Diplomatic, Consular, Official	Same type of diplomatic, official, consular, or military visa as currently held	Same conditions as currently held
   xxii.	Military, Diplomatic, Consular, Official	Another type of temporary entry class visa	Visitor

   Notes:
   - Open work conditions are conditions that allow work in any occupation, for any employer, in any location in New Zealand.
   - For the purpose of these instructions, "work (partnership – any)" means any work visa application covered by WF instructions, including partnership, partner of a worker and partner of a student.
   - Where conditions at I1.20.1 (b) (x) and any of the conditions at (xi), (xii), (xviii) or (xix) could also be applied, conditions specified at (x) will be applied to the interim visa.

3. Open work visas include several types of applications: asylum seeker, working holiday maker, post-study work visa – open, partnership, partner of a worker, partner of a student, victim of family violence, mass arrival and victim of people trafficking.
4. Open student conditions are conditions that allow study in any programme of study, at any educational institute, in any location in New Zealand.
5. Travel conditions will not be applied to the interim visa.
6. Any variation of conditions on the current temporary visa will be applied to the interim visa if the temporary visa applied for is of the same type as the temporary visa held, except where I1.20.1 (g) below applies.
7. A variation of conditions held on a current temporary visa may not be applied to an interim visa granted with visitor conditions, except where a person holds a current visitor visa that was granted on the basis of guardianship of a student (see V3.100).
8. Student visa holders (with conditions allowing the holder to work during the academic year – see U13.15) and work visa holders who have applied for an Accredited Employer work visa (AEWV) may be granted an interim visa with work conditions allowing them to take up the job specified in their work visa application (which is connected to an Accredited Employer’s Job Check), including that the holder:
   1. may only work for the specified employer; and
   2. may only work in the specified occupation; and
   3. may only work in the specified location; and
   4. must be paid at or above the specified renumeration level; and
   5. must be employed full time (as defined at WA3.15(d)); and
   6. may not be placed in a triangular employment arrangement with a controlling third party unless the job approved as part of the employer’s Job Check application involves the employee being placed in a triangular employment arrangement.

I1.20.5 Restrictions of interim visas

Immigration Act 2009 s 71; 79; 80

The holder of an interim visa may not apply for any visa while the interim visa is current.

Effective 08/04/2025