Amendments to Character Requirements, Health and Police Certificates

Immigration New Zealand has made some changes to Restricted and Temporary Entry instructions and Temporary Entry instructions which came into effect on 13th September 2021.

Changes have been made to Covid 19 Support Restricted Temporary Entry Restrictions to clarify that:

• The character requirements supporting partners need to meet when supporting visa applications under border exception instructions
• The intent of granting relationship-based visas under border exception restrictions is to allow families to be reunited in New Zealand

Immigration instructions related to health and police certificate requirements for Essential Skills Work Visa holders have also been updated. This is to clarify that the recent changes made to streamline the requirements regarding health and police certificates previously provided with a visa application are only applicable to applicants who are already in New Zealand at the time of lodging their application.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has also made some amendments to the Administration instructions which came into effect on 10th September 2021.

The Deputy Secretary of Immigration has signed a new instrument of sub-delegation. The power under section381(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 has been sub-delegated to approve & issue application forms to the General manager, Enablement, Immigration New Zealand.

Get in touch with Immigration Advisors New Zealand Ltd, which provides up-to-date immigration information so you can consider opportunities and prepare yourself for the future. To know all the required procedures, contact us at contact@nzimmigration.info or call on +64 09 3790219.