Immigration Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007
Immigration Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007: revoked, at 2 am on 29 November 2010, pursuant to section 405(b) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
Reprint
as at 29 November 2010
Immigration Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007
(SR 2007/179)
Immigration Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007: revoked, at 2 am on 29 November 2010, pursuant to section 405(b) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
Note
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
These regulations are administered by the Department of Labour.
Pursuant to section 150 of the Immigration Act 1987, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Contents
3 Principal regulations amended
5 Visa and permit fees not payable in certain circumstances
6 Certain persons entitled to fee reduction
1 Title
These regulations are the Immigration Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 30 July 2007.
3 Principal regulations amended
These regulations amend the Immigration Regulations 1999.
4 Fees
Regulation 42(3) is amended by omitting
“Sydney, Apia, Nuku'alofa, or Suva”
and substituting“the Pacific (ie, in Apia, Honiara, Niue, Nuku'alofa, Port Moresby, Port Vila, Rarotonga, Suva, or Tarawa) or Sydney”
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5 Visa and permit fees not payable in certain circumstances
Regulation 43 is amended by revoking subclause (3) and substituting the following subclauses:
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“(3) Subclause (3A) applies to a citizen of—
“(a) any of the countries listed in regulation 3(a) of the Immigration (Transit Visas) Regulations 2005; or
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“(b) any of the following countries:
“(i) Federated States of Micronesia:
“(ii) Palau:
“(iii) Papua New Guinea.
“(3A) The fee imposed by item 8 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 for an application for a transit visa is not payable by a citizen to whom this subclause applies if transiting to or from 1 of the countries listed in regulation 3(a) of the Immigration (Transit Visas) Regulations 2005.”
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6 Certain persons entitled to fee reduction
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(1) Regulation 43A(1)(c) is amended by omitting
“item 3(d)(i) or 3(e)(i) or 3(g)”
and substituting“item 6(d)(i), 6(e)(i), or 6(g)”
.(2) Regulation 43A(2) is amended by—
(a) omitting
“3(g)”
and substituting“6(g)”
; and
(b) omitting
“item 3(d)(i) or 3(e)(i)”
and substituting“item 6(d)(i) or 6(e)(i)”
; and
(c) omitting
“item 3(d)(i) or 3(e)(i) or 3(g)”
and substituting“item 6(d)(i), 6(e)(i), or 6(g)”
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8 New Part 1 of Schedule 3 substituted
Schedule 3 is amended by revoking Part 1 and substituting the Part 1 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
Schedule |
1 |
rr 42, 43A |
| Fee ($)* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location of designated receiving office | |||||
| A | B | C | |||
| Application or other matter | New Zealand | Pacific or Sydney | Any other location | ||
| 1 | Application for residence permit or visa— | ||||
| (a) | skilled migrant category | 1,400 | 1,200 | 1,800 | |
| (b) | business investor category | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | |
| (c) | entrepreneur category | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,600 | |
| (d) | family category | 700 | 700 | 1,200 | |
| (e) | Samoan quota category | 600 | 600 | – | |
| (f) | Pacific access category | 650 | 650 | – | |
| (g) | family quota category | 630 | 630 | 1,130 | |
| (h) | refugee family support category | 490 | 490 | 690 | |
| (i) | residence from work category | 700 | – | – | |
| (j) | any other category | 700 | 700 | 1,200 | |
| 2 | Expression of interest, under the skilled migrant category, in invitation to apply for residence— | ||||
| (a) | written paper notification | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| (b) | online notification | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
| 3 | Expression of interest, under the business investor category, in invitation to apply for residence | 460 | 460 | 460 | |
| 4 | Request, under the business investor category, for consideration of a business plan (whether a first or subsequent business plan) or of an amended business plan | 750 | 750 | 750 | |
| 5 | Application for returning resident's visa | 140 | 140 | 140 | |
| 6 | Application for temporary permit or visa— | ||||
| (a) | visitor permit or visa | 130 | 100 | 130 | |
| (b) | student permit | ||||
| (i) written paper application | 200 | – | – | ||
| (ii) online application | 70 | – | – | ||
| (c) | student visa | 200 | 150 | 200 | |
| (d) | work permit— | ||||
| (i) under talent (accredited employers), talent (arts, culture, and sports), and priority occupations list work policies | 240 | – | – | ||
| (ii) work partnership | 280 | – | – | ||
| (iii) other | 200 | – | – | ||
| (e) | work visa— | ||||
| (i) under talent (accredited employers), talent (arts, culture, and sports), and priority occupations list work policies | 240 | 240 | 240 | ||
| (ii) work partnership | 280 | 280 | 280 | ||
| (iii) other | 200 | 180 | 200 | ||
| (f) | working holiday scheme | 120 | – | 120 | |
| (g) | long-term business visa or permit | 2,600 | 2,200 | 2,600 | |
| (h) | group visitor visa, per person— | ||||
| (i) Beijing. Shanghai, Taipei only | – | – | 75 | ||
| (ii) client of approved destination status travel agents (China only) | – | – | 40 | ||
| (iii) Bangkok (citizens of Thailand) only | – | – | 75 | ||
| (iv) other | 80 | 80 | 80 | ||
| 7 | Application for limited purpose permit or visa— | ||||
| (a) | visa for study purposes | 200 | 150 | 200 | |
| (b) | further permit for study purposes | 200 | – | – | |
| (c) | other | 130 | 100 | 130 | |
| 8 | Application for transit visa | 120 | 120 | 120 | |
| 9 | Special direction fee | 140 | 140 | 140 | |
| 10 | For permit granted under section 35A of Act | 200 | – | – | |
| 11 | Application for reconsideration under section 31 of Act of decision to decline another temporary permit | 140 | – | – | |
| 12 | Application for variation of conditions of permit | 120 | – | – | |
| 13 | Request by employer for approval in principle for granting of permit for purpose of recruitment of staff outside New Zealand | 180 | – | – | |
| 14 | Confirmation of residence status under regulation 11 | 80 | – | – | |
| 15 | Appeal to Residence Appeal Authority— | ||||
| (a) | in relation to application for residence visa or permit declined under humanitarian category | 700 | – | – | |
| (b) | other | 700 | – | – | |
| 16 | Appeal to Removal Review Authority | 700 | – | – | |
| 17 | Additional call-out fee, where office is opened outside ordinary opening hours in order to process application or other matter as requested | 210 | 210 | 210 | |
| 18 | Transfer fee, where permit stamp or label transferred from one passport or certificate of identity to another | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
| 19 | Registration under Pacific access category— | ||||
| (a) | first year's registration | 50 | 50 | – | |
| (b) | second and subsequent years' registration | 20 | 20 | – | |
| 20 | Registration under family quota category— | ||||
| (a) | first year's registration | 70 | – | – | |
| (b) | second and subsequent years' registration | 50 | – | – | |
| 21 | Registration under refugee family support category— | ||||
| (a) | tier 1 queue registration or tier 2 ballot first year's registration | 70 | – | – | |
| (b) | tier 2 ballot second and subsequent years' registration | 50 | – | – | |
| 22 | Employer accreditation under talent (accredited employer) work policy— | ||||
| (a) | first year's accreditation | 1,400 | – | – | |
| (b) | second and subsequent years' re-accreditation | 400 | – | – | |
| 23 | Reconsideration of application from employer for accreditation | 140 | – | – | |
| 24 | Application for recognised seasonal employer status | 1,400 | – | – | |
| 25 | Application for agreement to recruit under recognised seasonal employer work policy | 120 | – | – | |
| *Reduced by $90 if regulation 43A applies | |||||
Rebecca Kitteridge,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 30 July 2007, amend the Immigration Regulations 1999 (the principal regulations) to—
•include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade posts located in Honiara, Niue, Port Moresby, Port Vila, Rarotonga, and Tarawa as designated receiving offices for applications, appeals, and other matters in respect of which fees are payable under the separate fee category in column B of Part 1 of Schedule 3 of the principal regulations. That category, which is renamed the Pacific or Sydney category, also includes the designated receiving offices in Apia, Nuku'alofa, and Suva:
•exempt the citizens of a country that is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum from the requirement to pay the fee for an application for a transit visa if transiting to or from 1 of the 14 Pacific countries listed in regulation 3(a) of the Immigration (Transit Visas) Regulations 2005:
•remove the requirement for an applicant under the work to residence (skilled migrant category) policy who is issued with a temporary visa or granted a temporary permit to pay a migrant levy before being issued with that visa or being granted that permit:
•substitute a new Part 1 of Schedule 3 of the principal regulations.
The new Part 1 of Schedule 3—
•changes many of the fees payable for applications, appeals, and other matters set out under the Part; and
•renames the separate fee category under column B of the Part as the Pacific or Sydney category; and
•renames the refugee family quota category as the refugee family support category.
Date of notification in Gazette: 28 June 2007.
Contents
1General
2About this eprint
3List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)
Notes
1 General
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This is an eprint of the Immigration Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2007. The eprint incorporates all the amendments to the regulations as at 29 November 2010. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007.
Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the eprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order.
2 About this eprint
This eprint has not been officialised. For more information about eprints and officialisation, please see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/eprints/
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3 List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)
Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51): section 405(b)