Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2012
2012/107
Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2012
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 28th day of May 2012
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Pursuant to sections 400 to 402 of the Immigration Act 2009, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2012.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 2 July 2012.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 (the principal regulations).
4 Regulation 4 amended (Interpretation)
In regulation 4(1), replace the definition of dependent child with:
“dependent child—
“(a) means a child who is totally or substantially reliant on the applicant or the applicant's spouse or partner for financial support, regardless of whether the child lives with the applicant or his or her spouse or partner, or both; and
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“(b) includes, for the purposes of regulations 20(2)(a) and (4) and 21(6)(b)(i), a child who—
“(i) is financially independent; and
“(ii) is at least 18 years old but less than 21 years old; and
“(iii) is single; and
“(iv) has no children”.
5 Schedule 4 replaced
Replace Schedule 4 with the Schedule 4 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
Schedule |
Schedule 4
Feesr 4A
Regulation under which fee prescribed Matter for which fee prescribed Fee (NZ$) New Zealand Pacific Rest of World 5(1) and (2)(d)(iia) Residence class visa application—Skilled Migrant Category
1,810 1,550 2,400 Residence class visa application—Investor Plus (Investor 1 Category)
4,100 3,990 3,990 Residence class visa application—Investor (Investor 2 Category)
4,100 3,990 3,990 Residence class visa application—Entrepreneur Plus Category
3,200 3,200 3,200 Residence class visa application—Entrepreneur Category
3,200 3,200 3,200 Residence class visa application—Family Category
930 930 1,600 Residence class visa application—Samoan Quota scheme
710 690 Residence class visa application—Pacific Access Category
770 750 Residence class visa application—Refugee Family Support Category
580 570 800 Residence class visa application—Residence from Work Category
930 Residence class visa application—Parent Retirement Category
3,200 3,200 3,200 Residence class visa application—any other residence category
930 930 1,600 6(1)(a) and (2)(d)(iiia) Permanent resident visa application by person holding resident visa
180 180 180 6(1)(b) and (2)(d)(iiia) Permanent resident visa application by person who previously held resident visa
180 180 180 6(1)(c) and (2)(d)(iiia) Resident visa application by person who previously held resident visa
180 180 180 6(1)(d) and (2)(d)(iiia) Variation of travel conditions of visa by person holding resident visa
180 180 180 9(b) Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Skilled Migrant Category (physical)
650 650 650 Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Skilled Migrant Category (electronic)
510 510 510 Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Investor 2 Category
595 595 595 Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Parent Category (physical)
420 420 420 Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Parent Category (electronic)
330 330 330 Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Pacific Access Category (first year of notification)
70 70 70 Notification of expression of interest in applying for residence class visa—Pacific Access Category (subsequent year of notification)
30 30 30 10(1) and (2)(e)(iia) Temporary visa application—visitor visa
165 130 165 Temporary visa application—student visa
250 195 270 Temporary entry class visa application—limited visa: limited student visa
250 195 270 Temporary entry class visa application—limited visa: limited visa for recognised seasonal employer
270 230 270 Temporary entry class visa application—limited visa: any other category
165 135 165 Temporary visa application—student visa made online by education provider
95 Temporary visa application—work visa under Work Partnership/Work to Residence (Talent (Arts, Culture, and Sports), Talent (Employer Accreditation), or Talent (Long-term Skills Shortage List)
360 360 360 Temporary visa application—work visa under working holiday scheme
165 165 Temporary visa application—work visa under working holidaymaker extension
165 165 Temporary visa application—work visa under any other category of immigration instruction (physical)
270 230 270 Temporary visa application—work visa under any other category of immigration instruction (electronic)
230 230 230 Temporary visa application—Long-term Business Visa
3,200 2,700 3,200 Temporary visa application— group visitor visa per person (made offshore only): Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei
80 Temporary visa application— group visitor visa per person (made offshore only): Bangkok (Thai citizens only)
80 Temporary visa application— group visitor visa per person (made offshore only): approved destination status (China)
50 Temporary visa application— group visitor visa per person (made offshore only): other
80 80 80 Temporary visa application— Retirement Category visitor visa
3,200 3,200 3,200 10(1)(a), 12(1) and (3)(g) Temporary visa application—work visa under working holiday scheme described in Schedule 1
140 140 14(1)(c)(iii) Application for reconsideration of decision to decline further temporary visa
185 15(1)(d)(iia) Transit visa application
140 140 140 Transit visa application—group Chinese nationals per person
80 80 26AA(a) Request for special direction
185 185 185 26AA(b) Residence class visa granted under section 61 of Act
835 26AA(b) Temporary entry class visa granted under section 61 of Act
350 26AA(c) Application for variation of travel conditions imposed by immigration instructions on temporary entry class visa
165 26AA(d) Request under immigration instructions by employer for approval in principle to recruit overseas workers
250 26AA(e) Request under immigration instructions for supplementary seasonal employment approval in principle
250 26AA(f) Call-out fee where office is opened outside normal working hours in order to process immigration matter
280 280 280 26AA(g) Registration under Refugee Family Support Category
85 26AA(h) Employer accreditation (under talent work immigration instructions)—first year of accreditation
1,700 Employer accreditation (under talent work immigration instructions)—subsequent year accreditation
480 26AA(i) Reconsideration of application from employer for talent employer accreditation
185 26AA(ia) Entertainment industry accreditation (under specific purpose or events immigration instructions)—first year of accreditation
1,700 Entertainment industry accreditation (under specific purpose or events immigration instructions)—subsequent year accreditation
480 26AA(j) Recognised Seasonal Employer status
835 26AA(k) Agreement to recruit under Recognised Seasonal Employer work immigration instructions
220 26AA(l) First or subsequent, or change of, business plan-investor category
900 875 875 32(1)(a) Confirmation of immigration status
105 32(1)(b) Transfer fee where visa stamp or label transferred from one passport or certificate of identity to another
105 105 105 33(1) First endorsement of New Zealand citizenship in foreign passport
130 130 130 33(2) Second or subsequent endorsement of New Zealand citizenship in foreign passport
80 80 80
Rebecca Kitteridge,
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 2 July 2012, amend the Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 (the principal regulations). The amendments—
refine the definition of dependent child to include, in the case of an application for a residence class visa or a variation of travel conditions in respect of a resident visa, a child who is financially independent, is at least 18 years old but less than 21 years old, is single, and has no children; and
replace Schedule 4.
New Schedule 4 sets out the fees payable for matters to which the principal regulations apply.
Date of notification in Gazette: 31 May 2012.
These regulations are administered by the Department of Labour.