• “(b) includes, for the purposes of regulations 20(2)(a) and (4) and 21(6)(b)(i), a child who is single and financially independent, but—

  • “(i) is 17 years of age or younger; or

  • “(ii) is of or over the age of 18 years but under 21 years and has no children”.

• “(c) an application for a residence class visa that is made online, in which case regulation 23A applies instead.”

• “(ab) applications for a temporary entry class visa made online (other than those that must be made online under regulation 12), in which case regulation 23A applies instead:”.

• “(1) This regulation applies to applications for the following categories of temporary entry class visa:

  • “(a) Silver Fern Job Search immigration instructions:

  • “(b) all working holiday schemes.

• “(1A) However, this regulation does not apply to an application by a holder of a working holiday scheme category of temporary entry class visa for a further visa of the same kind.”

• “(a) online on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Department; and”.

• “(aa) complete the form in English; and”.

• “(2) An application must be made by the sending State on the person's behalf—

  • “(a) to an immigration officer at an office of the Department; or

  • “(b) to the Protocol Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.”

• “(1AA) This regulation applies to an application for a transit visa unless the application is made online, in which case regulation 23A applies instead.”

“23A Applications that may be made online

• “(1) The following applications may be made online if electronic forms have been provided for the purpose on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Department:

  • “(a) an application for a residence class visa to which regulation 5 would otherwise apply:

  • “(b) an application by a holder, or former holder, of a resident visa to which regulation 6 would otherwise apply:

  • “(c) an application for a temporary entry class visa to which regulation 10 would otherwise apply:

  • “(d) an application for a transit visa to which regulation 15 would otherwise apply:

  • “(e) an application for confirmation of a person's immigration status to which regulation 32 would otherwise apply:

  • “(f) an application for endorsement of New Zealand citizenship in a foreign passport to which regulation 33 would otherwise apply.

  “(2) Subclauses (3) to (5) apply to an application made online in accordance with subclause (1).

  “(3) The application must be made using the electronic form provided.

  “(4) Without limiting subclause (3), the electronic form must require the applicant to—

  • “(a) complete the form in English; and

  • “(b) state his or her full name; and

  • “(c) state his or her date and place of birth; and

  • “(d) state the details of his or her passport or certificate of identity; and

  • “(e) upload a photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders that complies with the standards specified for the purpose by the Department (unless the form relates to an application referred to in subclause (1)(e) or (f)); and

  • “(f) produce the information and evidence required by immigration instructions to demonstrate he or she fits the category under which he or she is applying; and

  • “(g) acknowledge that the details supplied in support of the application are true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge; and

  • “(h) agree that, if his or her circumstances change before any visa is granted, or before the application is determined, the applicant will notify an immigration officer of the change; and

  • “(i) pay the prescribed fee or arrange for its payment in a manner acceptable to the immigration officer processing the application.

  “(5) The immigration officer processing the application may require the applicant to do 1 or more of the following before the immigration officer determines the application:

  • “(a) be interviewed by an immigration officer:

  • “(b) produce his or her passport or other certificate of identity:

  • “(c) produce further information or evidence (including photographs) that the officer thinks necessary for him or her to determine the application:

  • “(d) produce travel tickets to a country that the applicant has right of entry to, or other evidence of the applicant's onward travel arrangements, that the officer thinks necessary for the officer to determine the application:

  • “(e) produce evidence of the applicant's funds for maintenance while in New Zealand, or evidence of sponsorship of the applicant, that the officer thinks necessary for the officer to determine the application.”

• “(d) people leaving New Zealand by means of an automated electronic system, unless the automated electronic system indicates that a person must present himself or herself to an immigration officer.”

• “(2) The approved form must be—

  • “(a) given to an immigration officer together with—

    • “(i) the person's passport or certificate of identity; or

    • “(ii) if the person is a member of the Armed Forces (including Civil Staff) acting in the ordinary course of his or her duty or employment who is departing on a commercial craft, the person's passport, certificate of identity, military orders, or military identity card; or

  • “(b) presented to an automated electronic system together with the person's passport.”

• “(3A) However, subclause (3) does not apply to an application that is made online, in which case regulation 23A applies instead.”

• “(1AA) This regulation applies to an application for endorsement of New Zealand citizenship in a foreign passport (unless the application is made online, in which case regulation 23A applies instead).”