“prescribed fee, in relation to any matter, means the appropriate fee for the matter ascertained under regulation 4A”.

“4A Fees

• “(1) For a citizen of Guam, French Polynesia, or New Caledonia who is outside New Zealand at the time the fee becomes payable,—

  • “(a) the appropriate fee for any of the following matters is the corresponding amount stated in the fourth column of Schedule 4:

    • “(i) an application for a residence class visa:

    • “(ii) an application to vary the travel conditions on a visa by a person holding a resident visa:

    • “(iii) a notification of an expression of interest in applying for a residence class visa:

    • “(iv) a request for a special direction; and

  • “(b) the appropriate fee for any other matter is the corresponding amount stated in the fifth column of that schedule.

  “(2) For a citizen of Norfolk Island who is outside New Zealand at the time the fee becomes payable,—

  • “(a) the appropriate fee for any of the following matters is the corresponding amount stated in the third column of Schedule 4:

    • “(i) a notification of an expression of interest in applying for a residence class visa:

    • “(ii) a request for a special direction:

    • “(iii) an application for a residence class visa (other than an application for a permanent resident visa made by a person who holds or has previously held a resident visa); and

  • “(b) the appropriate fee for any other matter (including an application for a permanent resident visa made by a person who holds or has previously held a resident visa) is the corresponding amount stated in the fourth column of that schedule.

  “(3) Except as provided in subclauses (1) and (2), the appropriate fee for any matter is—

  • “(a) the corresponding amount specified in the third column of Schedule 4, if the person to whom the fee applies—

    • “(i) is in New Zealand at the time the fee is payable; or

    • “(ii) is a New Zealand citizen; or

    • “(iii) is a citizen of Cook Islands or Niue who is travelling on a New Zealand passport:

  • “(b) the corresponding amount stated in the fourth column of Schedule 4, if the person to whom the fee applies is not in New Zealand at the time the fee is payable, and is—

    • “(i) a citizen of American Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, or Vanuatu; or

    • “(ii) a citizen of Cook Islands or Niue who is not travelling on a New Zealand passport:

  • “(c) the corresponding amount stated in the third, fourth, or fifth column of Schedule 4 that reflects the country of citizenship stated for the matter to which the fee applies, if the person to whom the fee applies—

    • “(i) is not in New Zealand at the time the fee is payable; and

    • “(ii) holds citizenship of more than 1 country; and

    • “(iii) does not hold a Palestinian passport:

  • “(d) the corresponding amount stated in the fifth column of Schedule 4, if the person to whom the fee applies—

    • “(i) is not in New Zealand at the time the fee is payable; and

    • “(ii) is a citizen of a country not referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); and

    • “(iii) is not a person to whom paragraph (c) applies; and

    • “(iv) does not hold a Palestinian passport:

  • “(e) the corresponding amount stated in the third, fourth, or fifth column of Schedule 4 that reflects the country in which the person resides, if the person to whom the fee applies—

    • “(i) is not in New Zealand at the time the fee is payable; and

    • “(ii) holds a Palestinian passport.

  “(4) In this regulation, corresponding amount, in relation to a matter whose description is set out in the second column of Schedule 4, means the amount stated opposite the description.”

• “(e) for the period beginning on 26 January 2015 and ending on 6 April 2015, the people described in Schedule 2A.”

• “(1A) For the period beginning on 26 January 2015 and ending on 6 April 2015, the requirement to hold a visa permitting travel to New Zealand is waived for the people described in Schedule 2A.”

• “(k) an agreement to recruit under Recognised Seasonal Employer work immigration instructions.”

• “(4) The prescribed fee for the following applications for a residence class visa specified in Schedule 4 is reduced by NZ$92:

  • “(a) an application by a citizen of Samoa (other than an application that—

    • “(i) relates to the Samoan Quota scheme immigration instructions; or

    • “(ii) is made for a permanent resident visa or a resident visa by a person who holds or has previously held a resident visa):

  • “(b) an application associated with the Victims of Domestic Violence immigration instructions (other than an application for a permanent resident visa or a resident visa made by a person who holds or has previously held a resident visa):

  • “(c) an application (other than an application for a permanent resident visa or a resident visa made by a person who holds or has previously held a resident visa) made by a person who, on a previous application made on or after 1 July 2003, paid—

    • “(i) the applicable fee for a temporary visa (Long-term Business); or

    • “(ii) the applicable fee for a temporary visa (work visa under Work Partnership/Work to Residence: Talent (Arts, Culture, and Sports) immigration instructions, Talent (Employer Accreditation) immigration instructions, or Talent (Long-term Skills Shortage List) immigration instructions); or

    • “(iii) the applicable fee for a temporary visa (Entrepreneur Work Visa); or

    • “(iv) the applicable fee under the Immigration Regulations 1999 for—

      • “(A) a work permit, or a work visa, under the Talent (Accredited Employers) work policy, Talent (Arts, Culture, and Sports) work policy, and priority occupations list work policy; or

      • “(B) a long-term business visa or permit.”

• “(5) The prescribed fee for an application for a temporary visa (Entrepreneur Work Visa) or a temporary work visa under the Work Partnership/Work to Residence: Talent (Arts, Culture, and Sports) immigration instructions, the Talent (Employer Accreditation) immigration instructions, or the Talent (Long-term Skills Shortage List) immigration instructions is reduced by NZ$92 where the applicant is—

  • “(a) a citizen of Samoa; or

  • “(b) a person who, on a previous application made on or after 1 July 2003, paid the applicable fee for a temporary visa (Long-term Business); or

  • “(c) a person who, on an earlier application made on or after 1 July 2003, paid the applicable fee under the Immigration Regulations 1999 for—

    • “(i) a work permit, or a work visa, under the Talent (Accredited Employers) work policy, Talent (Arts, Culture, and Sports) work policy, and priority occupations list work policy; or

    • “(ii) a long-term business visa or permit.”