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Reconnecting New Zealand Incident Management Team
DECISION MEMO
Initiative Title
Visa Transfers
Initiative#
PR020
Submitted By
Simon Cook
Date of Submission
22/11/2022
Decision By
Richard Owen
1. Problem and Summary
A. Problem Statement {What is the issue we are solving)
Clients requiring a visa transfer to a new passport
1. Visas are linked to a client's passport or certificate of identity. When a client obtains a new
passport, they will need to transfer any valid visa to the new passport before the visa can be
used to travel.
2. This applies regardless of whether the holder has a physical label (a physical endorsement of
their visa in their passport) or not (in which case, they'll have been sent an "eVisa" to
"evidence" their visa, if necessary).
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3. There are currently four processes that fall within the
Application for Transfer or
Confirmation of a Visa form (INZ 1023) processed by Na DO. Although these are not all
strictly transfers, they are generally referred to under the same overarching header.
Information
Transferring a visa to a new
Currently process to transfer a visa to a new passport is the
passport
same as any other new application in AMS, even though this
is not defined as an application under the Immigration Act.
However, as visas
Official can be issued beyond the expiry date of a
passport in some cases (PRV, RV and WV issued for more
the
than 24 months) and people can lose/have passports stolen,
many visa transfers are simply an update of personal
information - in this case, a passport number.
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Applying for the "balance" of a visa These visa transfers that are requesting the "balance" of a
to be applied to a new passport
visa, where instructions do not allow a visa to be issued past
the expiry date of a passport (WV less than 24 months, SV,
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While these are referred to as transfers, they are required
to be treated as new applications, and required to be
decided by a designated Immigration Officer.
Requesting a confirmation of NZ
This process is for those who require evidence of their
immigration status
Immigration status, including Australian citizens and
permanent residents who need to provide evidence of their
NZ status but do not need it to be an endorsement in their
passport (that is, are happy to be sent an eVisa to evidence
their status).
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