标题: the Immigration Act 2009 will come into effect on 29 November 2010. [打印本页] 作者: 误入 时间: 2010-7-20 22:12:29 标题: the Immigration Act 2009 will come into effect on 29 November 2010.
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the Immigration Act 2009 will come into effect on 29 November 2010. Until then the provisions of the Immigration Act 1987 apply.
What changes are there to the visa system? The new Act establishes a universal visa system that provides for greater simplicity and flexibility in managing non-citizens’ travel to and stay in New Zealand. The new Act also removes the distinctions between the categories of visa, permit and exemption and uses the single term ‘visa’.
The Immigration Act 2009 allows for the following classes of visas:
Residence class visas –
Permanent resident visas – holders are entitled to travel to and gain entry permission into New Zealand and may stay indefinitely without conditions
Resident visas – holders may be subject to conditions but will be entitled to travel to, enter and stay in New Zealand in line with those conditions