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Immigration Act 2009

Visas - Visas generally

44: Person may hold only 1 current visa

You could also call this:

“You can only have one active visa at a time”

You can only have one visa that is active at a time. This means that if you already have a visa, you can’t get another one until your current visa is no longer valid. It’s like having only one ticket to enter a place - you can’t use two tickets at the same time.

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Topics:

Immigration and citizenship > Visas

43: Effect of visa, or

“A visa allows you to travel to, enter, and stay in New Zealand under specific conditions”

45: Grant of visa generally matter of discretion, or

“Visa decisions are made at the discretion of immigration officials”

Part 3 Visas
Visas generally

44Person may hold only 1 current visa

At any one time, a person may hold only 1 current visa.