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51: Resident visa holder may apply for variation of travel conditions
or “You can request changes to your resident visa travel conditions”
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“Rules for most temporary entry visas can be changed”

When you get a temporary entry class visa, the Minister or an immigration officer can add extra rules or change the usual rules for your visa. They can do this when they give you the visa or later on. They might also agree with you to change the rules.

If they change the rules for your visa, they must tell you about it. The new rules start working either from when you get your visa or from a date they tell you about. This date can’t be before they let you know about the changes.

These rules don’t apply to temporary entry class visas that have special restricted instructions.

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Part 3 Visas
Visas generally: Visa conditions

52Conditions on temporary entry class visas (other than those subject to restricted temporary entry instructions)

  1. On granting a temporary entry class visa, the Minister or an immigration officer may—

  2. impose conditions in addition to those specified in temporary entry instructions in relation to a visa of that class or type:
    1. vary or waive conditions that would otherwise apply to a visa of that class or type.

      1. Following the grant of a temporary entry class visa, the Minister or an immigration officer may—

      2. impose further conditions, whether or not the conditions are specified in the temporary entry instructions in relation to a visa of that class or type:
        1. vary or cancel conditions that would otherwise apply to a visa of that class or type or were imposed under subsection (1).

          1. The Minister or an immigration officer may also do 1 or more of the things in subsection (2) by agreement with the visa holder.

          2. A condition imposed, varied, waived, or cancelled under this section—

          3. must be notified to the visa holder by the Minister or an immigration officer; and
            1. takes effect—
              1. from the date the visa is granted, if the condition is imposed, varied, or waived when the visa is granted; or
                1. from the date specified in the notice (being a date not earlier than the date of notification), in any other case.

                2. Repealed

                3. Repealed

                4. Repealed

                5. Repealed

                6. Repealed

                7. Nothing in this section applies to a temporary entry class visa that is subject to restricted temporary entry instructions.

                Notes
                • Section 52(4A): repealed, on , by section 52(4E).
                • Section 52(4B): repealed, on , by section 52(4E).
                • Section 52(4C): repealed, on , by section 52(4E).
                • Section 52(4D): repealed, on , by section 52(4E).
                • Section 52(4E): repealed, on , by section 52(4E).