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64: Cancellation of visa on triggering event
or “When visas can be cancelled or end”
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“Rules for cancelling a resident visa if you haven't entered New Zealand yet”

If you have a resident visa and haven’t come to New Zealand yet, the Minister or an immigration officer can cancel your visa. They can do this if:

  1. You got the visa while you were outside New Zealand, and
  2. You no longer meet the rules that were in place when you applied for the visa.

If they cancel your visa, they must tell you about it in writing.

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Visas generally: General rules relating to visas

65Cancellation of resident visa before holder first arrives in New Zealand as holder of visa

  1. The Minister or an immigration officer may cancel a resident visa at any time before its holder first arrives in New Zealand as the holder of the visa, if—

  2. the visa was granted when the holder was outside New Zealand; and
    1. the person no longer meets the rules or criteria of the immigration instructions applicable at the time the application for the visa was made.

      1. The Minister or an immigration officer must notify a person in writing if his or her visa is cancelled under this section.

      Notes
      • Section 65(2): amended, on , by section 21 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).