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87: Transit visa may be granted as exception to immigration instructions
or “Transit visas can be granted even if you don't meet the usual requirements”
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“How long your transit visa lasts and how many trips you can make”

Your transit visa is valid for a specific time period or until a certain date. The visa will state this information. It can allow you to make multiple trips to New Zealand during this time. The number of trips you can make will be written on your visa.

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or “Transit visa holders can't enter NZ or apply for other visas, unless granted by officials”
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Part 3 Visas
Classes of visa: Transit visas

88Currency of transit visa

  1. A transit visa is current for the period or until the date specified in it, and may be expressed to be effective for any number of journeys to New Zealand in that period or until that date.

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Notes
  • Section 88: replaced, on , by section 24 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).