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166: Limitation on deportation of diplomats, etc
or “Diplomats and consular officials are protected from deportation”
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“How long you can be deported for if you have a residence visa or are in New Zealand unlawfully”

If you have a residence class visa and become liable for deportation, you will remain liable for 10 years. However, this 10-year period doesn’t include any time you spend in prison if you’re convicted of an offence. It also doesn’t include any time when the Minister or the Tribunal has suspended your deportation liability under section 172 or section 212.

If you’re in New Zealand unlawfully, as described in section 154, you’ll stay liable for deportation for as long as you remain in the country unlawfully. This is different from the 10-year rule for residence class visa holders.

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Part 6 Deportation
Liability for deportation

167Period of deportation liability

  1. Residence class visa holders remain liable for deportation for a period of 10 years following the arising of the liability for deportation.

  2. The period of 10 years in subsection (1) must be calculated exclusive of—

  3. any time spent by the person in imprisonment following conviction for any offence:
    1. any period of time when the person’s liability for deportation is suspended by the Minister under section 172 or by the Tribunal under section 212.

      1. To avoid doubt, a person liable for deportation under section 154 (being a person unlawfully in New Zealand) remains liable for deportation as long as he or she is unlawfully in New Zealand.