Hi all,
Am flying to NZ on Friday on a recce trip hoping to find a job. I was reading about visitor visa rights and it states:
‘Lawful purpose’ for visitors
We consider you to be coming to New Zealand for a lawful purpose if you are a visitor coming for the purposes of:
holidaying
sightseeing
family and social visits
amateur sport
business consultation
medical treatment
guest of Government visits.
Im worried that immigration/customs might stop me and send me back if they know im coming for the purpose of finding a job. Since job hunting is not listed above, does this mean i'll be breaking NZ law because of my plans to look for a job? Im just asking cos i remember coming across a situation like this on that TV show (customs NZ or something like that) and a guy from some foreign country got sent back cos they found some business docs in his luggage (like job agreements/cv's etc) and the guy told customs that he was there for holiday when in fact he was there to job hunt/secure a job - so they sent him back.
So my question is, is it lawful to come on a visitor's visa and job hunt in NZ? If i get asked on arrival about the purpose of my visit, and i tell them the truth (recce trip), will i still be accepted to enter the country?