Culturally arranged marriage visitor visa

[smcvisa93]

Hi all,

my wife got her partnership visitor visa approved last week for 3 months.

can she enter NZ ??

please reply

[MagicPizza]

Kelerei posted this previously...

Entry will only be granted to:

- New Zealand citizens
- Holders of a Permanent Resident Visa
- Holders of a Resident Visa granted onshore
- Holders of a Resident Visa granted offshore, where the holder is arriving in - New Zealand for a second or subsequent time as the holder of a Resident Visa
- The partner, legal guardian or any dependent children who are travelling with a person described above
- Australian citizens or a person who holds a current permanent residence visa (including a resident return visa) issued by the Government of Australia, where New Zealand is their primary place of established residence


Exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis by Immigration New Zealand for:

- humanitarian reasons
- health and other essential workers
- citizens of Samoa and Tonga for essential travel to New Zealand
- the holder of a Visitor Visa who is the partner of dependent of a temporary work or student visa holder and who normally lives in New Zealand and is currently in New Zealand.

[JandM]

And that means that she won't automatically be allowed to enter. You would have to ask INZ if an exception can be made for her.

[smcvisa93]

i am NZ permanent residence. do i need to ask as well ?
or just work or student visa holders ??

[JandM]

Ah, are you overseas with her? This would make a difference.

[hab]

Yes as the requirement for her is to be travelling with you as Magic Pizza's says:

- The partner, legal guardian or any dependent children who are travelling with a person described above

Also, even if you risked your own health to leave and travel with her, entry to NZ for anyone not travelling on a NZ passport is currently difficult from media reoorts so you may not be allowed back into NZ either despite what the government has said in announcements (see the stuff article below):

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/healt...n-for-partners

[newarrival]

Yes as the requirement for her is to be travelling with you as Magic Pizza's says:

- The partner, legal guardian or any dependent children who are travelling with a person described above

Also, even if you risked your own health to leave and travel with her, entry to NZ for anyone not travelling on a NZ passport is currently difficult from media reoorts so you may not be allowed back into NZ either despite what the government has said in announcements (see the stuff article below):

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/healt...n-for-partners

As far as I read that article that couple is Australian....

[hab]

As far as I read that article that couple is Australian....

It says the guy is a NZ citizen and his partner is an Australian.

Sounds like it might be a bit of hearsay but also that:

Murray and Prunster said they were not the only ones prevented from getting on board the flight - an older married couple was also unable to board because one was travelling on an Australian passport; and two workers who normally resided in New Zealand were also stopped.

[JandM]

Ah, are you overseas with her? This would make a difference.

This is the important question for THIS poster's situation. Remember, what happens to someone else does not necessarily apply to others. All immigration cases are looked at individually.

[smcvisa93]

Hi Jandm am in NZ at this stage, permanent resident from last 6 years. she got 3 months culturally arranged marriage visitor visa on 14th march.