Originally Posted by
Kelerei
I can't find anything in the operational manual that answers this. My guess is that, were the Resident Visa to expire while an application for a variation of travel conditions is in progress, INZ would (with the applicant's permission) instead process the application as one for a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa. A lot of the criteria to be granted a Second or Subsequent Resident Visa is linked to the criteria to be granted a variation of travel conditions (see
RV4.10(a)), so this would make sense.
Thanks so much Kelerei, we hope for the best just want to be able to travel back to NZ. Fingers crossed 🤞