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Temporary entry INZ Operational Manual
ii is eligible to be granted a work visa.
c. Before granting a temporary entry class visa to a partner and dependent children of a
student visa holder, immigration officers must sight evidence that the student visa holder
has been:
i granted a student visa; or
ii is eligible to be granted a student visa.
d. Where a person is applying for a temporary entry class visa on the basis of their partner's
immigration status, the partner who has been approved for the grant of, or is the holder
of, the temporary entry class visa must complete the Form for Partners Supporting
Partnership-based Temporary Entry Applications (INZ 1146).
E4.10 Definition of 'ordinarily resident' in New Zealand
Effective 07/11/2011
a. For the purpose of sponsorship (see E6), a person is considered to be ‘ordinarily resident’
in New Zealand where an immigration officer is satisfied that New Zealand is their primary
place of established residence at the time specified in immigration instructions.
b. Evidence that New Zealand is a person’s primary place of established residence may
include but is not limited to original or certified copies of:
• correspondence addressed to the person;
• employment records;
• records of benefit payments from the Ministry of Social Development;
• banking records;
• rates demands;
• Inland Revenue records;
• mortgage documents;
• tenancy and utility supply agreements;
• documents showing that the person’s household effects have been moved to New
Zealand.
The presence or absence of any of the documents listed above is not determinative. Each case
will be decided on the basis of all the evidence provided.
E4.15 Where to lodge an application
Effective 29/11/2010
a. Applications should be lodged at the INZ branch, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(MFAT) post or certain specified British posts responsible for receiving applications of that
type from the geographical area or country in which the applicant currently lives. A list of
current Receiving Offices is contained in Appendix 2.
b. An application can be lodged at any INZ branch or MFAT post on the current list of
Receiving Offices. However, if the application is not lodged at the appropriate office, the
application may be referred to the appropriate office.
E4.20 Where an application will be processed
Effective 29/11/2010
a. Applications for temporary entry class visas are processed by INZ offices and certain MFAT
and British posts.