Special Direction: Imposition of Mandatory COVID-19 Public Health Compliance Visa Condition

Policy effect

Imposed an express condition on all temporary entry class visa holders in New Zealand who received their visas on or before 18 March 2020 requiring compliance with section 11 orders under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and medical officer instructions, making non-compliance a ground for deportation liability.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Imposed an express condition on all temporary entry class visa holders in New Zealand who received their visas on or before 18 March 2020 requiring compliance with section 11 orders under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and medical officer instructions, making non-compliance a ground for deportation liability.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

A condition is imposed on their visas that the holder comply with: any order made under section 11 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020; and any instruction from a Medical Officer of Health which relates to COVID-19. … Dated this 11th day of September 2020.

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

Other New Zealand changes operative in 2020

• 2020-02-24General Instructions on Order and Manner of Processing Residence Applications (Amendment Circular 2020/4)
• 2020-02-24Reopening and Restructuring of the Parent Category Residence Instructions
• 2020-04-16Relaxation and Short-Term Variation of Visa Conditions for Essential Services (Amendment Circular 2020-16)
• 2020-09-11Special Direction: Grant of Resident Visas to Offshore Persons with Expired Travel Conditions
• 2020-09-11Special Direction: Variation of Travel Conditions for Offshore Resident Visa Holders
• 2020-10-12Special Direction: Automatic Grant of Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) Visas