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Before we give you a limited purpose visa and/or permit we want to know that you have an acceptable standard of health. You may have to provide an X-ray certificate or undergo HIV/AIDS screening.
The evidence that you must provide depends on where you are from, and your travel history.
Applicants for an RSE limited purpose visa or permit who are HIV-positive are not eligible for a visa or permit under RSE work policy.
If you apply for a limited purpose visa, and you are subsequently granted a limited purpose permit, your stay in New Zealand is restricted to fulfilling the express purpose for which the permit was granted.
There are several restrictions on people who hold limited purpose permits:
You do not have any of the appeal rights that holders of other kinds of permits have, such as the right to appeal to:
If you are in New Zealand unlawfully after your limited purpose permit expires, you will be liable for immediate removal from New Zealand.
If you think you are eligible you should:
RSE limited purpose visa applications from applicants in the Pacific must be sent to the Immigration New Zealand branch indicated below, according to country of citizenship.
Citizens of: Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu must send their application to Suva branch.
Citizens of Samoa must send their applications to Apia branch.
Citizens of Tonga must send their applications to Nuku'alofa branch.
RSE limited purpose visa applications from applicants in the rest of the world must be sent to the closest Immigration New Zealand branch listed below.
SSE work permits may only be granted to people who are in New Zealand, and will be granted for no longer than six months.
There is a limited number of places available for workers under SSE policy. The number of places reflects the number of approved SSE Approval in Principle places. Your application cannot be approved if there are no remaining places when you apply. Currently, there are no places available.
Successful SSE work permit applicants may work for any employer who holds a current SSE Approval in Principle. You can contact a Seasonal Labour Co-ordinator in the area you plan to work to help you find an employer.
You may be eligible for a permit under this policy if you:
* Applicants who have risk factors for TB will be required to provide a Temporary chest x-ray Certificate if they intend to remain in New Zealand for more than six months in total. All applicants must complete a Medical and X-ray Certificate if they intend to remain in New Zealand for more than 12 months in total.
You are not eligible if you have held:
If you think you are eligible you may: