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New Zealand extends visa length for independent Chinese visitors

by Ray Clancy on April 16, 2013

New Zealand extends visa length for independent Chinese visitors

New Zealand extends visa length for independent Chinese visitors

New Zealand is making it easier for Chinese visa holders by extending the length of visitor visas from 12 months to 24 months from the start of next month. The change will apply from 1 May for independent travellers regarded as being a low risk. Multiple entry visitor visas will be routinely granted but the change does not apply to people visiting on organised tours, said Tourism Minister John Key.

‘The extended visa makes it easier for Chinese visitors to come to New Zealand because if they return within two years they don’t have to repeat the visa application process,’ he explained. A new bi-lingual China section on the Immigration New Zealand website is also set to make it easier for Chinese visitors to lodge a visa application. ‘Advice is provided in English and Chinese and information previously spread across three parts of the Immigration NZ website has been brought together into one location. There is also a link to useful information for travellers on the Tourism New Zealand website,’ added Key. [click to continue…]

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