What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?
Under the 2020 manual, an interim visa bridges a pending temporary-visa application or review. Its conditions depend on the prior and sought visa types; where review is pending they match the prior visa conditions. It ends when review fails or the application is declined; the holder cannot apply for another visa while it is current, and refusal to grant the interim visa is not appealable. The section does not establish a separate family entitlement.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The claim is documented in the official 2020 Immigration Procedures manual. Its present legal effect and any later amendments are not established by the current generic immigration portal.
- https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
1. Grant of an interim visa
An interim visa may be granted to a person who is in Kiribati and;
a. holds a temporary visa and has applied for a temporary visa, or
b. is awaiting a review of a decision by the Ministry to decline a visa application.
An interim visa cannot be applied for.
No person is entitled to an interim visa as a matter of right.
Whether or not to grant an interim visa to any person is a matter of absolute discretion of
the Minister of Immigration or relevant immigration officer.
There is no right of appeal against a decision not to grant an interim visa.
The holder of an interim visa may not apply for any visa while the interim visa is current.
Currency and conditions of interim visas
Once an interim visa starts, its duration depends on the outcome of the further
temporary visa application or review.
An interim visa will expire the day the review is unsuccessful or temporary visa
application is declined.
Conditions on each interim visa will depend the type of temporary visa held by the
applicant and type of visa applied for. For example:
Visa held Visa applied for Conditions
Visitor Visitor Visitor
Visitor Work Visitor
Visitor Student Student
Student Visitor Visitor
Student Work Visitor
Student Student Student
Work Visitor Visitor
Work Student Student
Military, Diplomatic, Consular, Same type of visa as currently Same conditions as currently
Official held held
Military, Diplomatic, Consular, Another type of temporary Visitor
Official entry class visa
Note: An interim visa granted while a review is pending will match the conditions of the
visa the applicant held before the review, for example visitor-visitor, work-work, etc.
