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Military Visa

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

This route covers members of a visiting force, its civilian component, or military-craft crew transporting them to Kiribati, for official duty or employment.

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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. Military Visas Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of a visiting force) or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati who will be in Kiribati: a. at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati b. in the ordinary course of the member’s duty or employment,

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The 2020 manual identifies members of a visiting force, its civilian component and military-craft crew coming at the Kiribati Government’s request or with its consent and in the ordinary course of their duty or employment. Its application section alternatively phrases proof as government request/consent OR ordinary duty or employment; the precise cumulative test is unresolved.

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Limits of the record
  • The 2020 manual class description uses government request/consent AND ordinary duty, while its application evidence paragraph uses OR; the exact current legal test and later amendments are not established.
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    1. Military Visas Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of a visiting force) or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati who will be in Kiribati: a. at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati b. in the ordinary course of the member’s duty or employment,
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    2. Military visa applications Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of the visiting force), or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati, applying for military visas must: a. meet the temporary lodgement requirements b. be a bona fide applicant c. meet health and character requirements d. provide evidence to establish that they will be in Kiribati at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati or in the ordinary course of their duty or employment.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is triggered by a government request or consent for a visiting-force/civilian/transport-crew visit in the ordinary course of duty or employment according to the 2020 class description. The application paragraph asks for evidence of government request/consent OR ordinary duty/employment, creating an unresolved difference in the connective.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The 2020 manual class description uses government request/consent AND ordinary duty, while its application evidence paragraph uses OR; the exact current legal test and later amendments are not established.
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    1. Military Visas Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of a visiting force) or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati who will be in Kiribati: a. at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati b. in the ordinary course of the member’s duty or employment,
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    2. Military visa applications Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of the visiting force), or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati, applying for military visas must: a. meet the temporary lodgement requirements b. be a bona fide applicant c. meet health and character requirements d. provide evidence to establish that they will be in Kiribati at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati or in the ordinary course of their duty or employment.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Before obtaining the military visa, the 2020 manual calls for temporary-visa lodgement, bona-fide assessment, health and character requirements, and evidence concerning government request/consent or ordinary duty/employment. Application fee and onward-travel evidence are exempted. The class description and application paragraph differ on whether both circumstances are necessary.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The 2020 manual class description uses government request/consent AND ordinary duty, while its application evidence paragraph uses OR; the exact current legal test and later amendments are not established.
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    2. Military visa applications Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of the visiting force), or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati, applying for military visas must: a. meet the temporary lodgement requirements b. be a bona fide applicant c. meet health and character requirements d. provide evidence to establish that they will be in Kiribati at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati or in the ordinary course of their duty or employment. Applicants are exempt from: a. paying an application fee b. meeting onward travel requirements.
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    1. Military Visas Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of a visiting force) or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati who will be in Kiribati: a. at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati b. in the ordinary course of the member’s duty or employment,

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The 2020 military visa may have multiple entries for the period of the holder’s duties or employment and permits work or study. Accompanying partners and dependent children may be eligible for separate temporary-entry visas. The section states no route to longer-term residence or automatic rule for the end of duty.

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. Military Visas Members of a visiting force (including members of the civilian component of a visiting force) or crew members of any military craft transporting such people to Kiribati who will be in Kiribati: a. at the request or with the consent of the Government of Kiribati b. in the ordinary course of the member’s duty or employment, …may apply for and be granted a military visa with multiple entry travel conditions for the duration of their duties or employment in Kiribati. Accompanying partners and dependent children of military visa holders may be eligible for a temporary entry visa.
  • https://www.mfa.gov.ki/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Immigration-Procedures-2020.pdf
    3. Conditions of visa Any military visa granted: a. will permit the holder to undertake work or study b. may have multiple entry travel conditions.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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