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Permit-Free Visit for a Non-Tokelauan New Zealand Citizen

TokelauShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A New Zealand citizen who is not a Tokelauan does not require a permit to enter Tokelau under regulation 4.

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  • Regulation 4 opening
    A New Zealand citizen who is not a Tokelauan does not require a permit to enter Tokelau, but—

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Regulation 4 permits entry for a non-Tokelauan New Zealand citizen without a permit, but work remains prohibited unless the person holds a current work permit or work-authorising special permit. The official source does not list the permitted visit purposes.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured provisions do not provide an exhaustive taxonomy of permitted non-work visit purposes.
  • Regulation 4 opening
    A New Zealand citizen who is not a Tokelauan does not require a permit to enter Tokelau, but—
  • Regulation 4(ii)
    may not work in Tokelau unless that person holds a current work permit or a current special permit that authorises the person to work in Tokelau.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The permit-free period is no more than ten days after entering Tokelau from another country; remaining after that requires a current permit, and work requires a work permit or work-authorising special permit.

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  • Regulation 4(i)
    may not be in Tokelau following the expiry of a period of 10 days after entering Tokelau from another country unless that person holds a current permit:
  • Regulation 4(ii)
    may not work in Tokelau unless that person holds a current work permit or a current special permit that authorises the person to work in Tokelau.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the funds, accommodation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence required at entry.

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Limits of the record
  • Travel-document and carrier evidence outside the Tokelau permit rules is not established by the captured provisions.
  • Regulation 4 opening
    A New Zealand citizen who is not a Tokelauan does not require a permit to enter Tokelau, but—

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

No advance Tokelau permit is required for entry by a non-Tokelauan New Zealand citizen. To remain beyond ten days, the person needs a current permit, applied for through an authorised channel using Schedule form 1, an NZ$20 application fee and relevant information required by the Administrator.

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  • Regulation 4(i)
    may not be in Tokelau following the expiry of a period of 10 days after entering Tokelau from another country unless that person holds a current permit:
  • Regulation 8(1)
    A person who wishes to obtain a permit may apply to any of the following:
  • Regulation 8(2)(ii)
    pay an application fee of NZ$20 for each application lodged; and

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

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