Pursuant to section 86(4)(a) of the Immigration Act 2009, by special direction, the following persons are classified as persons to whom a transit visa waiver applies. Any person who is to travel to and be in New Zealand as a transit passenger only:

1. who is a citizen of, or a foreign national ordinarily resident in, one of the countries listed in the attached Schedule – 1; or
2. who is the immediate family (partners, spouses, dependent children under the age of 24 and legal guardians) travelling with the person to whom clause 1 applies; and
3. whose immediate destination after transiting through New Zealand is either;
   1. the country of which they are a citizen of or ordinarily resident in; or
   2. a third party country of which they are not a citizen or ordinarily resident in; and
4. for whom there is a government to government assurance to the satisfaction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs or his or her delegated representative, to support the repatriation of stranded people where the following conditions are met:
   1. they remain airside (do not enter New Zealand) and do not exceed 24 hours in transit; and
   2. health requirements have been met; and
   3. they are accepted back into the country of which they are a citizen of, or foreign national ordinarily resident in; and/or
   4. any third party countries in which they are transiting after New Zealand, allow their onward travel to support their repatriation into the country of which they are a citizen of, or foreign national ordinarily resident in.

This special direction expires on 19 June 2020, unless cancelled earlier.

Dated this 21st day of April 2020.

Hon IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY, Minister of Immigration.

Schedule – Schedule 1

1. Argentina
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Brazil
5. Bulgaria
6. Canada
7. China
8. Croatia
9. Denmark
10. Ecuador
11. Finland
12. France
13. Germany
14. Italy
15. Japan
16. Malaysia
17. Mexico
18. North Macedonia
19. Norway
20. Poland
21. Qatar
22. Republic of Korea
23. Slovak Republic
24. Slovenia
25. Spain
26. Sweden
27. Switzerland
28. The Netherlands
29. United Kingdom
30. United States of America
31. Uruguay