Thai With Aus Family To Nz (tourist)

[ozskin]

Hey guys. Ive had a good look through the forum and im still a little confused.

I am an Aus citizen, married to a Thai, who lives in Australia with me on a temporary residency visa.

We have organsied a family trip to NZ with my 3 of my family all Aus citizens also.

We are only staying 2 weeks. Have all hotels prebooked and paid. Paid air tickets in and out of NZ. Evidence of funds for travel etc.

Now i know obviously no problems for me and my family to enter being Aus citizens, but what about my wife accompanying us?

The reason i am confused is that in the Guide from the NZ immi site it states "the arrival card you complete as you enter new zealand is an application for a visitors permit".

So does she just go with us, fill out the arrival card and i accompany her through nz immi ?

What is the deal with visitor visa v permit ?

Im hoping i dont have to go through the whole rigmorale of sending away paperwork, passport, application fees for this type of trip?

Hope someone out there can shed some light, thanks.

ozskin

[gburns57au]

Your wife will need a resident return visa in order to re enter Oz....if she has this then she doesnt need to apply for a visa to enter NZ.

I havent looked at the NZ site before but that is the way I read it....maybe one of our Kiwi mates could assist here.

The arrival card would be the same as fill in to enter Thailand and they stamp your passport as a visa. I think it is just a bit of Govt gobbledegook in the way it is worded.....

Again could we get an NZer to confirm.

[ozskin]

Your wife will need a resident return visa in order to re enter Oz....if she has this then she doesnt need to apply for a visa to enter NZ.

I havent looked at the NZ site before but that is the way I read it....maybe one of our Kiwi mates could assist here.

The arrival card would be the same as fill in to enter Thailand and they stamp your passport as a visa. I think it is just a bit of Govt gobbledegook in the way it is worded.....

Again could we get an NZer to confirm.

Thanks for the input. When u say resident return visa... She has a Spouse temporary visa (subclass 309)

on the Aus website it states "you are permitted to enter or remain in Australia with your spouse, until a decision is made regarding your permanent visa" However it seems RRV's are a completely different thing...

[gburns57au]

Sorry mate... i got a bit confused here...

Her TR visa should have a multi travel condition on it....but that is for entry and departure from Oz

This is where I got the last info from....

You do not need a visa or permit to visit New Zealand if you are:

• a New Zealand citizen or residence permit holder; or

• an Australian citizen or resident who holds either a

current Australian Permanent Residence Visa or a current

Australian Resident Return Visa; or

• exempt from the requirement to hold a permit to be

in New Zealand.

But whether the multi travel condition amounts to a an RRV...I am not sure

perhaps you can call the NZ consulate here to confirm.