NZ Citizenship - Latest Update
Nov 30th 2004, 2:36 am
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NZ Citizenship - Latest Update
The New Zealand parliamentary committee investigating the new citizenship legislation has reported.
http://www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz...rts/148BAR2.PDF
The main conclusions are:
- effective 1 January 2006, children born in NZ will require at least one parent who is an NZ citizen or PR to acquire NZ citizenship by birth. Special provisions will be made for stateless children.
- from 1 January 2005, the residence period for citizenship will go up to five years, concessions for spouses of NZ citizens will be abolished, and time on temporary visas will no longer count.
- in a change to the transitional provisions, those who *applied* for PR before 1.1.2005 will be able to become citizens after 3 years (2 for spouses of NZ citizens) provided they apply before the end of 2009.
- NZ passports will be valid for only 5 years in future, not 10.
The NZ Government will have to prioritise it in Parliament to get it through by the time things close down for Christmas. Only when it's passed will the final shape of the legislation be known.
Jeremy
http://www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz...rts/148BAR2.PDF
The main conclusions are:
- effective 1 January 2006, children born in NZ will require at least one parent who is an NZ citizen or PR to acquire NZ citizenship by birth. Special provisions will be made for stateless children.
- from 1 January 2005, the residence period for citizenship will go up to five years, concessions for spouses of NZ citizens will be abolished, and time on temporary visas will no longer count.
- in a change to the transitional provisions, those who *applied* for PR before 1.1.2005 will be able to become citizens after 3 years (2 for spouses of NZ citizens) provided they apply before the end of 2009.
- NZ passports will be valid for only 5 years in future, not 10.
The NZ Government will have to prioritise it in Parliament to get it through by the time things close down for Christmas. Only when it's passed will the final shape of the legislation be known.
Jeremy
