Application number: VV00891280

Client number: 84111546

23 January 2024

Kia ora BALWINDER KAUR,

Application for a visitor visa for:

Applicant details

Name: BALWINDER KAUR Date of birth: 10-August-1990

Gender: Female Passport number: W1805683
Nationality: India Client number: 84111546

Thank you for your application for a visitor visa. We received your application on 13-December-
2023.

Our decision on your application

We have declined your application for a visitor visa because you do not meet the requirements set
out in the visitor immigration instructions.

Why your application was declined.

Instruction V2.1(a)(ii) states that people applying for a visitor visa must genuinely intend to visit New
Zealand for a temporary stay, have a lawful purpose, and not be likely to stay in New Zealand
unlawfully or break the conditions of their visa.
This is called a ‘bona fide applicant’. Instruction V2.1.1 states that 'lawful purpose' for visitors means
that they are coming for a holiday, to visit family, attend short-term studies, participate in amateur
sport, hold business talks, or similar reasons.
Visitors must not work or do study or training programs that last more than three months.

Instruction E5.10 tells immigration officers what they should consider when deciding whether an
applicant is a ‘bona fide applicant’. This includes your personal circumstances, family, employment
or other ties in your home country, and your travel history. You have declared that you want to visit
New Zealand for tourism.
You have provided employment documents from Genpact, bank statement and travel itinerary. We
are not satisfied that you have strong financial and employment commitments in your home
country.

After assessing this information, we are not satisfied that you have provided sufficient evidence that
your reason for travelling to New Zealand meets the definition of ‘lawful purpose’ and of your
personal circumstances to show your ties to your home country.
Therefore, having reviewed your evidence, intentions, and other relevant information, we are not
satisfied that you are a bona fide applicant as required by Instruction V2.1(a)(ii). We have also
considered if there were any special circumstances that would warrant an exception to immigration
instructions but cannot find any reason to grant you a visa as an exception.
 Information provided with this application.
Section 58(6) of the Immigration Act 2009 states that it is sufficient grounds to decline to grant a visa
to a person if they, or their agent, submitted false or misleading information or withheld relevant
information that was potentially prejudicial to the grant of the visa, or did not ensure that an
immigration officer was informed of any material change in circumstances since the application was
made. This is spelled out in A24.1(f) which you can navigate to from the link below.
Section 58(6) applies to you. We gave you the opportunity to make comments or provide
information about this.
We have assessed your response and determined that the application is being declined. You were
also invited to make additional comments or provide information to help us decide whether to
decline your application. You can read the full consideration of the circumstances of the application
in the Section 58(6) Assessment document uploaded in your online account.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/#80296.htm

We have also considered if there are any special circumstances that would warrant an exception to
immigration instructions, but cannot find any reason to grant you a visa as an exception.

Requesting a reconsideration
There is no right of appeal or reconsideration against a decision on a temporary entry class visa
application made outside of New Zealand.

If you have new information that has not been considered by INZ, you can submit a further
application. This would be considered on its merits and would need to show that you meet all
relevant New Zealand government immigration instructions.

If you have any questions, you can:

• call our Immigration Contact Centre on 0508 55 88 55 or 09 914 4100, or for those outside of
New Zealand +64 9 914 4100, or
• find answers to frequently asked questions at:
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/knowledgebase/kb-question

Ngā mihi,
R.Bowker.
Immigration New Zealand