Under section 7(1) of the Immigration Act we will not grant you a visa or permit if:
- you’ve been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for 5 years or more (this applies even if any of your offences have later been taken off the record),
- in the past 10 years you were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months or more,
- currently, you have a removal order from New Zealand in force against you,
- you’ve been deported from any country, including New Zealand,
- you’ve been involved in terrorist activities, or belonged to or supported any organisation involved in terrorist activities,
- it’s believed you’re likely to commit – or to assist others to commit – criminal or drug offences, or an act of terrorism, in New Zealand,
- it’s believed you’re likely – due to any international circumstances – to be a danger to New Zealand’s security or public order, or
- it’s believed you’re associated with an organisation or group that has criminal objectives or is engaged in criminal activities and for that (or any other) reason you are considered to be a threat to the public interest or public order of New Zealand.