What is a Variation of Conditions?
When you have been granted a visa, it is likely that it will be subject to certain conditions, especially if you are not yet a permanent resident. For example, for a person holding a work visa that allows that person to work for an employer, the work visa will typically have three conditions:
- the name of the employer whom you are working for;
- the job position that you are working as; and
- the city that you are working in (e.g. Auckland).
Likewise, visitor visas, student visas, and resident visas all come with their own conditions. If the specified conditions need to be changed, you will need to request Immigration NZ by lodging a Variation of Conditions application. Start by checking the conditions of your visa in New Zealand.
Retaining your current visa without updating its conditions to reflect any significant changes in your circumstances could lead to non-compliance with the terms of your visa. Failure to align your visa with new conditions, such as a change in your course of study, place of education, or any other major alteration in your situation, may result in a breach of these conditions.
Such a breach can have serious implications, potentially affecting your lawful status and future visa applications. Therefore, we advise you to read this guide and understand your visa options correctly, proactively inform INZ, seek the necessary changes to your visa to suit your situation, and ensure you remain compliant with New Zealand’s immigration regulations.
The crucial point to understand is that any requested changes should align with the original basis for granting your existing visa.
For example, if you are on a work visa and you want to study part-time while maintaining full-time working hours, that adjustment may be acceptable. However, if you wish to fundamentally shift your primary purpose to full-time study, with work becoming secondary, then you would need to lodge a new visa application to INZ that reflects this change in focus.
If in doubt, contact us or a licensed immigration adviser to discuss your immigration matters.
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