New Zealand Immigration News 2022 Vaccine Certificate for Entry into New Zealand

It’s almost the end of the year, and New Zealand’s immigration policy has also been adjusted. In other words, starting from 23:59 on February 13, 2022, New Zealand will open to fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens, residence visa holders, and other travelers who meet the conditions of the current border settings. The details are as follows.

New Zealand Immigration Policy

From 23:59 on February 13, 2022, New Zealand will provide fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens, residence visa holders and others who meet the current border settings Open to travelers with visa-free entry requirements, including international students who enter New Zealand without a visa (except for countries with high epidemic risk).

From now on, international students who pass the entry visa-free entry can book flights to New Zealand on and after February 13, 2022.

If you plan to return to school before the start of the first semester in 2022, it is recommended that international students who have passed the entry examination exemption log in to the New Zealand Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facility (MIQ) allocation system as soon as possible to reserve an isolation room to avoid shortage of rooms or Excessive queues delay the return to school.

At present, the stay time of overseas immigrants in centralized isolation facilities managed by the New Zealand government has been reduced from 14 days to 7 days after passing three COVID-19 nucleic acid tests during the isolation period. After that, they can return to the country on the 7th day and conduct self-isolation for another three days until the new coronavirus nucleic acid test result is negative on the 9th day, and they can be released from isolation immediately

Vaccine certificate for entry into New Zealand

Recently, the New Zealand government announced that starting from November 1, non-New Zealand citizens must complete the COVID-19 vaccination 14 days before entering the country. They must apply for hotel centralized quarantine with a vaccination certificate, check in, and submit the vaccination certificate after entry. From November 14, the time immigrants spend in government-managed centralized quarantine facilities will be reduced from 14 days to seven days. After passing three tests during the quarantine period, they can return home on the seventh day. Accept three days of home quarantine.

It is understood that the vaccination certificate submitted by entry-exit personnel should have the following elements:

Name, passport number, name of the person vaccinated, time of vaccination (more The doses should be indicated one by one and the name of the authorized vaccination unit, etc.

For details, please refer to the New Zealand government’s official website on the new coronavirus epidemic:

https://covid19.govt.NZ/travel. /international-travel-and-transit/travel-to-New Zealand

The Chinese Embassy and Consulates in New Zealand remind Chinese citizens who plan to go to New Zealand in the near future (including Chinese citizens who have obtained New Zealand permanent residents or resident visas before departure) Please pay attention to the adjustment of the New Zealand government's immigration policy and make corresponding preparations. Please register your passport information when vaccination, and ask the vaccination agency to issue a vaccination certificate in Chinese and English. You can also select "Overseas" through the WeChat applet "Epidemic Prevention Health Code International Version". Please apply for a vaccination certificate when entering the country.

In case of emergency, please contact the local embassy or consulate for assistance.

Telephone number of the Global Insurance and Services Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China: 8610- 12308/59913991

The emergency telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand: 04-4995022

The emergency telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the Chinese Consulate General in Auckland: 09-5251200

Consular Protection and Assistance Telephone of the Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch: 03-3411016

The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand