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Long-Term Visitor Visa

Pitcairn IslandsSpecial cases

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Programme source

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which population or situation the programme covers.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access depends on an application decided by the Governor after consultation with the Island Council; the Governor must consider that granting the long-term visitor visa is in the public interest.

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What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Before grant, the applicant must complete the approved application form and pay the requisite application fee unless the Governor waives it.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

A long-term visitor visa expires six months after issue. The holder must not engage in any work or business activity unless granted a work permit under s 9(1)(d) of the Immigration Control Ordinance 2006. The holder may apply, before expiry, for an extension of up to six months by completing the approved form and paying the application fee.

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Limits of the record
  • The policy does not say whether family members can be included.
  • The policy does not say what happens if the purpose of the stay ends before expiry.
  • Recorded source · www.government.pn
    10.4 A long-term visitor visa expires six months after issue.
  • Recorded source · www.government.pn
    10.5 In addition to the conditions set out in section 4.1 of this Policy, it is a condition of every long-term visitor visa that the holder not engage in any work or business activity on the Island unless they have been granted a work permit, in accordance with s 9(1)(d) of the Immigration Control Ordinance 2006.
  • Recorded source · www.government.pn
    10.6 The holder of a long-term visitor visa may apply for an extension of that visa for a period not exceeding six months by completing the approved application form and paying the requisite application fee prior to the expiry of their visa.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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