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BN(O) citizens are eligible to choose to additionally register as a British citizen after 12 months with settled status, under Section 4c of the British Nationality Act 1981. British citizenship confers right of abode in the UK. Obtaining British citizenship under the above route does not cause one to lose BN(O) status. United States
A specimen of a New Zealand eVisa confirmation letter, for a Visitor Visa. A New Zealand Visitor Visa label in a passport. Such labels are only issued upon request. Any person who is not a New Zealand citizen may only travel to New Zealand if holding a valid visa or is a person to whom a visa waiver applies. [51]
Due to New Zealand's geographic isolation, several centuries passed before the next phase of settlement, that of Europeans. Only then did the original inhabitants need to distinguish themselves from the new arrivals, using the adjective "māori" which means "ordinary" or "indigenous" which later became a noun although the term New Zealand native was common until about 1890.
British Overseas citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Cayman Islands: Visa not required 30 Days [225] [226] The passenger must arrive directly from the United Kingdom. British Overseas citizens with a connection to the territory have right of abode. Falkland Islands: Visitor's permit on arrival 4 weeks [227] [228]
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, [357] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
A maximum visa-free stay of 30 days is also granted to permanent residents of the United States when arriving directly from the United States, of Canada when arriving directly from Canada or the United States, or of the United Kingdom when arriving directly from the United Kingdom. [26]
The UK itself updated its nationality law to reflect the more modest boundaries of its remaining territory and possessions with the British Nationality Act 1981, [68] which redefined British subject to no longer also mean Commonwealth citizen. New Zealand citizens continue to be Commonwealth citizens [71] and are still eligible to vote and ...
The impetus for New Zealand to pass the Act was Britain's parliament passing the British Nationality Act 1948 in July 1948, commencing from 1 January 1949. That Act created Commonwealth citizens as a replacement for the legal status of "British subjects".