Section 384 — Immigration Act 2009: Endorsement in foreign passport

384 Endorsement in foreign passport (1) For the purpose of facilitating a person's entry into New Zealand, the chief executive may make an endorsement in relation to a passport (other than a New Zealand passport)— (a) held by a New Zealand citizen to indicate the fact of the person's New Zealand citizenship: (b) on which the person is entitled to travel to indicate the fact of the person's New Zealand citizenship. (2) An endorsement is made by being entered and retained in the records (whether electronic or physical) of the Department in a manner determined by the chief executive. (3) An endorsement may (but need not) be evidenced by a physical endorsement in the passport concerned. (4) A New Zealand citizen who wishes to obtain an endorsement of the type described in subsection (1) must apply to the chief executive in the prescribed manner and include— (a) the prescribed evidence to support his or her application; and (b) either— (i) a New Zealand passport issued on or after 5 November 2005; or (ii) if the person does not hold a New Zealand passport issued on or after 5 November 2005, a photograph suitable for use as biometric information. (5) The chief executive may cancel an endorsement given under subsection (1) if the person is deprived of, or renounces, his or her citizenship under the Citizenship Act 1977 .