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There are three passenger types i) New Zealand-resident traveller; ii) overseas visitor iii) migrant (previously, permanent and long-term migrant (PLT)). Passenger type is independent of the legal permanent residence in a country or the visa type a person holds. It is based on the time spent in and out of New Zealand. New Zealand-resident travellers and overseas visitors are short-term travellers determined from responses on the arrival cards to questions about how long the person is in or away from New Zealand, where they are living for 12 months or more, and their travel history.
A migrant is an overseas resident who arrives in New Zealand and cumulatively spends 12 out of the next 16 months in New Zealand, or a New Zealand resident who departs New Zealand and cumulatively spends 12 out of the next 16 months out of New Zealand.
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