Accepting applications for and issuing of hong kong special administrative region hksar travel documents, including hksar passports, documents of identity for visa purposes, hksar reentry permits and seaman s identity books. This is an official immigration stamp in the crew members passport. Visa requirements for crew members are administrative entry restrictions imposed by countries. You must provide fully documented evidence of your engagement as a crew member in new zealand. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from unhcrs global network of field. Antonio ponto, a seaman on captain james cooks ship, the endeavour, was the first italian to set foot on new zealand soil around 1770. According to a representative of the high commission of sri lanka in ottawa, a government agency, the shipping cooperation, issues seaman books in sri lanka 26 mar. Peter moses is a barrister who has been involved in immigration and refugee work for over 15 years initially as a refugee status. It gives a long description of what new zealand is like, that you should have known before if planning to immigrate. In order to be used as a passport, the situation must be appropriate i. They hold legal, personal, cultural and historical evidence for all kinds of research, from family history to royal commissions. For yacht crew, the most relevant visa is the seaman shortstay type. The seaman s book is one of the compulsory documents for applying crew transit visas.
Skilled migrant category if you have enough points and meet the requirements then you may be eligible to apply for a resident visa under the skilled migrant category. I hereby declare that i am a nigerian citizen and apply for a nigerian seaman s certificate of identity and that the particulars i am about to furnish in the course of this application are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Airline lobbying for a relaxation of draconian rules for london auckland travellers. Visit us to find out how to apply for a visa, to visit, study, work or live in new zealand. Duly completed application form, signed at both sections available on this website 2. What special privileges does a traveller with a seaman. You cant include a partner or dependent children in your. You can also find out what you need to do to give immigration advice, and get information for medical professionals, carriers, and tourism and event organisations. Books about new zealand, travel, wildlife, fiction, cookery score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
We offer a full range of immigration solutions for several different countries that is in compliance with all laws and regulations. Panama seaman book cdc checklist for cook, steward and endorsement of the cook certificate mlc 2006 complete application form attached document cook certificate recognized by the mlc 2006 8. Italian friars arrived in new zealand to set up a catholic mission for the local native population, the maoris. Application for a continuous discharge certificate seaman s service book in new zealand. Convention and with seaman book, are allowed to enter brazilian territory and the transit visa will granted on arrival at international airport. To get around this, yacht crew can be stamped out by the yachts shipping agent, captain or purser at immigration. New zealand maritime index alphabetic list of persons. Get a seamans discharge book or british seamans card. This document certifies that the person holding is a seaman as per the international convention on standards of training, certification and watch keeping for seafarers stcw, 1978, as amended. Welcome to our series of migrant tales hundreds of immigrants stories and tales about new zealand that contain first hand accounts of the migrant experience gathered from various places around the net, plus some that have been sent in by readers.
A seaman s book is a good way to show us you have the necessary experience to apply for a work visa. All information glorifies the country in a totally unbalanced way, not with a single word mentioning the economic recession, unemployment, falling standards of living. The seamans book is one of the compulsory documents for applying crew transit visas. The hksar seamans identity book is usually valid for 10 years upon issue. Netherlands seamanseafarer please submit a copy of this form with your visa application. All you need to know about seafarers identity documentation and training courses blog knowledge base for seafarers identity documents, seaman discharge books, sirb, various ranks, requirements, flag states, regulations, tips. For better results, you can search the index directly. United states immigration online genealogy records. Visit us to find out how to apply for a visa or nzeta, employ migrant workers, and assist students and refugees.
Welcome to the new zealand governments official immigration website. Find out how to prepare for your travel to new zealand who needs. Hello, i would like to know how i can apply for a cdcssb of new zealand, i have a new zealand passport and have obtained my stcw certification and am currently looking for a. If applicable, a seamans book valid beyond the expiration date of your employment contract and all prior seamens books. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. This is an important document travel document for the seafarer as he gets identified as per the ilo convention and would enable him to work onboard the ship or vessel in the designated rank as mentioned in the holders seaman book. All personnel working on board of a vessel registered with the panamanian flag is required to have either a full term panama certificate of competency coc or a certificate of endorsement known as coe, cra, cdc for a coc issued by another flagstate, and a panamanian seaman discharge book. The seamans book provides a travel document that can be used instead of a passport in some cases.
Have look below for more information about specific topics. This document certifies that the person holding is a seaman as per the international convention on standards of training, certification and watch keeping for seafarers stcw, 1978, as amended 1995 and 2010. United kingdom, visa required, uk visas and immigration department offers crm01 for seafarers and crm02 for aircrew. A seaman s discharge book is a full record of a seaman s career experience and certification. The home of vfs global, partnering the new zealand government to provide visa and immigration services. I tried to find the fal convention to better answer the question authoritatively, but cant find it currently. Seamen must hold a letter informing that he is a seaman in transit, mentioning ships name and port of embarking. Posts about new zealand written by all you need to know about seaman discharge books and basic safety training courses. Dcs can help with the proper documentation and procedures regardless of a clients location. Its a good idea to keep your seaman s book uptodate. This book contains no useful immigration information at all. Hence, a seaman s book serves as an identification and a record book of the seaman. Application for a continuous discharge certificate seaman.
Theres a lot of information and some tools on our site. Information about crew joining a ship or plane visitor visa. A seamans book is a good way to show us you have the necessary experience to apply for a work visa. Italians in new zealand italian migration to the south. The hong kong special administrative region hksar seamans identity book is a seafarers identity document for providing the holder with identity papers in lieu of a national passport. Information on 2nd assistant seaman certificates is currently unavailable to the dirb. All immigration branch offices are using a quota system. Because were an accredited employer with immigration new zealand, we can. Reich shipping solutions filing assistance and support services. We have records created and used by the new zealand. A seaman book is a continuous record of a seaman s service.
Here is a brief timeline of the movement of italians to new zealand. The indexing of records is often an ongoing project. The ticket for the final country you are travelling to. Like many types of records, earlier immigration records typically dont contain as much. Ships officer visa options immigration new zealand. Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Use the filters to find a visa that matches your reasons for coming to new zealand. The crew member is then stamped onto the yachts crew list and their seaman s book comes into. Assistance with filing or processing panama seaman book.
Crew members can come to new zealand to join a vessel or aircraft leaving for another country. Original and photocopy of seamans book required only for seafarers. Seafarers certification seaman book mariteam services. Italy visa requirements how to apply for an italian schengen visa. To date, more than 300,000 people worldwide, sailors and officers, benefit from a panamanian seaman book, allowing them to work on panamanian boats.
Government archives are original, one of a kind sources of information that cover almost every aspect of new zealand life, and the lives of new zealanders. What is a seamans book, and can it really replace a passport. It is without prejudice to and in no way affects the holders nationality status. She has a keen interest in all aspects of immigration law, policy and process as well as the development of the new zealand immigration advisory profession. Immigration and naturalisation recordsregardless of when they were createdtell the story of your ancestor making that momentous decision to immigrate, travel, or become a citizen of a different country.
Immigration online genealogy records this is collection of links to united states immigration databases and collections that include passenger lists and manifests. You cant include a partner or dependent children in your visa application. A comprehensive study of all aspects of immigration law and practice in new zealand. All of these visa services come with fast, professional. The passport law of the peoples republic of china that came into effect in 2007 states that a citizen intending to enter or leave the country in the capacity of a seaman or to work in such capacity on board of a vessel flying the flag of another country shall apply for a seaman s book china 2007b, art. Panama certificates of competency and endorsement, seaman.
Regretfully different procedures in some brazilian ports also happens and. Information on the use of the seaman s book by crew members of vessels docking at canadian ports, whether crew members need the seaman s book to leave the ship, on the procedures for leaving a ship, and whether the book is stamped or marked on entry, 1 november 1993, can15688. Immigration and refugee law, 3rd edition lexisnexis new. Maritime new zealands mnz education and training framework has been developed to ensure new zealandtrained and certified seafarers have the required competencies, skills, and experience to meet new zealand education standards and the international obligations and standards for seafarer training and competence stcw and stcwf. Looks at immigration and refugee law through the current immigration act 2009 and discusses the issues, challenges and problems associated with the law in this areapublisher information. Hopefully i will get my hands on it over the next few days and come back to edit it. You can also request an nzeta to get approval to board a plane to new zealand. Passport valid for three months after applicants return to south africa.
The immigration department of the macao special administrative region keeps a record of the entry and departure of nonlocal residents on computer, as well as on their passport, travel document or other appropriate document, indicating the limit of stay granted in. You can also find information and tools to help you meet visa criteria. The general consulate of panama in marseille offers the new application of the seaman book which now allows french sailors and officers to work on boats registered under the flag of panama. During your stay, youll need enough money to support yourself and everyone included in your application.
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