Nadrid 10 O c t o b e r 1988

Your Excellency, 1 have the honour to refer to recent discussions

between representatives of our t w o Governrnel-~tsregarding the mutual abolition o f visas with the objective of facilitating tourist, cultural and t r a d e exchanges, and f o s t e r i n g relations between our t w o countries. A c c o r d ingly, 1 s u g g e s t that an Agreement in t h e following t e r m s be c o n c l u d e d between New Zealand and Spain,

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who bear valid New Zealand. passports and who enter Spain f o r b u s i i l o s s or tourist purposes f o r a period o f not more than three months and who do not take up any form o f g a i n f u l employment or remunerated occupation in S p a i n , shall not be required to o b t a i n v i s a s in advance, New Zealand c i " e . z e n s ,

New Zealand citizens who wish to e n t e r Spa.in, and who are not entitled to exemption in terms of the preceding p a r a g r a p h , shall be subject to the requirements o f S p a i n concerning visas. 2

3

S p a n i s h citizens, who bear valid Spanish p a s s p o r t s

and who enter N e w Zealand f o r business or tourist purposes

f o r a p e r i o d o f n c t more t h a n t h r e e months and who do not

take up any form c f g a i n f u l employment or remunerated occupation in N e w Zealand, s h a l l not be required to obtain visas

in advance,

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4 Spanish citizens who wish to enter New Zealand, and who are not entitled to exemption in terms of the preceding paragraph, shall be subject to the requirements of New Zealand concerning visas, 5 The foregoing shall not exempt Spanish citizens entering New Zealand and New Zealand citizens entering

Spain from their obligation to observe the legislation in force in New Zealand and Spain respectively regarding the entry, residence (whether temporary or permanent), employment or occupation, and exit of foreigners. 6 Citizens of either country who bear valid diplomatic or official passports; and who are assigned to the diplomatic and consular service of the other country or who come to the other country on official business on behalf of their Government shall not require a visa,

7 The foregoing provisions shall not restrict the appropriate authorities in New Zealand or Spain from denying entry into their territories of any persons they may consider undesirable or from temporarily suspending this Agreement for reasons of public order, health or security, If the foregoing terms are acceptable to the Government of spain I have the honour to propose that this letter and your reply thereto should constitute an Agreement between our two States which shall enter into force on the last day of the month following the conclusion of an exchange of notes between our two States advising the completion of the legal and

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Your Excellency, the assurances of my

cozs i c l c r a t i a n ,

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recienterrente

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facilitar

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representantes

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l a

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culturales pafses.

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dos

10s p r o p i j s i t o s

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relaciones

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de

un

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e n t r e E s p a 5 a y Nueva Z e l a n d a e n 10s s i g u l e n t e s t e r m i n o s :

1. L o s c i u d a d a n o s n e o z e l a n d e s e s

poseedores

de

q u e e n t r e n e n Espafia p o r n e g o c i o s o t u r i s m o ,

pasaportes

p o r un p e r i o d o no

s u p e r i o r a t r e s meses y n o desempeEe e n Espafia ocupaci6n remunerados,

podr5n

entrar

validos

en EspaEa

ningfin empleo sin

U

necesidad

de previo visado.

2.

Los ciudadanos n e o z e l a n d e s e s que tengan

derecho

a e x e n c i 6 n segljn

deseen e l

entrar

psrrafo

en

EspaEa

anterior,

y no

estariin

s u j e t o s a Los r e q u i s i t o s e s t a b l e c i d o s p o r EspaEa e n m a t e r i a d e visados.

3.

Los ciudadanos

poseedores

de

pasaportes

vglidos

que

e n t r e n e n Nueva Z e l a n d a p o r n e g o c i o s o t u r i s m o ,

p o r un p e r i o d o

no

Nueva

superior

ningfin Zelanda

4.

espafioles

a

tres

ernpleo u

meses

s i n necesidad

tengan

estargn

derecho

sujetos

desempeiie

ocupacibn remunerados,

a

a

en

podran

entrar

Zelanda e n Nueva

de previo visado.

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no

y

deseen

exenci6n

10s

segiin

requisitos

Z e l a n d a e n m a t e r i a de v i s a d o s .

entrar e l

en

Nueva

piirrafo

establecidos

Zelanda y anterior, por

Nueva

5.

lo

'fodo

eximirg a

no

anterior

l l e g u e n a N u e v a Z e l a n d : - ? ni

a EspaEa

lleguen vigente

en

relaci6n

con

de

en

y

que

espaiioles

ciudadanos

10s c i u d a d a n o s n e o z e l a n d e s e s q u e

5

1-a o b l i g a c i 6 n

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la

10s

de

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entrnda,

observar

Zelanda

residencia

legislaci6n

la

en

respectivamente

(ya

sea

temporal

o

permanente), empleo u ocupaci6n y s a l i d a de e x t r a n j e r o s .

6.

No n e c e s i t a r j n v i s a d o L o s paises

portadores

pasaportes

cualquiera

de

diplom5ticos

de

u

10s d o s

oficiales

d e s t i n a d o s en l ~ u e s t o s d i p l o m 5 t i c o s o c o n s u l a r e s e n e l

vilidos, otro

de

ciudadanos

paTs

o

que

s e : ~ n .-nTriados p o r

su

Gobierno

en

aisi6n

oficial,

7, Las

disposiciones

las

autoridades

a n t e r i 6 x - e ~ no

c o m p e t e n t ~ sde

impedir l a entrada en puedan

restringirsn

considerar

o

a

de

e s t e A c u e r d ~s c r m o t i v o s

provisional

facultzd

de

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de

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sus t s r r i t o r i o s

indesezi,:e,

l a

cualquier

suspender

persona

con

que

csrGcter

de orden pdblico,

salud o

seguridad.

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Gobierno Carta

y

de l a

10

anteriorn~en:.~ expuesto

Espaza,

tengo

respuesta

nuestros dos Estados,

de

entrada

en

12

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vigor.

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de

dc:

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aceptable

proponer

constituyan

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s i g u i e n t e a 1 d e l r e c i b o de cumplirniento

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12

que

honra

li

es

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vigor

que un

parc

la p r p s e n t e

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e l Gltimo

e l

dia

entre

del

mes

de las C a r t a s comunicando e l

iogeles y constitucionales para su estarlo

e l

6ltirno

dia

del

mes

13 ? % r t a d e d e n u n c i a .

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Las

seguridades

de

m i

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