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All parties on Immigration
Immigration · Party position

ACT on Immigration

We haven’t recorded ACT’s position on immigration yet. When they’ve published one, we’ll summarise it neutrally with the source — every contesting party is covered the same way. See the other parties →

In depth — from ACT’s policy document · 3 May 2026

Making immigration work: deportation, visas and a welfare stand-down

ACT would let resident visa holders convicted of offences carrying 10-year sentences be deported however long they have lived here, make skilled work visa categories expire every year unless demand is proved again, bar new residents from income-tested benefits for five years, and add a $6-a-day infrastructure surcharge to temporary work visas. English requirements would extend to all work visa levels, and a dedicated overstayer enforcement unit would be set up inside Immigration New Zealand.

Deportation threshold
10-year sentences
Welfare stand-down
Five years
Infrastructure surcharge
$6 a day
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PartyEconomyHousingHealthEducationClimateEnvironmentCrime & JusticeTreaty & Māori AffairsImmigrationForeign PolicyDemocracy & Government
National
Published position∅ No stated position (verified) Not captured yet
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Labour∅∅∅∅
Green
ACT
NZ First
Te Pāti Māori
TOP
Also contesting, without seats in Parliament
Women’s Rights
Animal Justice
ALCP
Conservative
Outdoors & Freedom
Vision NZ
Alliance
Free Palestine
NZ Loyal∅
Te Tai Tokerau∅