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The role of Immigration is to ensure our borders are protected at points of entry by effectively screening visitors to the Cook Islands and to facilitate the movement of natural persons into and out of the country.
Nine Residents awarded Permanent Residency Status

A Ceremony was held at Government House in Vaimaanga on 18 February 2009 to confer the status of Permanent Residency (PR) to nine new residents. The nine were approved for grant of permanent residency in early 2008 but were unable to attend the PR ceremonies held in Rarotonga and Aitutaki in April 2008.

 

The nine new “Cook Islanders” took the oath before Sir Frederick Goodwin, Queens Representative, and received their certificates from the then Minister for Foreign Affairs & Immigration, the Hon Wilkie Rasmussen. The new Permanent Residents are:

Name & Nationality: 
 Village

 Kerry Anne BOURKE,  NZ 

Ngatangiia

 Caroline Rita DUNN, UK

Tupapa

 Tehani Kelly Sharon GARNIER, French Polynesia

Titikaveka

 Bryn David PAYNE, NZ 

Nikao

 Jill Dorothy ROBERTSON, NZ

Titikaveka

 Iatisone SOSENE, Samoa

Arorangi

 Brian Rhody SLATTERY, NZ 

Aitutaki

 Mena TAUTU, French Polynesia

Titikaveka

 Carolyn Marie WILKINSON, NZ

Titikaveka
 

Entry Requirements

Visitors will NOT need an entry permit if they intend to stay in the Cook Islands for less than 31 days. For more information please click on the links below: