Tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir will resume his international cricket career in New Zealand as immigration officials on Thursday granted him a visa following a five-year ban and jail time for indulging in spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of England.
23-year-old Mohammad Amir will be travelling with the Pakistan team to play in one-day and Twenty20 series against.
Amir completed a five-year ban from international cricket in September and served six months of a three-year prison sentence for taking bribes to bowl no balls at specified moments in a Test match against England at lord's in the year 2010.
Reports said New Zealand immigration officials considered withholding Amir's visa on character grounds, but decided to allow him to enter the country, taking into account his completed suspension and support for him from the Pakistan and New Zealand cricket boards.
Picked in the squad last week for the New Zealand tour despite some resentment by fellow players, Amir's comeback to international cricket was dependent on him getting a visa.