Mohammad Amir has been cleared to play in New Zealand this month with officials confirming Thursday that the Pakistan paceman had been granted a visa despite a conviction for spot-fixing.

Amir had been included in the Pakistan team to play three Twenty20 matches and three one-day internationals subject to clearance from Immigration New Zealand (INZ).

INZ area manager Michael Carley told Fairfax Media that a visitor visa had been approved.

"In making this decision, INZ considered factors including the support of the New Zealand and Pakistan Cricket Board and that Mr Amir had served his sentence for his previous actions."

When Amir was named in the Pakistan squad, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said he had no objections to facing Amir.

“He was a very young man at the time and I think he's gone through a sound rehabilitation programme and ultimately if he gets out on the field against us, then you play against the man you're playing against not a man who may have made some mistakes as a youngster," he told Radio Sport.