Where do I submit my signed and completed visa application form? You should submit the same in the nearest branch of Immigration New Zealand both within and outside New Zealand. However, if you are in India, such receiving services are outsourced to tt services collection centers. It is a free service and no money is charged for the courier. Offices are located in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. If you are applying from Bangladesh, you should send the completed application form to Zealvision office in Kolkata, 28 Dhakuria Station Lane, Kolkata - 700031, INDIA, Tel: 91 33 2423 6045 to check the documents and then submit it to the nearest receiving center which is in Kolkata. Where do I go for medicals? Where do I get the medical forms? Follow the link below and you will get the addresses and phone numbers of the doctors who are in the panel of Immigration New Zealand as doctors authorized to do medicals. immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/skilledmigrant/LinkAdministration/ToolboxLinks/paneldoctors.htm?level=1 You will get the medical forms from any office of Immigration New Zealand within New Zealand or outside, or from the offices of ttk services who accept your application on behalf of Immigration New Zealand, or you can download it from the link below. You may print all forms in black and white and not necessarily in colour. immigration.govt.nz/forms In which currency and in which way do I pay the application fee to the immigration office? In the currency where the application is lodged. Candidates from Sri Lanka will now be submitting their files in Bangkok and not New Delhi. So it should either be in Thai Bhat or in US Dollars. For applicants from Bangladesh, it should either be in Indian currency or in US Dollars payable at any bank in USA. If paying in INR, please make the draft payable to New Zealand Immigration Service, New Delhi. If paying in US $, please make the draft in the name of New Zealand Immigration Service, New Delhi payable in any bank in USA (not in India). Fee is only payable by way of demand draft in the New Delhi office. Fees can be paid in cash, by credit card, cheque, or draft if applying from within New Zealand in any of the offices within the country. I got an offer letter from a college. I talked to the college and they accepted for part payment. Can I pay my college fees in installments? No. Fee for a course should be paid in full for the year to be eligible for a visa. This means if your course is of 1 year, you need to pay the full fees before you get the visa. If the course is for more than 1 year, you have an option of either paying full fees for the entire duration of the course in which case your visa is also till the full duration of the course, or you pay at least for 1 year and get a 1 year visa. You can later on pay fees for the 2nd year in Immigration New Zealand offices within New Zealand. Your visa will consequently be extended. But you have to pay the visa lodgment fee again at the rate existing on the date the application is submitted. I have some medical problems. Questions asked in the Medical Form may mark me negatively. Should I apply? Your health should be of some standard before you apply for a visa to study in New Zealand. It is unlikely that if you have any contagious disease, or chronic disorder that may cause hospitalization or expense on the public health funds in New Zealand, or any active TB, you are to get a visa. If you suspect that, it is advised that you get a full medical done. The report is valid for 3 months. If your doctor says that you have an acceptable standard of health, you go ahead with the process of applying for a course and then a visa to study in New Zealand. If your health is not of the standard expected and endorsed by Immigration New Zealand, you may decide not to go ahead with the process. This saves time, effort, money, and there is no disappointment at a later stage. I have some problems with the law enforcement agency in my home country. I fear I may not get a clean police record. Should I apply? It depends on the case. On the surface, if you do not have a clean police record, and is unlikely to get a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) done from your home country or the country where you stayed for some time, you cannot lodge a student visa application to New Zealand. You need to be of good character, and that is judged by a clean PCC by Immigration New Zealand. We suggest, please do not go ahead with the process and waste your efforts. I am married. Can I bring my spouse to New Zealand with me? If you are married, it is likely that your spouse can accompany you to New Zealand while you study. He/she will be on a temporary permit as you. If you are doing a Level-8 course, your spouse may be eligible for an open work permit for the duration of your course. This allows your spouse to work in New Zealand for the duration of the course in any company for any number of legal hours. However, if you are doing a Level-5, Level-6 or Level-7 course, your spouse can only accompany you as a visitor. He/she will ordinarily not be allowed to work. And to be a visitor, funds need to be shown along with its source to pay for the food and accommodation costs while in New Zealand. We are not married. But living in a marriage type of relationship for more than 1 year. Can my de-facto partner accompany me? Yes. If he/she is your de facto partner and you can prove beyond reasonable doubt that you two share a committed relationship like in a marriage for more than 1 year, and that you two are emotionally dependent on each other, then your partner will be treated and evaluated just like a married spouse for the purpose of visa. So he/she may accompany you in a temporary permit like a work permit or a visitor permit just like the previous answer. How much funds should I need to show to apply for a 1 year student visa to New Zealand? You need to show you have funds to pay your study fees. This could be from bank loan, loan from any other source, or your own or family funds. The source is important and a bank statement is recommended. Sudden heavy deposits just before applying for the visa should have an explanation and the source should be informed. In addition, you should also have funds to pay for your food and accommodation for the duration of the course in New Zealand. Usually, for a 1 year course that most students come for, it should be NZ$10000.00 = INR 3.2 lakhs. This fund should be of your own, or family, or of someone who can give in writing that he/she will make it available for your expenses during study in New Zealand. Visa officers may ask for a permission to check with the relevant bank if the statement is genuine. Funds shown in the accounts of distant relatives are difficult to be proven as available funds to the student in terms of need and so it is advisable that students have either funds of their own, or from their near and close relatives like parents, in-laws and so on. Can I get a job while studying in New Zealand and after? Probably, New Zealand is the only country in the world which suffers from acute labour shortage. Go to any of the sites like seek.co.nz or nzjobs.co.nz or nzherald.co.nz/jobs and you can see for yourself the vacancies existing. Jobs are in plenty. So it is very likely that you will get a job in New Zealand. And if you are not the extravagant type, money earned by doing a job for 20 hours would be enough to pay for accommodation, food, bus fare and other expenses. But remember, New Zealand employers never pay the employee, they pay for the work the employee does. This means, you have to be productive. Unfortunately Indian and South Asian parents spoil their children by their indulgence and such boys and girls find it difficult to cope in the early months of arrival. They have to do their own cooking, cleaning, washing, and then go to college, work and earn to pay bills. Most students who were over protected in their home country find it different from the utopian dreams. So they may take a lot of time to get a job while the jobs are waiting to call them. How much will my qualification be of value after I pass out from college? New Zealand qualifications are not simply qualifications. They mean real education. Ask a child in India the names of the players of the Indian cricket team and it is likely that 8 out of 10 will be able to tell the names of the 1st eleven of the Indian team in one breath. Ask them the phone number of the local police station, or the family doctor, or which hospital is best to go during an emergency, they may look blank. This is the quality of South Asian qualification. Lots of degrees and no education. In New Zealand, a 6 year old would give the phone numbers of the emergency services, tell the phone number of the family doctor from memory, and tell about the contingency plan in an emergency. That child may not know all the names of the All Blacks team. This is New Zealand education. By this standard and logic, most Indian and South Asian students who come in their early 20s are very weak and ignorant. So it is natural that they have to spend some time learning these basic facts and skills of life before they are of any value to society. So sometimes, there is a delay in settling down with life. But after a few months, when the student learns the nuances, there is no looking back. And they realize that the study they are doing is not merely qualification, but education. This practical and real knowledge compliments the booking knowledge they have already acquired in their home country. And thus the student starts getting the real benefit from a New Zealand course. They become really EDUCATED, not simply QUALIFIED. Herein lies the uniqueness of New Zealand study. Is IELTS a mandatory requirement for admission and for visa? IELTS is not a mandatory requirement either for admission to any college in New Zealand or for applying for a student visa to study in New Zealand. It is an empirical indication of you English skills. Most colleges insist on an IELTS score. Some colleges may take a telephone interview before they issue the offer letter. However, it is expected that the student has enough English skills to study the course he/she is applying for. It is also expected that the student can carry on day to day communication in English in New Zealand necessary both for study as well for day to day activities. Visa Officers also evaluate the communication skills of an applicant when they talk over the phone with the candidate. It is expected that the student can communicate and express properly to the visa officer when interviewed over phone. If the student fails to do so, and fumbles with basic English, it is not likely that the interview would be successful. So students should practice English communication skills when they decide to apply for studying in New Zealand. However, for a majority of students from India, and many from Bangladesh, English is not an issue to be seriously thought about. Having said that as above, it is strongly recommended that you have an IELTS score of 5.5 or more before you apply for a student visa if there is no visible proof of English proficiency. Visible proof could be a score of 65% and above in 12th exams in ICSE, CBSE, West Bengal, Chennai and Maharashtra or any other proof (varies from case to case).
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 01:23:38 +0000
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