New Zealand student visa policy and detailed steps

What kind of student visa application can be approved for studying in New Zealand? The following is a detailed list of New Zealand student visa policies and procedures.

There are four steps in applying for a New Zealand student visa:

The first step is that the applicant himself or an entrusted agency submits a visa application to the Immigration Bureau.

In the second step, the visa officer of the immigration bureau makes a decision according to the trial code and approves or rejects the visa in principle. Approval in principle means that the visa officer will send you a pre-assessment letter at this time, and now your visa application has basically passed. Please start paying tuition, living expenses, physical examination and so on.

In the third step, students do not need to submit tuition fees at the beginning of registration, but only need to pay tuition fees after receiving the letter of approval in principle from the immigration bureau, so as to avoid the possible losses that students may suffer when they pay tuition fees at the beginning but are not approved.

Step 4: The visa officer will issue the final visa after the students have arranged the tuition and living expenses, completed the physical examination and issued a notarization.

The visa officer of the New Zealand Embassy said that the visa review in New Zealand is conducted according to the following four standards, and there are absolutely no quotas or indicators.

1) The real purpose of studying abroad

For a real international student, the visa officer must first confirm the purpose of his study in New Zealand, whether he really wants to study abroad, or whether he is going to apply for studying there first to find a job or immigration opportunity. In addition to the applicant's age and real education level, the following two points should be considered to confirm the application purpose:

1, learning record (refers to students' academic qualifications, whether they have received English training and other similar learning records). Visa officers believe that students who really want to study abroad should make full preparations at home.

2. New Zealand study abroad program. It depends on whether the plan is feasible. New Zealand has no language requirements. Students can go to New Zealand to study languages and then take undergraduate or professional courses in New Zealand. However, the visa officer found that some students' English level is not particularly good, and they can't speak 26 letters. However, he wants to study in New Zealand for six months, and then go to New Zealand for an undergraduate course. In this case, the visa officer thinks that this study plan is not particularly feasible, which affects the students' visa application results.

2) Financial ability

For a self-funded international student, the most important thing is financial ability, which depends on whether the student has enough funds to pay all the expenses during his planned study in New Zealand. Take studying in a middle school in New Zealand as an example. Middle school is one year, and college is three years. The visa officer needs to see your financial ability to pay all the expenses for four years.

At present, visa officers recognize two kinds of materials, namely, study abroad loan or family deposit certificate. This deposit certificate not only says that there are 400,000 in the family, but also must explain the historical source of the deposit. Before handing in the visa, the deposit must have a bank history of at least six months, and the family members need to explain the source of these funds. For most families, it is very likely that parents need to provide a salary passbook and a certificate of salary income.

In addition, the visa officer should also consider the family's sustainable economic ability. In New Zealand, the tuition and living expenses for one year add up to about 65,438 RMB +0.2 million. Is it necessary to have a deposit of 480 thousand when submitting the application? Actually, it's not like this. When submitting the application, RMB deposit of 300,000 is enough, because the visa officer will consider the stable income of the family, and more than 300,000 will pay the children's expenses for two or three years. After two or three years, if parents have a stable income, they can save some money for their children to study in the fourth or fifth year. Therefore, the existing savings of the family and the stable income of parents are equally important for visa application.

Good health, no criminal record.

In addition to the purpose and funds of studying abroad, the applicant must also meet the requirements of health and personality. After the visa application is approved in principle, students should go to the designated hospital for medical examination, and they must meet the requirements of medical examination before issuing visas. Personality requirement mainly means that applicants who have no criminal record above 17 and plan to study in New Zealand for more than two years must submit no criminal record.

Answers to frequently asked questions about studying in New Zealand.

1. What are the consequences of being found to have false materials?

If the visa officer finds that the materials are untrue during the trial, the visa application will definitely be rejected. If there are special circumstances, you should make it clear to the visa officer. There was a time when an applicant didn't want the company to know that he was going abroad, so he made a false certificate and was refused a visa. In fact, if you write to the visa officer to explain your situation and show proof such as salary slip, the visa officer is completely acceptable.

2. What documents should the applicant submit to the embassy after the document principle is adopted?

1, tuition receipt issued by the school; 2.7000 NZD living expenses deposit; 3. Passport; 4. Physical examination report; 5. No criminal notarization; 6. Proof of accommodation guarantee.

In addition, in some cases, it is extremely difficult to verify certain documents, and the credibility of the sender (the person who submitted the application materials to the visa office) is very important. Visa officers can put the trial results of these cases on the credibility of the sender.

3. How are the application areas for China students to apply for New Zealand study visas divided?

Generally speaking, applicants from Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu and Jiangxi provinces apply in the Shanghai office of Immigration New Zealand. Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hainan Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region apply in the Hong Kong Office of Immigration New Zealand; Other provinces apply in the Beijing office of Immigration New Zealand.

4. How is the New Zealand Immigration Service handling international student visas?

The accounting year for student visa processing is July 1 and June 30th of the following year. In 2000-200 1 year, New Zealand received more than 15000 applications worldwide. From 200 1 to 2002, it has received more than 20,000 applications. According to incomplete statistics, about 44% of New Zealand students are from China. At present, the approval rate of student visas is relatively high, but only language schools have a relatively low visa application rate.

5. What is the number of international students that the New Zealand government can accommodate (per year)?

There are no definite figures at present. There are language schools, middle schools and universities that accept students. Some schools are expanding and some cities are building new schools.

6.2001-How many China student visas were approved by the Beijing Office of Immigration New Zealand in 2002?

From July 5438+0, 2006 to February 2002, the Beijing Office of Immigration New Zealand received 9663 applications, with an approval rate of 87.

7. What is a limited purpose visa? What is the difference between it and ordinary students? Is it easier to get a visa?

Limited purpose visa is the visa policy 1999 1 1 promulgated in June. This kind of visa is also a student visa or a variety of short-term visas. He is a one-way entry visa (ordinary visa is a multiple-entry visa). When the applicant meets the basic conditions of a visa, the visa can be issued, but some conditions must be reviewed but cannot be reviewed. For example, if most of the applicant's funds have passed the examination and a small part of the funds cannot be examined, then he can obtain this visa. After arriving in New Zealand, applicants with limited purposes generally have to return to the visa application country to re-enter New Zealand.

In the case of changing a limited purpose visa to an ordinary student visa, it is generally possible to re-obtain the approval of an ordinary student visa as long as the following conditions are met:

(1) Meet the attendance rate of schools in New Zealand;

(2) academic performance that meets the requirements of the school;

(3) Meet the economic guarantee conditions;

(4) Meet the requirements of physical examination;

(5) Conforming to moral requirements.

For applicants who apply for studying abroad, the visa officer will issue ordinary student visas or limited purpose visas based on comprehensive reasons such as financial guarantee and study plan.

8. Does the applicant need to provide a household registration book? The account book conflicts with other documents. Does it affect the visa?

According to the current visa policy, we hope that the applicant will provide a household registration book, which will help the trial. If there is a conflict, the applicant needs to provide a written explanation.

9. If the applicant fails the physical examination, can he apply again in the future?

If you are unqualified for health reasons and meet the requirements after treatment, you can still apply.

10. The applicant is under 18 years old. Is there any doubt that the school will charge guardianship fees?

I haven't heard of such a policy yet. There used to be a rule for applicants under the age of 16, but now there is no such policy.

1 1. What kind of deposit is effective as a deposit, and which bank deposit is better? How to explain the source of funds? Can a student loan accept a guarantee?

Deposits from nationally recognized banks such as Bank of China and CITIC Industrial Bank can be used as effective guarantee funds. The applicant can prove his source of funds according to the real situation, as long as it is his legal income, payroll, dividend certificate, stock list and other forms as proof of the source of funds. A small part of the funds used for studying abroad can be loans, and most of them need to be their own deposits.

12. How do elderly applicants get visas?

This is related to the applicant's education, study plan, previous work experience, study experience and economic situation. This information is true and credible, and you can still get a student visa.

Matters needing attention in studying in New Zealand

What should a visa application include?

Immigration New Zealand stipulates that student visas are divided into five categories: self-funded international students, full scholarship international students, semi-scholarship international students (tuition-free but living expenses are self-care), exchange students and vocational training students. These are limited study visas, and the general processing time is 6 to 8 weeks from the date of receiving the application. A complete visa application should include the following important contents: filling in a complete student application form, the applicant's autograph (absolutely not allowed), recent passport photo, ID card (or birth certificate), application fee (the current standard is 1 1,000 yuan/person, which is generally adjusted according to the international exchange rate), and a valid school admission notice (validity means that the school that receives the applicant and the course plan that the applicant wants to attend must go through. Applicants can confirm whether schools and courses have obtained qualification certification through the official website of New Zealand (www.nzqa.govt.nz). This information is necessary to help the New Zealand Immigration Bureau make a visa application decision in a short time.

Prove that the source of funds is the key

When processing visa applications, we should not only carefully examine the applicant's financial ability, true school status and health and morality, but also consider the particularity of the application when necessary. Effective proof of financial ability is the key to obtaining a visa. Judging from past cases, this is the main reason for being refused a visa.

First of all, the applicant must be able to provide proof of funds to guarantee his tuition and minimum living expenses. According to the regulations of New Zealand authorities, if the applicant has studied for more than 36 weeks? The minimum living expenses are S $654.38+00,000 per person, and less than S $7,000 per person for 36 weeks.

Second, review the source of funds of the applicant. Under normal circumstances, a true bank deposit certificate is required, and the bank deposit history is not less than 6 months from the date of submitting the visa application; You can also provide a real list of bank interest. If the applicant's fund provider is a private enterprise or legal person, it is required to issue the business license, tax registration certificate, enterprise income tax rate certificate, financial operation certificate and official valid certificate of the place where the enterprise is located; If the fund provider of the applicant is a shareholder, it is required to provide the shareholder's certificate, the bank statement for the past 12 months from the date of submitting the application and the delivery note for the past 12 months; If the applicant's fund provider is an employee, it is required to provide the official work certificate stamped by the employer (and signed by the main person in charge of the personnel and financial departments), the recent payroll, the passbook of the salary account, the personal income tax rate certificate, and a copy of the employer's business license; If the applicant's funds need to be guaranteed, it is necessary to fill in the student fund guarantee form, and the bank in the country where the guarantor is located will truthfully reflect its financial situation. For those who can't explain the source of a large amount of funds or prevaricate with friends who have just repaid the loan, the possibility of refusing the visa is the greatest. The funds provided by the applicant prove that all materials must be true and reliable.

In six cases, visas are usually refused.

The general application materials for visa refusal reflect the following questions:

1. All materials have no English translation;

Two, only provide proof of recent large deposits;

Third, there is no detailed information on the source of funds;

4. The applicant's parents' work certificate does not provide specific contact information, so it is impossible to verify its authenticity;

Verb (abbreviation of verb) fails to provide the necessary contact information (address and telephone number) of the applicant;

Six, only provide copies of Chinese materials, in principle, all materials are required to provide the original, after the audit to be returned. In addition, it is not allowed to apply for a school with a tourist visa.