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    Month: August 2017

    Immigration Adviser/Lawyer of the Year Category

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    We are thrilled to announce that Vandana Rai, Director of Immigration Advisers New Zealand has been selected as one of the finalists in the Immigration Adviser/Lawyer of the Year and Hall of Fame category of awards of NZAMI that are announced once in two years. The significance of the awards that she has been nominated for is as under:

    Immigration Adviser/Lawyer Of The Year Category – This award recognises outstanding professional individuals who are a Licensed Immigration Adviser or Immigration Lawyer who enhance the migration profession, and have contributed to the industry by their notable work in assisting migrants during the last 3 years.
    Hall Of Fame Category – This is a rare acknowledgment of a worthy recipient within the Immigration industry. This award is presented to an individual who has provided continuing service and participation in a field that contributes to New Zealand immigration, made a significant and noteworthy contribution to New Zealand immigration which should be recognized by their peers and the wider community.

    Vandana Rai has been part of the 2016 Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) referral group in addition to being one of the Directors on the Board of the New Zealand Association of Migration and Investment (NZAMI) for 2017. She is well known within the industry for her contribution to the well being and support of International students, by way of giving not only a range of immigration advisory services but also pastoral care support. In last 2 years, Vandana Rai has lodged more than 1400 visas with an approval rate close to 93%.

    She is highly educated, having done Masters in Human Development as well as Masters in Business Administration apart from a PG Diploma in Guidance and Counselling and Graduate Certificate in New Zealand Immigration Advice.

    Vandana, in her role as a member of 2016 Referral Group of Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) championed the cause of making offshore licensing mandatory. Vandana Rai, as a director of NZAMI, has also made her contribution concerning the assessment of Partnership-Based Visa applications in the Indian market. She has also done lot of spade work over the past 2 years on the partnership-based applications who were character declined due to having received unlicensed Immigration Advice and has got character waiver approved for a number of clients, thereby assisting in their family reunification.

    Vandana is humbled by this achievement and says that her strength lies in her team, which works unbelievably hard and is the main reason behind this success.

    For the full list and more information about these awards, visit the NZAMI website.

    International Students In New Zealand Affected By Bank Changes

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    As per Education New Zealand ( link provided below) Providers, agents and international students need to be aware that all banks in New Zealand are now required to collect additional information from international students before they can open an account in New Zealand.

    As a result of the Global Tax Information Reporting and Anti Money Laundering campaign, all banks in New Zealand, as well as other financial institutions, are required by law to collect additional information from a foreign tax resident before they can open an account in New Zealand. As part of these changes, banks also require a certified copy of (or, in some cases, the original) the student’s passport (bio-page) and proof of current residential address. Those who apply to open a bank account while outside New Zealand will be required to provide proof of their current overseas residential address, and to present themselves at the bank to activate the account when they arrive in New Zealand.

    The same changes are being implemented in other countries that are part of this global initiative.

    These changes also apply to international students who intend to use INZ’s Funds Transfer Scheme (FTS) to transfer their funds to New Zealand. Note the FTS is only available to international students from certain countries.

    FTS information

    If applying for an account under the FTS in the near future, ANZ, the New Zealand bank that operates the FTS, may contact the student to complete additional forms to ensure they capture the additional information they require. These forms include questions around the student’s tax information, and the student themselves will need to complete and sign these forms (not their agent).

    For FTS accounts only, acceptable proof of residential address includes:

    • Utility bill (e.g. landline telephone and power only)
    • Rates bill (e.g. property tax document)
    • Tax certificate
    • Insurance policy document

    The document(s) listed above must be less than three months old and must state the student’s name and their residential address. Where the student is living with their parents and the document states their parents’ name(s), a parent whose name appears on the document must provide a letter stating that the student lives with them.

    Note: there may be some delays visa application processing while Immigration New Zealand and ANZ work through these changes.

    Link – https://enz.govt.nz/news-and-research/ed-news/international-students-affected-by-bank-changes/

    Why is Immigration declining almost 50% of WD1: Post Study Work Visa (Employer Assisted) applications at Auckland Central office?

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    Why are so many Post Study Work Visa (Employer Assisted) applications of International students being declined in Auckland, New Zealand?

    Concerns Identified resulting into declined applications

    As per the media reports there has been a sudden spike in the number of applications declined, which had been lodged under Post Study Employer Assisted Work Visa category. Going by the feed back and experience the major reason (s) for the declines have been as under:

    • The applicant was unable to satisfy immigration officer that the offer of employment provided practical experience, which was relevant to the qualification
    • The applicant did not hold an offer of full-time employment relevant to that qualification
    • The major subject area and level of the applicant’s qualification was not directly applicable to the employment
    • The qualification was not a key factor in the employer’s decision to employ the applicant in that position
    • There was no clear link visible between the qualification studied by the applicant and the job description provided.

    Way forward and precautions to be taken

    The way forward and precautions required to be taken to minimise the risks of getting a negative outcome for such applications lodged could be as under:

    • Ensure that the major subject area and level of qualification is directly applicable to the employment
    • Ensure that the qualification is a key factor in employer’s decision to employ the applicant in that position
    • Ensure that there is a clear link existing between the qualification and the job description
    • Ensure that the tasks being performed in the job are relevant to papers studied as part of the qualification
    • Ensure that the learning outcomes of the subjects studied are relevant to the day to day work being performed in the job.

    Job description should mention tasks that are directly applicable to the learning outcome of the qualification.
    Should you still get a Potentially Prejudicial Information (PPI) from Immigration case officer, please be rest assured that Immigration is now posturing itself to decline your application, hence give it the attention it deserves and book an appointment by mailing at contact@nzimmigration.info

    DO NOT TRY AND ANSWER THE PPI RESPONSE YOURSELF SEEK AN IMMIGRATION ADVISER ASAP

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