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My Visa Application Was Refused: What can I do now?

By Elly Fleming

25 May 2023

Whether you applied for a visa to remain in, or travel to, New Zealand or Australia, when you receive a negative decision from Immigration New Zealand or the Australian Department of Home Affairs, don’t panic all may not be lost!

It really pays to find out what the available options are and to carefully consider these options.

What options are available after visa refusal?

Generally, when someone is refused a visa they may have one or more of the following options:

Lodge a fresh visa application with resolved concerns – addressing the areas that either the New Zealand or Australian immigration authorities based the refusal on. You may need to wait for your circumstances to substantially change enough to make a stronger visa application.

Sometimes, applicants attempt to submit a new visa application at a different location in the belief that this would make it successful. This is never guaranteed, particularly since immigration authorities have access to the same online systems, with alerts and intelligence sharing capabilities.

We don’t recommend rushing into a fresh visa application, small investment in advice on how you can present a stronger application could improve your chances of success and give you a peace of mind.

Seek reconsideration of your visa application – in some instances, applicants may be eligible for the immigration authorities to reconsider their visa application. Usually, you would need to satisfy a number of conditions to be able to take up this option, including submitting your request for reconsideration within a specific time limit.

It is important to seek informed advice as soon as possible, particularly regarding your immigration status and prospects of success.

Lodge a complaint – if you believe that the immigration authorities failed to follow their own processes or that there was improper conduct on the part of an immigration official assessing your application, a complaint can be submitted. Please note if you are not satisfied with a decision made but can’t point to any process failures it’s unlikely that your complaint will be investigated.

Complaints can be submitted online to either Immigration New Zealand or the Australian Department of Home Affairs.

Submit an appeal to the Immigration & Protection Tribunal (related to New Zealand visas)

In certain instances, it may be possible to lodge an appeal with the Immigration & Protection Tribunal. There are several different types of appeals. Each has its own form to fill out and usually a fee is payable.

You can appeal each Immigration New Zealand decision only once. The Tribunal cannot accept an appeal if you have no right of appeal. Time is critical, as there is a set period within which appeals must be lodged.

It is important to seek professional advice and assistance as soon as possible, particularly regarding your right to appeal and prospects of success.

Submit an appeal to the Administrative Appeal Tribunal (related to Australian visas)

The Australian Administrative Appeal Tribunal (AAT) reviews a range of migration and refugee visa decisions made by the Minister for Immigration, or by immigration officers of the Department of Home Affairs.

If you think that you received a decision that is wrong, you may be able to apply to the AAT for review of that decision.

Whenever a decision is made that is reviewable by the AAT, the Department of Home Affairs is required by law to advise the persons involved of their review rights. This includes setting out who can apply for review, where an application can be made and the time limit within which the application must be made.

It is imperative that when you receive a decision from the Department of Home Affairs that you consider the information about your review rights carefully and consult a professional as soon as possible. Generally, the AAT does not have discretion to accept an appeal that is lodged outside the relevant time limit or by a person who is not entitled to apply for review.

What is the best option in my circumstances?

The most suitable option will depend on your personal circumstances, including your current visa status; whether you are onshore or offshore; whether you still have time remaining on your current visa or whether you are unlawful; and of course, on your resources, whether you can afford to pay for an appeal to the Tribunal or for a new visa application.

For further advice on most suitable options in your personal circumstances, talk to Elly Fleming, Associate, Pitt & Moore Lawyers.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is of a general nature and is not intended as legal advice. It is important that you seek legal advice that is specific to your circumstances.

Elly Fleming

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Sample Letter to Withdraw Visa Application

[Here briefly focus on Sample Letter to Withdraw Visa Application. Here you can learn how to write a withdrawal letter to immigration or Request for visa cancellation. You can modify these sample as your requirement.]

Date…

The Concern Authority…

Embassy Name…

Embassy office Address…

Sub: Letter to Withdraw Visa Application

I am, (Your name), an applicant of the student visa/Job Visa, passport no. [******], have applied for the student visa/job visa of the (Country name). I filed my visa application on the (Date: DD/MM/YY) by fulfilling all the requirements of the embassy. (Describe in your own words). Also, an interview was conducted in which I tried to satisfy the visa officer with my confident answers. Furthermore, I was asked to provide the embassy with some additional documents related to the financial proofs of the second year of my studies/job permits. (Describe all about the situation). Due to some personal reasons, I am unable to provide the second year’s expenses. (Show your actual cause and situation). Hence, I have decided to cancel the visa application.

Therefore, it would be a great favor if I could get some updates (returning my documents) from your side as soon as possible. (Cordially describe your requirements). If there are any queries, please feel free to contact me.

Kind Regards,

Your name…

Address…

Passport no…

Contact information and Signature…

Another Format,

Sub: Requesting for Withdrawal of Visa Application

I would like to withdraw my application for study permit visa. The application was submitted at (Place and Date) in (Embassy address) on (date) and received by [Embassy name, e.g., Canadian High Commission) at (Embassy office address) on (date). (Describe in your own words). Due to the time it has taken for your office to process the file, I am not able to attend Fall intake 20xx because the deadline has passed. (Show your actual cause and situation). This graduate program only runs once in a year and I can not wait until next fall intake 20xx.

So kindly request you to withdraw my case and return my original documents. (Cordially describe your requirements). Please accept my appreciation for the time you have invested to look through my file and documents.

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What happens when a visa is declined?

Contributed by:.

Anthony Harper

Immigration applications are complex. There are multiple requirements to be met, some of which can seem contradictory.

Also, of course, the immigration authorities are as human as the rest of us. Therefore, what can a migrant do, if he or she is refused a visa?”

What are the options if refused a visitor or work visa from abroad?

These are, unfortunately, the most common types of visa to be declined.

It is difficult for most New Zealanders to imagine, because as long as we can afford it, it almost seems a right for us to be able to travel abroad to other countries.

However, for a lot of people, the ability to travel to New Zealand has become an unachievable privilege. This is because some countries can be perceived as being “lesser”, as recently highlighted in commentary by President Trump.

A visitor visa, and less often a work visa, can be declined because the Immigration Officer cannot understand what “incentive” the migrant has to return to his or her home country. This decision is very common, even where an applicant has provided evidence of a good job and home, as well as close family, to return to.

There is no way to appeal such a decision. The only option is to complain that a fair process was not followed. This could be the case if the Immigration Officer has not given fair consideration to the documents provided. Sometimes, an MP will agree to intervene and will contact Immigration New Zealand, who may then grant a visa. However, usually, the migrant simply goes elsewhere or, more sadly, does not visit New Zealand family or friends.

What are the options when refused another work visa?

There are a number of situations where this can happen. A common example is where a further work visa application is declined because the migrant’s employer did not show that it tried to find a New Zealander for the job and also that none are available or readily trainable. This is needed even if the migrant has been working in the job for some time. The Immigration Officer has made the right decision, as he or she cannot approve a work visa unless there is no risk of a New Zealander missing out on the job.

The migrant can ask for the decision to be reconsidered, as long as he or she is still lawfully in the country. He or she must do this within 14 days. However, it is very possible that Immigration New Zealand will decide that the decision was correct, based on the information provided with the application.

The migrant also has a humanitarian right to appeal against being deported, within 42 days of becoming unlawful. There is a shorter appeal time frame if Immigration New Zealand seeks to deport someone before a visa expires.

The Immigration and Protection Tribunal (Tribunal) will consider the appeal. The migrant must show that there are “exceptional circumstances of a humanitarian nature that would make it unjust or unduly harsh for the appellant to be deported” and that it “would not in all the circumstances be contrary to the public interest to allow” him or her to stay. This can be very hard to prove, especially if the migrant does not have family in New Zealand, and/or his or her home country is considered “safe”.

Therefore, in a situation where all the necessary documents were not provided with a work visa application, it may be best to resubmit an application that does include all the necessary documents. If the visa has already expired, the migrant can depart New Zealand and apply again from abroad. If he or she leaves New Zealand before he or she is able to be served a deportation order, which is within the appeal time frame, the application could well be successful.

What options are there if a residence application is refused?

Migrants usually have a right to appeal to the Tribunal, within 42 days of a decision to decline a resident visa application, if the decision was incorrect under immigration policy. For example, an Immigration Officer may decide that a migrant’s job is not at the skill level claimed, when in fact it was. In that case, a migrant may be able to successfully appeal the decision.

Migrants can also appeal a decision to decline a resident visa, if they have special circumstances that warrant the Minister granting residence, as an exception. For example, the Tribunal may decide to recommend this for a migrant who has a New Zealand citizen child, as this is usually not grounds, on its own, to qualify for residence.

In the 2017-2018 year 41% of appeals were successful. This does not mean that the law was incorrectly applied in all of these cases, as the Tribunal may have been given information that the Immigration Officer did not have, and there may have been special circumstances in some cases. However, these statistics do show that a lot of migrants, who did deserve residence, were going to miss out, had they not appealed to the Tribunal.

How to avoid these problems

There are limited options available if a temporary visa application is declined, and an appeal is often not even possible. It can be difficult for a lawyer to fix a situation, after a decision has been made. It is best to get the application right, from the beginning. If you are an employer and are worried about your employees’ visas, you can provide them with access to proper advice, by paying for a lawyer to help them, to ensure such problems do not arise.

There is more certainty about having the option to appeal a residence visa decline. However, it can be tricky to work out the appeal deadline and all the documents the Tribunal needs to make a fair decision. Also, the migrant needs a valid visa for several months, whilst the appeal is being considered, which can be difficult to arrange. Getting legal help from the outset of a residence application is best. Indeed, a good legal adviser will take into account residence options, when preparing a temporary visa application, so as to prepare his or her client for a residence application, should he or she decide to stay.

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Withdrawing a visa application

Although you should always only apply for a visa when you know you meet the requirements, sometimes, due to circumstances outside of your control you might find yourself in a situation where you need to withdraw your visa application. If you find yourself in this situation you might have a few questions: how do I withdraw an application? What will happen when I withdraw my application? Can I do anything else? Can I have my money back? Some of these questions have an easy answer and some do not.

How do I withdraw my visa application?

There is one withdrawal form for all visa applications and it is freely available on the Department’s website: the Form 1446 (download here ). The form has instructions on how to complete it and it’s not a particularly hard form to complete as long as you have all the necessary reference numbers for your application. You also have an opportunity why you wish to withdraw your application.

If you have applied for your visa online through ImmiAccount, you should upload a completed Form 1446 to your application in ImmiAccount. Another option is emailing the completed form to the processing centre that has your application – that is, if you know the correct email address. If you have lodged a paper application, you should post the completed form and relevant documents to the relevant Departmental office (Department’s website directory here ). There is no charge to withdraw your application.

How long does it take?

There are no standard processing times for the withdrawal of a visa application, although the Department usually processes withdrawal requests quite quickly once they have received it. When the application has been withdrawn the Department will send you notification to confirm the withdrawal.

When can I withdraw my visa application?

You can only withdraw an application after it has been received and acknowledged by the Department as a valid application (i.e. after lodgement) and before it has been finalised (i.e. granted or refused). If your visa has been granted you cannot withdraw it.

What will happen once I withdraw my visa application?

If you are withdrawing an application that was lodged whilst you were outside of Australia, once the application is withdrawn and you have received a confirmation email from the Department, that is the end of the application.

If you are withdrawing an onshore application (i.e. you were in Australia when you lodged your application and were granted a bridging visa), then you will also need to consider your bridging visa. Depending on when your bridging visa was granted, your bridging visa will either expire 28 days or 35 days after the application has been withdrawn.

If your bridging visa was granted before 19 November 2016 – your bridging visa will expire 28 days after the withdrawal.

If your bridging visa was granted on or after 19 November 2016 – your bridging visa will expire 35 days after the withdrawal.

If you are in doubt, it is best to check your visa details using VEVO (link to VEVO here ).

Can I withdraw an application for someone else?

No, you cannot withdraw a visa application for another person. The Form 1446 does, however, allow you to withdraw a visa application for multiple applicants who have made a combined visa application, but they must all agree to withdraw their application. If you have included your family in your visa application and you all wish to withdraw your visa application, you are able to do it using one Form 1446.

It is important to remember that the withdrawal of a visa application by one applicant (i.e. the main applicant) does not constitute withdrawal of the visa application of other applicants – you must list all applicants wishing to withdraw their application.

Can I apply for another visa after I’ve withdrawn my application?

Having a withdrawal does not prohibit you from applying for another visa, but it is important to work out whether you meet the requirements for the particular visa you are hoping to apply for. For example, if you are on a bridging visa you should check whether you can make a valid application for a particular visa while on a bridging visa. If you are unsure, consider booking an appointment with a registered migration agent to discuss your circumstances.

Can I get a refund?

Once you have withdrawn your application you have the ability to request a refund of the visa application charge. You can request a refund request by completing the Form 1424 and then sending it to office that was processing your application. If you don’t know the office that was processing your application you can send the completed Form 1424 to the nearest Departmental office (Department’s website directory here ).

It is important to understand that there is a distinction between being able to apply for a refund and actually being eligible for a refund. The Department will only approve a refund in certain circumstances: for example, if the visa applicant has died before the application was finalised. The Form 1424 lists the circumstances where the Department will consider a refund, so it is important to see whether your circumstances fit within one of these circumstances.

There are no standard processing times for a refund request application.

Would you like to know more about your visa prospects?

Withdrawing a visa application can have many consequences. If you want to know what the consequences will be for you then consider booking a consultation with a registered migration agent.

26 thoughts on “ Withdrawing a visa application ”

Although my actual visa was for 1 year with a 3 months stay condition so due to COVID flight disruption I need to extend my stay, as I was breaching 3-month condition, I need to apply for a new onshore tourist visa SUBCLASS 600 due to which I got BVA.

I have a flight on 21/08/20 but after 70 days of applying for visit vasa I got a request for medical and the medical date I am now getting is of October 4, 2020.

I need to know 2 things.

1. Can I travel back to my country on BVA only as I do not intend to come back so not interested in BVB 2. If I withdraw my Visa visa application, will I be considered for a refund as I cannot wait till 04/10/20 for medical, and secondly I got BVA because I applied for a visit visa but if I withdraw my visit visa application will I still be considered as legal till the withdraw date?

Hi BR, you can certainly depart Australia on a BVA. You will need to check whether there are any international border restrictions that will prevent you from entering your country. Refunds are generally only paid in limited circumstances. The Department does not usually refund a visa application charge, even if your visa is withdrawn. If you do wish to apply for a refund, you can apply using form 1424.

Hi, I applied for the 485 visa a few years ago, but I withdrew the application before it was granted. Can I apply the 485 visa again in the future? Thanks

If I withdraw a Pmv 300 can I still apply for another one with in five years?

I just want to know that I have applied for my 190 visa, but I am already on BVA from 485 application I applied a few months back. Now when I receive the BVA for 190, should I withdraw 485 or I can continue both just to be on the safe side. What are the implications, if any?

Looking forward to a quick reply.

If I leave the country on a Bridging Visa A, will I have a bad record if I want to come back to Australia in the future ? Thanks

Hi Emily, Leaving Australia on a BVA means that you will have no visa once you leave Australia. As long as you have no other visa-related issues that you haven’t mentioned, there should be nothing to stop you applying for another visa in the future. We can’t comment on your eligibility without more information. Best Wishes.

I am on a bridging visa A as I applied for student visa onshore. I have been invited to apply for 491, can I withdraw the bridging visa granted after applying for the 491 visa?

Sir I have applied for 838 aged dependent relative visa on shore it is now more than 15 days I have not heard from immigration I don’t understand this why so much delay I phoned immigration and informed them that my substantial visa will expire on 28 Nov 2021 they so long as u a have applied for a new visa u don’t have to worry please tell me what to do totally stressed out having sleepless nights worrying should I withdraw my application will I get a r3fund

I’m currently on a bridging visa that I received by applying for visa 485. I have applied for a PhD course and will likely be offered a position for 4 years. Will I be able to enrol for the 4 year course on visa 485 or will I need to apply for a student visa. Secondly, If I withdraw the application for visa 485, will I be eligible for a refund.

Please advice which course of action would be the best for me.

If you have a work visa (482), but applied for a partner visa, is it likely that you could get a refund on the partner visa if you withdraw it due to the partnership ending? Given the department hasn’t started processing the partner visa, I would think yes, but I can’t find any information that confirms this in the refund documents.

Hi My students visa Expired on 9 july 21 and i have applied for students visa extension on 8 july 21 and i got BVA ( The reason for applying student visa extension is i need to wait for results 1 month in August) so in September 23 i have applied 485 and i got BVC now

Can i Withdrawal my students visa as i am on already BVC for 485 and also Withdrawal of students visa extension file will affect on 485 application ?

Hi a technical question!

can we apply BVB if BVA is not active??

Situation: My 485 going to expire in end jan-22, BVA (190) is not active, can we apply BVB, if yes, then can i leave Australia on 485 and after expiring 485 in overseas, BVB will came into effect/active in oversease??

I am currently on my bringing A for 408.My medicals is scheduled on 10th Feb 2022. I have been away from my family for 2years and i have booked my ticket back to my home country on the 6th of March permanently. I would like to know when would be the ideal time to withdraw my 408 visa and will it be a problem if i am applying offshore in the future.Thanks in advance.

Hi I applied for the partner visa offshore, and as the relationship with my then finance broke I withdrew the application. Now after 3- 4 years I’m married in Iran and expecting my child and planning to apply for regional skilled visa and my Aunty lives there too to support me. would the application withdrawn will have any impact on my new application. thanks Hana

I have applied for 190 visa 2.5 years ago. Due to covid pandemics, Australia has stopped the process for offshore applicants.

Am I eligible for visa refund in case I withdraw my application, as it is not my fault that the Australia has closed its borders and my application has not been processed even such a long period of time?

The 1424 form doesn’t actually specify reasons for the refund eligibility besides the visa applicant dying. Does that mean that they don’t issue a refund for reasons other than that?

Hi, I have a question that I need help with or some information. My student visa was finished in Aug 2021 and I applied for a student visa extension back in Aug 2021, I got BVA and I graduated in Dec 2021 and applied for my TR-458. I got BVC as I was on BVA, and I applied for withdrawal of the student visa extension that I applied. Now I am done with all the processes including my medical for 458 and it’s been 40 days since I applied for withdrawal of my student visa extension. So currently I have an active BVA, which would become inactive if my withdrawal application is accepted, and I’ll move on to BVC waiting for my 458 to be granted. I want to go back home and if I apply for BVB, and the withdrawal application gets approved will I move to BVC or stay on BVB till my 458 is granted? Can info or help regarding this would be highly appreciated. Thank You.

My application for TV 600 has been received but thhere were some errors on it so i withdraw them last night. My question is can I apply for TV 600 again while it is pending confirmation?

If i WIthdraw my 3rd WHM visa. Can i reapply later if I still meet requirements?

Hello, would like to ask if I withdraw the application for a protection visa, will there be any record, or will it affect my future application on another visa in Australia?

Thank you so much

Does anyone know how or if you can withdraw an ETA application from the new app?

I submitted my Visa 485 which had a wrong type of AFP attached to it ( Australian Capital Territory (ACT), I am currently on my Bridging A visa. Can I withdraw my visa 485 application immediately and then fill in a new Visa application with the correct type of AFP ( employment with commonwealth government, Number 33 AFP)

It’s important to have all critical background information before answering a migration/visa related question. Please feel free to book a consultation to discuss your situation in more detail. https://easivisa.com/bookings/

Hi, I have applied for two tourist visas – firstly I applied for a visitor visa 600 and then the evisitor 651. The evisitor is taking longer than the recommended processing times and I am likely to miss my flight to Australia. If I withdraw the visitor 600 visa application, will this help speed up the processing of the evisitor?

Hello Ali, Unfortunately we are unable to answer this particular question. It might be worthwhile phoning the Home Affairs helpline or using the Home AFfairs enquiry form:

Frequently Asked Questions

Scroll through this list of visa FAQs to find answers to the most important questions about your visa.

Student visa questions - all international students

Postgraduate students and phd students, post-study work visa questions, questions relating to other visa types, miscellaneous, what is a student visa.

A student visa is an endorsement by Immigration New Zealand and associated with your passport number that allows you to enter and be in New Zealand for the purpose of studying. It has to state the correct programme of study and education provider you are enrolled at.

How can I apply for my student visa?

Visit Visa information with step-by-step instructions on how to submit your student visa application. All visa applications must be submitted directly to Immigration New Zealand.

How long will it take for my student visa application to be processed?

You can find out more under How long it takes to process a visa application .

If you are outside of New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand recommends to apply for your student visa at least eight weeks before your intended travel date. If you want to apply early, they recommend approximately four months before intended travel, but no earlier (to avoid your documents becoming out of date).

My visa application is still in progress, can the University contact Immigration New Zealand to expedite it?

The processing duration for student visa applications can differ significantly due to the unique evaluation of each application. The University cannot influence processing times. If you have submitted all required documents, we suggest reaching out to Immigration New Zealand directly for an update and information about the escalation process .

How many points do I need to be enrolled in to be eligible for a student visa?

You must be enrolled in at least three courses (or a minimum of 45 points) per semester, to be eligible for a student visa.

Important notice when applying for a student visa for Semester Two 2023 Due to enrolments for the 2024 academic year not opening until 1 November 2023, you will only be able to enrol in Semester Two 2023. Therefore you should double the amount of tuition fees you are required to pay for the second semester 2023, to meet Immigration New Zealand requirements of paying fees for a whole year.

I hold a student visa in New Zealand and would like to study online. Can I do this?

No. If you are in New Zealand then you must be enrolled in at least 3 on campus courses (or a minimum of 45 points) per semester to meet your student visa requirements.

I am in my final semester/quarter of study and I only have one or two courses (or less than 45 points) left to complete my programme. Will I be eligible for a student visa?

If you are in your final semester and only have one or two courses left to complete your programme, you will still be eligible for a student visa (this rule exception is permitted only once).

If this is your situation then you can still apply for a student visa but you will be required to submit an additional form with your application.

Part-time enrolment as an international student

When do I need to submit my student visa application?

If you are a new student travelling to New Zealand to study, you should apply for your visa at least 2-3 months before your intended travel date to New Zealand. You won’t be able to board your flight without a visa.

If you currently hold a student visa for your programme of study at the University of Auckland (UoA) you have to submit your visa application at least one month before your current visa expires.

If you currently hold another temporary class visa (eg: work visa or a student visa issued for another institution) you should apply well in advance of commencing your studies at UoA as you will have to show proof of your UoA student visa by the first day of the term you are enrolled in.

What happens if Immigration New Zealand doesn’t process my application before my current visa expires?

If your new student visa is not issued before your current one expires, Immigration New Zealand will automatically issue an interim visa which is valid for six months or until your new visa is issued (whichever comes first). An interim visa permits you to be in New Zealand and continue your studies.

How do I obtain a confirmation of enrolment?

You have to request a "Confirmation of current enrolment" letter from the University. Allow at least 7 working days for the letter to be generated.

What happens to my student visa if I withdraw or drop my enrolment?

To be eligible for a student visa you need to be enrolled in at least 3 courses (or 45 points) per semester. If you drop/withdraw courses and fall below this threshold, the University will inform Immigration New Zealand and your student visa will be terminated. Please check with us first if you have any concerns.

Will it affect my student visa if I change my study programme?

Yes. If you change your programme of study (e.g. for changing your programme from a Bachelor of Arts to Bachelor of Commerce), you will also need to apply for a new student visa so it states the new programme of study). Find detailed information under Visa implications when changing the programme of study .

Please note that this does not apply if you change your major.

Can I use the funds in my bank account if my visa application is still being assessed?

Yes, you should use your funds to maintain yourself. If this means using the funds you presented for your visa application then you can do this. If Immigration New Zealand requests an updated bank statement at a later stage, then they would just want to see you still have sufficient funds to support yourself for the remaining time of the intended visa period.

I am a doctoral candidate who is about to complete and submit my thesis. What happens to my enrolment after the submission?

Your enrolment will finish once you have submitted your thesis. At this point you are eligible to apply for a Post-study work visa.

Post-study work visas for international doctoral candidates

I am a Masters student who is about to complete and submit my thesis. What happens to my enrolment during the examination period?

If you are a Masters research student completing a thesis of 90 points or more Thesis under submission enrolment which will then allow you to apply for a student visa to cover the examination period and remain lawfully in New Zealand. This enrolment will not incur any tuition fees, but an insurance charge will be added to cover this period which you will have to pay.

International Masters research students enrolment for examination

I am a doctoral candidate and I need to suspend my enrolment for more than 3 months. Will this affect my student visa?

Yes, a suspension of more than three months will impact your student visa. Please contact our team for more information.

I am a doctoral candidate on suspension and my student visa is about to expire. Can I apply for a new student visa?

No, you need to be enrolled to be eligible for a student visa.

I need to undertake an internship as part of my programme. Am I allowed to work full time while on my student visa?

If it is a compulsory requirement for the programme, you can apply for a student visa endorse full-time work condition with your faculty’s confirmation letter.

I am enrolled in a programme that is taught in quarters. How can I apply for a full-year visa in Quarter Four?

To find out more: Applying for a visa in Quarter Four 2023 .

Can I apply for a post-study work visa?

If you have an acceptable qualification that you completed in New Zealand, you can apply for a visa to work here. Depending on your qualification and where you studied, you can work between one and three years and do almost any work. To be eligible to apply for a post-study work visa you must have studied full-time in New Zealand for a minimum of 30 weeks in the relevant programme.

For more detailed information, including documents you may require from the University, visit our Post-study work visa section.

What is a Variation of Condition (VOC)?

Temporary visas such as work, student or visitor visas are granted with conditions telling you what you are allowed to do while you’re on the visa. These conditions can be things like working in a particular job or studying at a particular education provider.

If your visa conditions no longer match your circumstances, you may be able to apply to change your conditions. We call this a variation of conditions. However, in some situations, you may need to apply for a new visa instead.

Changing the conditions of a temporary visa

I would like to study part-time on my work or visitor visa. What do I need to do?

If you would like to study part-time on another temporary visa, in most cases you will need to apply for a VOC (see above). However, please contact Immigration New Zealand for advice on your individual situation.

My work visa or visitor visa states that I can study for three months at any education provider. Can I start my study on this visa and then swap to a student visa later?

No, you cannot start your studies on another temporary visa, unless you have a VOC.

Can I enter New Zealand on a visitor visa and then apply for my student visa when I’m in the country?

If you study a programme that is longer than three months in total (this applies to most University programmes), you should wait to enter New Zealand on the appropriate student visa. While potential students can apply for a student visa from within New Zealand, if you travel to New Zealand visa-waiver or on a visitor visa with the intent of applying onshore, you may not be considered a genuine visitor. Also, you will not be able to start your studies until you have a visa with the appropriate study conditions, which may mean a delay and issues with access to university services.

What should I do if my visa has expired?

You are not allowed to stay after your visa expires. You should depart New Zealand by the expiry date of your visa or apply for a new visa before your current one expires.

If your visa has expired, you need to submit a visa request under Section 61 through Immigration New Zealand . If you are unlawfully in New Zealand you are not allowed to work or study.

Is my passport acceptable for travel to New Zealand?

There are rules regarding how long your passport must be valid for in order to be acceptable. In the case of people coming to New Zealand temporarily (including visitors, students, and workers), the passport must be valid either:

for at least 3 months beyond the date you intend to depart New Zealand, or
for one month beyond the date you intend to depart New Zealand if the issuing government has consular representation in New Zealand that is able to issue and renew travel documents (you should check with your issuing authority before travelling).

Can I use a certified copy instead of the original for the visa application? Who can certify copies of my documents?

When submitting a paper visa application you can provide a certified copy of your passport or certificate of identity in place of your original passport. Immigration staff will still request your original passport if it is required to process your visa application (for example, for identity confirmation or visa label issuing).

Certified copies must be stamped or endorsed as true copies of the originals by a person authorised by law to take statutory declarations in your country.

In New Zealand, this person may be a lawyer, notary public, Justice of the Peace, court official or New Zealand Police Officer of a certain rank.

Refer here to where you can locate these officials in New Zealand.

What kind of work am I NOT allowed to undertake while on a student visa?

International students are not allowed to be self-employed. You must work for an employer and have an employment agreement. You cannot provide commercial sexual services. This means you cannot:

work as a prostitute
operate a New Zealand prostitution business
invest in a prostitution business.

Check Working on a student visa for detailed information.

Can I bring my family if I have a student visa?

Details regarding situations in which students can sponsor family visa applications can be found on the Immigration New Zealand website.

More information

In case you cannot find the answer to your questions on these pages, please contact Immigration New Zealand for more information or one of our International Student Advisers.

Useful links

International student advisers

The One-Step Guide to a Declined NZ Skilled Migrant Application

by Simon Laurent, Principal, Laurent Law Barristers & Solicitors, Auckland | May 27, 2015 | Immigration Visas | 105 comments

There is a dangerous little question in the Skilled Migrant Residence Expression of Interest online form:

Have you ever been refused a visa/permit for any country including New Zealand?

Answering this wrongly – even by mistake – can on its own wipe out your entire Residence application. And you won’t find out until months (and thousands of dollars) later. Here’s how it works.

The Problem

Immigration New Zealand) checks an Expression of Interest (EOI) in a “once over lightly” way. As far as they’re concerned, it’s there for them to see what points you claim to get if you make a real application. An EOI is not an application. If the information on the form looks all right, and you appear to get enough points, they’ll invite you to make the full application. They charge $510 for the privilege of this quick and snappy review.

Now, imagine that you got a Visitor’s Visa declined 10 or 15 years ago, and you had forgotten about it. Or you thought it was so long ago that “Surely nobody cares about that now.” Well, Immigration does. After you file your Residence application they work through the information in that application (which comes off the EOI) more carefully. Of course, they also have your full file record which shows exactly what applications you have made – and which ones were declined. This is when they see that your answer in the EOI is wrong.

The Immigration Act and policy allows them to decline a Residence application solely on the grounds that wrong information was recorded on the EOI, even if the rest of the application is fine. Now, they can choose not to decline for that reason, but our experience is that they do take this option quite often. Maybe it gives them an easy way to dispose of one morecase from the pile on their desk.

Why is this such a disaster? Well, one good reason is that if your case is declined for this reason (providing”false or misleading information” or “withholding information”) then you have no right of appeal to the Immigration & Protection Tribunal against the decline. You must start again.

At a meeting with INZ Management last Friday I put this issue to them and asked why it was so hard for them to just look at someone’s visa record quickly during the EOI check in order to see if the “decline” question has been answered correctly. After all, it’s information they have immediately to hand. They would be within their rights to throw out the EOI at that point because of a wrong answer. At least the person could just file a new one with the right answer the second time. I didn’t get a clear answer from the managers except that they had had this issue raised a few times recently. My hope is that eventually they will realise that either they should add an extra step in their EOI checking, or else be more lenient about the way that they decide the subsequent Residence applications.

What is distasteful about the current state of affairs is that if INZ doesn’t check the EOI applicant’s answer, they will then issue an Invitation to Apply for Residence which encourages the person to go to all the effort, and spend the money, to prepare the whole application under a false belief that they have done their EOI correctly. Remember, that’s $1810 for the Residence fee, and the whole application can be knocked out just because of that one question. There’s is a saying in English for this – “Money for jam”. It wouldn’t be so bad, except that there is so little that INZ needs to do in order to find out if that question (and a few others in the same section) has been correctly answered.

Obviously, the moral of the story is to think carefully about that questions – and indeed every question – on the EOI to avoid getting into trouble months later.

But what if you just can’t remember? If you suspect that you did have something declined once in the past, but the details are hazy, then put something down about it. Even saying that you don’t remember when or what it was is better than declaring nothing.

In this, as in a number of other areas, Immigration usually gets much more bothered about someone giving them bad information than the actual fact or circumstance which has been concealed from them. On the other hand, the fact may be a tricky one, which needs to be put forward as positively (but realistically) as possible. That’s where we come in.

My Student Visa for AUSTRALIA was rejected in 1998 and have applied INZ Immigration in 2016 – when I was filling EOI I says “No” on Visa Rejection question (I guess this Qs lasts for 10 years) – but later when I was submitting my ITA application than I realized it & reveal this info as well – and in ITA application there is an “additional supplement paper in last” for ones who want to change answer or update your changed circumstances – in which I updated this and in Cover Letter of application I also mention the reason why I put “NO” during EOI.

My residence application is still pending – do you think I already made mess during EOI ? no matter if I did the remedy in ITA ? can you enlighten me with your expert opinion on this.

On the information you have provided, your Residence application may be all right. Immigration still has the choice whether to decline it because of the information you supplied in the EOI. However, if you tried to fix this in the Residence application then they may do nothing. There is still a risk that they will decline the application. If they do, then simply file a new EOI with the right information.

Thank You Sir for your time. My apology – bothering you again (this time cause of frustration). It has been over a month i submitted ITA papers (application fee deducted / and received) and CO has contacted me over email multiple times for asking some documents that are on the different context – does this sounds satisfactory ? I mean if they intent to decline it on said bases – they wont bother to work on my application .. or this will be decided later after all scrutiny process ?

BR / kaijaz

Thanks for the info.

My husband is in New Zealand currently and got a job offer.

He is an electrical fitter which is on the skills shortage list. He applied for a skilled migrant visa and it was declined as the immigration office said that the employer did not provide sufficient documents to say that a New Zealand citizen could’ve been employed in his place.

He phoned the immigration office and they informed him that he should apply for an essential skills visa instead. Is this correct?

As far as we could tell the employer provided the supplementary form, proof that the correct recruitment processes were followed etc.

Will he not encounter the same problem with the essential skills visa then?

Is there any other documents that can be obtained to provide further evidence to assist with this matter?

Thanks in advance

If he meets the criteria for recognition on the Long Term Skills Shortage list then it should not have been necessary for the employer to advertise for a Work Visa. If he does not meet the criteria then the Essential Skills visa is probably the right one, and the issue of recruitment and the labour market will come up again. However, there are a number of unknowns with the situation you have described. We will only give further advice directly and not through an online forum like this.

If I’ve been denied a Skilled Migrant Visa in NZ before, how long should I wait to apply for a Student Visa? Is it possible that my student visa request be denied as well because I have been denied a skilled migrant visa?

On the information you have provided we cannot tell is a Student Visa application would be declined. You should make contact to get specific professional advice about your situation rather than posting a general question in public.

I had applied for tourist visa to Greece 2 years back, so I thought its not relevant to mention that it was rejected for the obvious reasons as I’m Syrian although the rejection reason did not indicate that explicitly

Shall I be worried as I received my ITA

You should be worried. We recommend that you submit a new EOI and declare the declined Greece application.

What if your employer has break some immigration policies,and if I do renewable of work visa under him will it get rejected.?And I have also applied skilled migration

We cannot answer such questions with so little information. Please contact our office to set up an appointment.

I had applied for partnership residency under SMC and everything is all going but now got an email from INZ and my co said my wife withheld information and she did not meet the character requirement and we send some reference letters and some other documents actually witheld information was 3 years ago. i just want to does it effect to principal applicant or not or can you please advice something. Thanks

If your wife does not get a Character Waiver then Immigration can decline the whole application for both of you. It is therefore essential that you do a thorough job of providing evidence and submissions for the Character Waiver.

Hello Simon, I am Ariel from Ph. I recently applied for a work visa but it has been declined. I have a job offer, a work contract, an employer’s supplementary docs, CSEH letter number ( expired). The reason for the decline is that the officer is looking for an authentic effort on the side of the employer that they have considered NZ locals or NZ residence visa holders for the position but these locals and res visa holdets were not available. what step shoul i take if i re-apply for a work visa. What sort of additional proof beside the Canterbury Shills and Employment Hub CSEH Letters are the immigration officers looking for?

It is not possible to answer this question on general information only. We would need to review the application documents and the correspondence from Immigration to see what happened, before we could give more specific advice.

Y2013′ Nz ITA rejected, due to “false and misleading information and/or withheld relevant information” . Actual rejection reason, in my declaration i have mentioned as the application has been submitted by my, but i was assisted by consultancy through the EOI & ITA submission process. And later in addition to that, the NZ immigration officer informed that i have be assisted by the non-authoized NZ immg. consultancy, and guided me to get the refund of money i have paid for NZ immg as well as paid for consultancy, apart from NZQA assessment report.

Now, whether now i can start the NZ immg. all new from the beginning?

You can start again and put in another EOI. Immigration cannot decline the new application just because of what happened this time, but they could still raise the issue that you gave false information last time as a character issue which will require a Character Waiver. You should consider getting professional help from a lawyer or licensed immigration adviser to do your new application. Check carefully first whether any immigration adviser who is not a lawyer holds a current Immigration Adviser License.

Hi , My EOI got rejected saying :

As part of your Expression of Interest, 50 points were claimed for your Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering degree, which was obtained from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology in 2005. This qualification is not an exact match to our List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (LOQEA), and no details of an assessment from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) have been provided.

Whereas the institute name is there in the list.

What can i do now ? Can i request for another review or whom should i write a mail to for explaining my case.

Kindly suggest

Although your college may be on the list of exempt institutions, it is possible that the precise qualification, or the year of qualification, is not included. The safest thing is to get your qualification assessed by the NZ Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and then file a new EOI. You cannot “appeal’ the EOI that was declined.

Dear Simon,

My application of skilled immigration has declined due to my partner English level not enough to gain partner qualification points. I didn’t know before about IELTS requirements of partner same as main applicant to gain academic points of partner and submitted EOI. we were contacted by immigration officer and notified about the English requirements and gave second chance to give IELTS but unfortunately my partner again achieved 6.0 band. so they finally declined my application and gave option for appeal. My partner again sit for IELTS and achieved 6.5 desired band. I still have 2days to submit appeal. can I submit with updated IELTS result. please advice.

You could try putting in the appeal with the new IELTS result. The best outcome you can get from this is that the Tribunal may send the case back to Immigration to be reassessed with this new information. Instead, it may be quicker for you to simply file a new Skilled Migrant application. However, if you score less than 160 points you cannot put in a new Expression of Interest. This is because of a recent change to the EOI points system for Skilled Migrant. If you have less than 160 then your only option is to try the appeal.

Dear Sir, We are in the same situation now, that they have required us English exam but if we are going to appeal to Tribunal is there really a chance for us? or we will just wait for so long? please advise if we can pursue the appeal. Thanks.

There is probably no chance that the Tribunal would overturn INZ’s decision to demand an IELTS test, especially as this is now a mandatory requirement under present policy.

hi Muhammad i would like to ask you what happened to you appeal? I’m also waiting for the decision.. Thank you

My immigration officer has raised the following issue in ITA letter.

“We are not currently satisfied that you meet the Long Term Skills Shortage requirements for a Software Tester. The List states that you must have a bachelor’s degree at Level 7 specialising in ICT, or a letter from IPENZ. If the NZQA assessment of your bachelor’s qualification does not specifically state that it is comparable to a bachelor degree specialising in ICT, you will need a letter from IPENZ. Please see the checklist for further details.” –[NZ Govt]

I have cross verified this issue with NZQA. As per my education evaluator my NZQA assessment is falling in LTSS. I observed that the word comparable is not mentioned on the assessment report. When I inquired about this they replied that this is New format we are currently using. Also, covering letter from NZQA clearly mentioned that my qualification is a comparable outcome.

As per the NZ govt, they can not look into this until I submit my ITA documents.

Looking for your suggestions. Izhar Ali

We will not give advice on this specific situation on the limited information provided. If you are not confident about what to do with this situation, then you should obtain and pay for professional assistance with your Residence application in order to have the best chance of success. If your application is declined, then you may not be able to reapply if you score under 160 on the EOI. This is because of a change in the points threshold in October.

Helpful ideas , Apropos , if someone was looking for a NZ INZ 1206 , my husband filled out and esigned a template document here https://goo.gl/CrpaH1 .

My application is declined as immigration officer said that I provided false information for my partner’s health. I already told them the reason however still officer declined my application. So what is your best advise whether I should appeal against it or apply new EOI?

With so little information we cannot give any advice. We recommend that you hire professional assistance to look over your file and tell you what options and chances you have.

Hi Simon, My husband and I had a previous visa refusal in Australia. My husband applied for Skilled Migrant back in 2005 it was refused because of her employment company was not paying tax, renewing registration licence. I applied for student visa to australia last April 2016, it was denied also because my agent and i did not declare the previous application of my husband in which im his dependent. I used an immigration adviser to help me with the process but then they seems not so familiar with the policy blah blah because they told me i should not tick yes because im not the primary applicant but i wanted to declare it…. So I applied for NZ student visa last September 2016 I used a different agent, it was granted. My problem now is that my agent did not declare the two visa refusal. they said i can do it later. and we were afraid of getting refused again because of two previous visa application refused from australian immigration. Now, i realized I should have declare it at first hand of application, i want to fix it. can you help me? will it be a big effect on my post graduate job search visa application by next year? how big is the impact of this to my future visa applications, please help me. Hope to hear from you. Thanks.

This may be difficult to fix now, and it could be harmful to your current visa, and any future visa application, if you do not handle this properly. You should hire an experienced lawyer or experienced immigration adviser to work through this with you. Before you hire them, check carefully their credentials.

Hello! So I applied for a residence visa under the skilled migrant category, and I had a job offer. So the job offer I got was from a newly established company that needed engineers, the company has already been registered in New Zealand and they have office space. The issue is that the immigration officer wasn’t convinced that the company would be able to pay my salary, in response, the company said that they are willing to pay me 3 months worth of salary ahead of time and they are willing to agree to any further requirement imposed by the immigration officer to make the job offer considerable and yet the immigration officer was not convinced and declined my application on grounds that my job offer was not reliable.I am planning to appeal to the Immigration & Protection Tribunal against the decline. Can you tell me your thoughts regarding my case? Is it likely that my visa will be issued and how long do you think it will take for them to make a decision?

My application of skilled immigration will be declined because my partner is not able to meet minimum English level requirements i.e 6.5 bands to gain partner qualification points. I didn’t know before about IELTS requirements of the partner to gain academic points. We were contacted by an immigration officer and notified about the English requirements and gave final chance to give IELTS but unfortunately, my partner achieved 6.0 band. Can I rebook the test and request the officer to consider the results if she gets 6.5 bands this time?. Can I submit with updated IELTS result? Please, advise.

On the information you have provided it is likely that you must start a new Skilled Migrant application.

My spouse has diploma in HR management and I want to claim points for this but this is not there in the exempted list so do I have to assess this through PAR?

11 years before I applied for UK student visa and I was rejected and after that I got a good offer in Dubai and accepted it. Now I am in Dubai for 11 years and again was reused for swiss visa first time in 2009 and i got the same swiss visa in 2014. Now I am planning to apply for skill migration visa for NZ so do I need to mention these two visa refusals. Your thoughts and advice highly anticipated.

You must declare these previous refusals for any question of the form, “Have you ever been refused a visa . . .” You do not need to declare them if the questions is different – for example, “Have you ever been refused entry . . .” In particular, owing to information sharing arrangements with the UK and other countries, the UK visa refusal would be picked up during security checking by Immigration, and if you avoided declaring it then this on its own could be fatal to the visa application and to any subsequent attempt to apply for a visa to NZ, Australia or any similar country.

Hi Simon, My EOI was selected 2 weeks earlier but rejected yesterday. I was informed that my qualification was not in the Appendix 3 – List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (SM14.5). However, my qualification is among the list indeed. I appealed thru email to the immigration officer in the same day. And I am pretty sure all information per my EOI are true and correct. Do you know similar cases followed by successful appeal? Thx in advances

There is no right of appeal against the decline of an EOI. You must submit a new one. To save yourself time and trouble, you should just put the qualification in for a Full Assessment with the NZQA.

I plan to submit EOI to INZ under SMC. My son is 16+ years old and now attending year 13 at a Grammar school in New Zealand. He is studying in NZ since 2013. ( joined in year 9 at Grammar). Does he need a IELTS/similar score to prove competency in English Language? ( We are Indian Citizens and living in NZ for 4 years)

As he will be included in your SMC Residence application as a dependent child, he does not need to show his English ability.

Hi Simon, I am planning to apply for NZ Skilled migrant Visa. I understood there are 2 changes in 2017: 1. Cut-off is raised to 160 to submit the EOI. 2. English Language test is needed.

My overall score in IELTS is 6.5. I would like to know if : 1. I am eliglible to apply for this visa? 2. The IELTS will contain any points.

In answer to your questions. 1. Your IELTS score is sufficient for you to apply. 2. You do not get extra points for having the IELTS test result.

Hi Simon I had applied for a work visa in NZ but i got rejected saying We have declined your application for a work visa because you do not meet the requirements set out in the work immigration instructions.We have reached upon the decision on your application taking into account the information provided with your application and have concluded that you do not meet our good character requirements and hence grant of a character waiver has been declined. We have also considered if there are any special circumstances that would warrant an exception to immigration instructions, but can find no reason to grant a visa as an exception. So i am going to apply for a dependent visa in Australia with my spouse being dependent will that NZ rejection case affects my dependent visa.

Yes, it is possible, because the departments in Australia and NZ share some information. You will also probably have to declare the fact that a visa application was declined. For specific advice on the Australian visa processing situation, you must contact a registered Australian migration agent.

Hello My residence visa – Skilled Migrant declined because you do not meet the requirements under the Skilled Migrant Category. We have made this decision for the following reasons: * As we are unable to grant you all of the points claimed for age, your application has not met the selection criteria. We wrote to you on 05 April 2017 raising concerns about your application and giving you an opportunity to comment and provide further information. We have considered your response and the additional information provided on 15 April and 18 April 2017. We are not satisfied that this addresses our concerns for the following reasons: * You advised that you had found a recruiter in New Zealand who was willing to work with you, and that you were convinced that there was a chance of obtaining an offer of employment as there is a shortage of web developers and a growth in the website industry. * You advised that the lodgement of your application was delayed due to the length of time taken to receive mandatory documents in order to submit your application, and indicated timeframes for the NZQA and police certificate.

I am planning to appeal to the Immigration & Protection Tribunal against the decline. Can you tell me your thoughts regarding my case? Help please ?

If you want specific advice on your own situation, please make direct contact with our office and not through a publicly accessible portal. We will need more background information in order to properly assess your chances of success on Appeal. If you are offshore, then this might best be done by scheduling a Skype interview and paying for a full consultation.

Hi I am applying for another three months to extend my temporary visa under partnership. I received a letter from immigration yesterday that my application can not continue processing due to lack of evidence showing that we are in stable and genuine relationship. We provided some photos, power bill, joint account and also email evidence. Issues – lack of information showing in the email to show we are in a genuine relationship We have told them we never use email to communicate but only Facebook messenger to talk to each other since last year but they said it is not enough. We thought Facebook messenger is not accepted that is why we didn’t provide any screenshot conversations. – no date/time stating where photos was taken We will try print out more photos with the dates on it and send to them. – we have provided false information in my application and also our relationship history letter (we put down 2013 instead we met in 2016) They have given us one week to provide any evidence or comments.

Is it too late to correct everything? Do you think we should we fill out new applications/relationship history with the correct information and send to them before the due date ?

Please help Thanks

If your previous visa has already expired then you should not withdraw the present application, otherwise you will become an overstayer right away. There are some significant issues with your application, and you should seek professional help immediately and as a matter of urgency.

Hi Simon, in my EOI question : I have chosen No as answer to below question although I was denied tourist visa for USA recently. Do you think it will be safer to disclose this in my ITA submission.

B12. Have you ever been refused entry to any country, including New Zealand.

You can answer No to this question. “Refused entry” is different to having a visa application declined, and means being stopped at the border and forced to get back on a plane out of a country when you arrive. In order to avoid problems, however, you should mention that you had a visa application to the US declined, and give an explanation. This is because it is possible that New Zealand will check with the USA as to whether you have any record with them.

I’m a registered nurse currently working full-time. I applied for an EOI April 2017 for the SMC Visa with total granted 175 points. My initial EOI was declined due me having taken my declared IELTS exam in 2014, which is more than the 2 years validity period on the application date. As per the EOI letter which I received, all 175 points were awarded accordingly and that the EOI was only declared invalid because of the expired IELTS exam. I now have taken and passed a new IELTS exam as per Immigration standard. My question is, can I appeal the previous EOI decision? I have a colleague wherein her IELTS was also expired, her EOI was granted under the condition that she will pass another IELTS. Why was the decision between her application and mine different? If I appeal my declined EOI to the tribunal and use her EOI as evidence, shall it affect the decision of her residency being approved?

There is no right of appeal against a decision made about an Expression of Interest. You must file a new EOI.

Our SMC Residency application is jus awaiting our IELTS results. This has just been obtained yesterday and main applicant did not get band score. Partner did. Will the application be rejected? If so, will a whole new application be submitted? Do we have to go through EOI again? Our EOI points was 235

It will probably be declined. You will then need to file a new EOI.

Dear Sir, I have a question regarding “Partners English Language requirement” when she is claiming point as a non-primary applicant for her recognized qualification. Does she has to take IELTs exam before EOI submission or she can take IELTS later once get an ITA from INZ.

She must take the IELTS test before submitting the EOI, and score 6.5 in the same way as the Principal Applicant must qualify for English language for a Skilled Migrant application.

Applied for Residency under skilled migrant. we have submitted our application with my partner as the principal applicant, he does not need the English language requirement because his PhD was obtained from the UK. I am at the end of my PhD here in NZ as I would be submitting my thesis next month. I am wondering if I should still register to take the IELTS test and have the test result ready.

the information you have provided is not sufficient and it is not possible to answer this question. You should call our office on 09-630-0411 for an appointment to discuss the situation in full.

Hi Simon i have been rejected a USA visit visa last year, now i have applied my INZ EOI with 165 points but the thing i am concerned about after reading your blog is that i have answered “NO” for the question:

“B12. Have you ever been refused entry to any country, including New Zealand?”

i answered it No because i thought there is difference between visa refusal and entry refusal. now i need your opinion that i really made a mess with my EOI or not, and should I state my USA visa refusal in ITA if i receive it.

If you have not yet been issued an ITA, you can go back in to the online EOI and change the answer to that question. If you do not do this before the ITA is issued, then it could become a serious problem later.

Hi I got my ITA under SMC. My current work visa is expiring so I am applying for the Essential work visa (not proved availability of Local people) with continue working in skilled employment with required threshold remuneration and NOC level 1. Do I get 1 year or 3-year visas?

You will get a 1-year Work Visa if you are relying on getting the visa because of your SMC application, and without the labour market test.

Hi, just wondering if there is any real chance of securing a partner visa in NZ if the applicant has had a previous visa denied in Aus?

It may depend on why the Australian visa application was denied. It is not possible to answer the question without more precise detail of the circumstances. You should consider contacting us for an appointment time to discuss the situation.

Hi I have made a mistake in answering the question about visa refusal in my past application ,now again it’s time to renew my visa does this make any issue in my visa application if I declare now and give a reason I m really worried.

It depends on what question you answered wrongly. We cannot answer your question on that information. If you wish to get professional advice about the consequences, contact our office for a formal consultation.

I have applied my EOI for NZ and got ITA.

I got my USA student visa declined 5 years back and

I have mentioned ”NO” to question,

Have you ever been refused entry to any country, including New Zealand?

I think there is a difference between refused entry and visa rejection hence I have written No there.

So is there a really difference in INZ system or you would like me to amend with my ITA submission.

Yes, there is a legal difference between being refused a visa, and being refused entry. However, there is also a question about whether you have ever been refused a visa, and you need to look at what you answered for that question as well.

I heard that Immigration adviser/lawyer can request clients’ previous visa applications from Immigration New Zealand. Is it true? can they do that? If yes then how long does this process take? I need to check answer of some questions in my previous visa application.

Yes they can, and individual clients can do it themselves too. INZ must usually supply the response to the request within 20 working days, unless you can show some special reason for urgency.

If my visa was declined, then my lawyer assisted in getting the decision overturned due to extenuating circumstances – would I still need to mention it? Surely they have all the records on file and surely with the declined visa being overturned, it doesn’t count?

You must declare any declined previous application. Failure to do so could be highly prejudicial to any future chances you have of getting a visa.

Hi, My last application was declined due to some mistake in the form, I submitted the EOI again and I got ITA, my question is related to the “National Security Check – INZ 1209” section B – “Have you ever been refused a visa/permit to visit, work, study or reside in any country including New Zealand?”. Do I need to mention ‘Yes’ here ? and give them the explanation ?

Yes, you must answer Yes and give an explanation.

Do I need to mention same for my partner in her National Security Check form?

Yes, you do. It also occurs to me that if you did not answer Yes to this question in your latest EOI, then your appiction could be declined for having supplied false information in the EOI. If that is the case then you should not file the Residence at all, and put in a new EOI giving the right answers to all questions.

Hi Simon & Team, Thank you for taking the time to reply, it is much appreciated! My partner and I (we are both from South America) applied for a Skilled Migrant Resident Visa in 2016 and it was declined; my partner was the principal applicant and INZ wasn’t satisfied that his employment was full-time and on-going. We are thinking of re-applying again this year, this time my parter will have an offer for full-time work, for a fixed period of two or three years, as well as a level 10 qualification gained in NZ. Do you think our application has less chances to be approved, given that it was declined in the past? Is INZ perhaps more “demanding” with applicants who have had an residency application declined before? Many thanks in advance!

The mere fact that it was declined in the past may have some impact, but the new Skilled Migrant policy settings may be more important. On the information you have given, we cannot say more than that. If you want accurate advice on your particular situation, please contact our office to arrange a formal consultation.

I am Ali, 36 years old. I am about to submit my PhD thesis to the University of Auckland. Also, I am currently working as a Business Analyst at a hospital in NZ.

Although the case officer awarded me 180 points, my EOI for the skilled migrant visa was declined. The main reason was that ”The applicant does not meet the minimum standard of English” because my IELTS was expired in 2015.

Although I have talked to an immigration officer and explained to her that I am doing a PhD and working for a government so that I have no problem with the English language, she said that you are not eligible as you have not yet graduated.

So what solutions would recommend?

Regards, Ali

You must either complete the PhD, or sit a new IELTS test.

Thanks Simon. Will this rejection impact the next EOI?

I am Jeff from PH currently holding working visa for 5yrs in NZ. I recently lodged EOI and got selected. Unfortunately it was declined by the immigration officer due to incorrect information regards to qualification. I graduated from University of Santo Tomas with Bachelor of Science Computer Science and its included in list. My mistake was I lodged my application with University of Sto. Tomas BS Computer Science.

Should I try sending an “appeal” and try to correct my mistake?

Thanks, Jeff

You cannot appeal against a decision based on wrong information entered into the EOI. File a new EOI with the correct information.

Hi Simon, I’m about to submit my EOI and see that I have 185 (30-age, 80-skilled employment, 75-skilled work experience, i already took IELTS with 6.5 so this is passing). I have been employed in my company since January 2018. Also, i’ve also been in NZ from 2006-2008 in the same company on a 2year work visa. This is why I was able to claim significant points on the skilled employment. I just had to go back to my country of birth from 2008 until January 2018 due to personal reasons.

Currently I’m under Talent accredited work visa for 30months and I’m trying to expedite my family’s residency. My dependents: husband and children all have 30months validity visas. Anyway, in my EOI I did not claim points for my qualifications, nor any points from my husband since I already have 185. My unversity as well as my husband’s university’s GRADUATION YEAR got removed from the list of schools that has exemptions. I don’t want to do unnecessary spending (like NZQA assessment for me and my husband’s qualifications) since I already have 185. FOr my husband’s IELTS, he is planning to take it while I submit the EOI.

My questions are: 1. Will it have a negative impact if I don’t claim for points on the “recognized qualifications”. 2. Will it have a negative impact if my husband takes the IELTS after submission of EOI? Therefore, in the EOI, I will choose (none of the above-under partner’s minimum standard of english) and just later on prove it by submitting the IELTS results ALONG with the residency application (if given an invitation to apply ofcourse).

Appreciate your response.

On the information you have provided, you will not be penalised if you don’t claim points for a recognised qualification. However, this depends on whether you need the qualification to show that you are entitled to claim the work experience. You should seek professional advice on whether your claim for work experience points requires the qualification to be acknowledged. There is no negative impact if your husband submits the IELTS later.

I have received ITA. In one of my past employments, I’ve put the correct dates but employer has mistakenly put 1 month more than actual duration on my experience certificate.

While I am trying to get it fixed from the employer, will it be an issue if I submit the experience certificate which I’ve already received since it is a mismatch with the dates I’ve mentioned in EOI. Also, is there any way of fixing information in EOI at this point of time such as submitting a clarification or so.

Thank you very much in advance. Rishi

It would be dangerous to submit that certificate with your application. If you have put incorrect information in the EOI, and you have received an ITA on that, it is safest not to file the Residence application based on it, but to file a new EOI with correct information. Otherwise, you should seek professional advice on whether it is still safe to use the ITA that you have already got.

I am planning to submit my EOI for a skilled migrent residency visa by the next week. My partner is also planning to sit for an IELTS exam in 2-3 months but I would not want to get points for her qualifucation; meaning that if she gets 5 we will be fine. So, do I need to show her IELTS when we lodge our EOI? Is it possible that the immigration asks for her IELTS at the EOI’s stage or we have to submit within 4 months of EOI acceptance?

If you are not claiming points for your partner’s qualification, the evidence of her IELTS is only required when you file the Residence application based on the Invitation to Apply.

Thanks Simon for your reply. Even though I am not claiming any points for my partner, there is still a page in EOI that asks all the info about her English language proficiency (eg., test date, candidate number, scores…).

In that case you could indicate that she will pre-purchase ESOL tuition. As we do not operate a free advice service, no further questions will be answered through this avenue.

Hi Laurent,

Is any new immigration law going to be introduced in 2019 that might impact the skilled migrant category resident visa? I am asking because I can claim extra points by January 2019.

Thanks, Karol

We are not aware of any new policies to be introduced next year. One way to stay up to date is to subscribe to our Newsletter on our website.

Hi Simon, I submitted EOI under skilled migrant and I got ITA and I am not submitted my application yet, so, I realized I have two information related to one of my work experience (type of employment and start date) and the changes will not effect my total points and the change as follow: from part time to full time and from 14/July to 15/ July. My question is this small changes will effect my application if I submit it? If yes can I wait till my ITA expired and submit new EOI?

The change from part-time to full-time may affect your ability to claim points, but probably not in a negative way. You can file the Residence application and note the changes on the application form.

I need a small advice from you , I did a mistake in EOI – when did/will you start the work?? I mentioned 13 June(got work visa on this date )work start date instead of 18 June(official joining ) although month and year is same and after got ITA I realised this mistake and later in ITA I mentioned 13 June visa approval date-18 June start date while lodged the application.. And yes this does not effect on my claimed points at all . I thought start date means the visa approval date. My question – Is this mistake considered as major like false information or the minor one.

I wish i will get your reply ..

This is a minor mistake, and you can record the correction on the Skilled Migrant Residence application along with your explanation.

I have received an ITA for the EOI I submitted(175 points) and I realized made a genuine mistake in that I have claimed 6+ years for absolute skill shortage work experience instead it should be 2-5 years. Although I have indicated the correct years in the skilled work experience section. Can I calm this genuine mistake and submit the ITA application. I know it will reduce 5 points but the selection criteria were 160 by the time of submitting the EOI.

Highly appreciate your response in this one

If you still score more than 160 points with the reduction in the years of work experience, you can record the amendment when you make the application without any problem.

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New Zealand to close files and refund processing fees for visa backlog

Immigration New Zealand will refund roughly NZ$14 million in visa fees, and officially “lapse” those pending files that have accumulated since processing of offshore applications for temporary visas was suspended in August 2020
The country’s borders remain largely closed to international travellers and those restrictions are now expected to stay in place into 2022
Applicants, including prospective students, will be encouraged to re-apply when normal border operations and visa services resume

Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that up to 50,000 pending visa applications will be closed, and the associated processing fees and levies refunded, given that the files "cannot be processed due to New Zealand’s current border restrictions."

The backlog of temporary visa files, which includes applications for student visas, has been in limbo since 10 August 2020. That was the point at which New Zealand suspended offshore visa applications. Under its recently released guidelines, offshore applications for a temporary entry visa made before 10 August 2020 will be automatically closed and refunded. Similarly, any applications received by Immigration New Zealand after 10 August will also be closed and refunded, unless the traveller has an exception from the current border restrictions due to work or family reasons.

"Processing these refunds is a significant administrative exercise and is expected to take months," said Immigration New Zealand Visa Operations General Manager Nicola Hogg.

Immigration New Zealand says that there are roughly NZ$14 million in fees to be refunded. The agency will follow up with all affected applicants using the contact email address in the original visa applications, and explains:

"For applications submitted online, refunds will be paid to the card the original payment was paid from. If the payment was made by a third party on behalf of the applicant, such as a Licensed Immigration Advisor, it is the responsibility of the applicant and their representative to arrange reimbursement of the refund. Immigration New Zealand is not able to mediate between the applicant and their representative."
"For those where payment was made more than 12 months ago, applicants will be contacted to complete a refund form and provide a bank account number for the refund to be processed to."
"For applications submitted through other channels, applicants will be contacted to obtain payment details."

The immigration agency confirms as well that any future visa applications will not be adversely affected by the closing of the current files. However, adds Ms Hogg, "Refunding these applicants is the fair and pragmatic thing to do, particularly given the uncertainty that remains about when border restrictions may be eased or lifted."

With limited exceptions, including an estimated 1,250 foreign students that will be allowed to return to New Zealand this year under strict quarantine conditions, the country's borders remain closed to international travellers. Those border restrictions first went into effect in March 2020. In a May 2021 letter to education sector stakeholders, Education Minister Chris Hipkins indicated that the current closures will extend into 2022 .

For additional background, please see:

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Why and how to withdraw a job application

18 May 2023 by Patricia Laurenson

Steps to take if you no longer want a job you applied for.

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Telling the employer shows you're reliable, if you applied for a job but haven't heard back, if you're booked for an interview, if you've had an interview, if you've been offered a job, if your life has changed.

If you no longer want a job you've applied for, it's best to tell the employer that you're withdrawing your application as soon as possible.

This shows you're reliable and considerate, and it can improve your reputation with employers, because it will make their search for an employee easier.

If you don't withdraw your application, this could:

cost the employer time and money, as they may already be organising an interview for you, doing paperwork or making reference checks
harm your reputation with employers and make it harder to get a job.

If you withdraw your application as soon as you know you don't need the job, your politeness now could help you get a job with this employer - or a related organisation - in the future.

Even if you haven't heard back, let the employer know if you're no longer interested in their position. They could be organising an interview for you. If you let them know now it stops them wasting time.

If you applied online, you should be able to log in and change your status to show you're withdrawing your application.
Otherwise, get in touch with the employer using the contact details for the job advertisement.

You can just say, "This is to let you know I'm withdrawing my application for the role of [name of position]."

The employer may have spent hours organising interviews, and organising other staff to attend them.

Make sure they know you can't come by phoning them.
If you get an answerphone, leave a message and follow up by email.

We have had interview panels sitting in a room waiting for a candidate who withdrew 1 or 2 hours before the interview, by email, and of course sometimes you don't get to your emails until later in the day.

– Murray Watt, Senior HR Advisor

Remember – an interview is a two-way process.

It's okay to withdraw your interest in a role at any time and particularly after an interview. The interview is an opportunity for both the hiring panel and the candidate [you] to gauge whether the role is for you. If you have any doubts then it's okay to withdraw after an interview. The hiring manager will totally understand. They may be disappointed, but no one wants to offer someone a role that they don't feel 100% committed to – that doesn't work for anyone.

– Murray Watt, Senior HR Advisor

It's best to ring the person who ran the interview and let them know that you are withdrawing. If they don't answer their phone, leave a message and follow up by email.

Just because you've been offered a job, it doesn't mean you have to take it. You may have:

doubts about whether the role is right for you
found the conditions and salary aren't what you expected
found the employer is not willing to negotiate
already accepted another role.

Whatever the reason, if you don't want the job, let the employer know as soon as possible. They can then contact other people who're interested in the role.

You might really want a particular job, but be unable to take it up due to family commitments or other personal reasons.

If you think you can't take the job because you're shifting to live in a different place, you could ask if the employer would consider remote work, or if they have a branch in that location.

Otherwise, it's worth going into a bit more detail when you contact the employer. You could say:

"This is to let you know I have to withdraw my application for [position name] due to personal circumstances.

"I was very interested in this role and I hope I'll be able to apply for a similar one with you in time. Please keep my application on file."

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Hi guys, if I withdraw an application, can the information in this application be used against me in the next one? C.O has been assigned, PPI letter sent to me with concern so it most likely would be declined ( 2nd time in 6 month with the same company). My employer is willing to make a third one with higher pay rate but I know that inz will doubt of the credibility of this application. Both were LTSSL work visa, and what if we make ESV ? He's willing to pay 25.5 now while the other were on 23$. What your thoughts? Thank you

Originally Posted by MarionJoujou Hi guys, if I withdraw an application, can the information in this application be used against me in the next one? C.O has been assigned, PPI letter sent to me with concern so it most likely would be declined ( 2nd time in 6 month with the same company). My employer is willing to make a third one with higher pay rate but I know that inz will doubt of the credibility of this application. Both were LTSSL work visa, and what if we make ESV ? He's willing to pay 25.5 now while the other were on 23$. What your thoughts? Thank you what is your occupation and why you got PPI. if you dont mind sharing

Originally Posted by MarionJoujou Hi guys, if I withdraw an application, can the information in this application be used against me in the next one? Potentially, yes. INZ can (and often will) use any relevant information from any previous application, regardless of the outcome, when assessing any future application. E7.1.1 applies in the case of a temporary entry class visa application, and R5.20.1(b) in the case of a residence class visa application.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); First one as sous chef, declined cause not satisfied that I hold a job offer under LTSSL and second one as head chef the PPI point out that the salary is too low for head chef, that the menus are not changing often ( which is not my fault, I'm not working there yet!) And playing with some word on job description. LIA advise me to withdraw and find another company which is not easy where I live. Eastern Bay of plenty

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When Can an Employer Rescind a Job Offer?

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Rescinding a Job Offer

Is it too late to rescind, rescinding a job offer after acceptance, key takeaways, frequently asked questions.

As an employer, there may be times when you need to withdraw or rescind a job offer. For example, your business may no longer be in a stable financial position to hire new staff, or you might discover something unfavourable about a job candidate. There is a specific period where you can rescind an offer without repercussions and also times when you should not rescind a job offer as it would amount to a breach of the employment agreement. This article will explore when it is appropriate to rescind a job offer and alternative measures your business can take.

There may be times when you offer a position that is conditional on the prospective employee meeting certain conditions. Common conditions are criminal background checks , credit or reference checks. If you learn something unfavourable about the candidate during these checks, you may legally rescind the offer. You should inform the candidate that your decision was based on the outcome of these checks and remind them that these pre-conditions were clearly stated in the offer letter.

You can also rescind a job offer if the applicant has not yet accepted the offer. However, if the job offer has been accepted and you choose to rescind it, you risk opening your business to a personal grievance claim .

Suppose the prospective employee has already accepted the offer and agreed on the terms of the employment. Once the candidate meets any conditions you set and signs the employment agreement, the agreement becomes binding. Consequently, they are entitled to the same rights as if they were an employee.

Similarly, the prospective employee might verbally accept the terms of the employment, and your business is yet to provide a written agreement. In this case, the agreement would still be binding, although acceptance may be harder to prove without written evidence.

Once an employee accepts the terms of the agreement, it is best practice not to rescind your offer. This is the case regardless of whether the employee verbally accepted or did so in writing.

Following acceptance, the Courts will consider that the employee/employer relationship has started. Even in cases where the employee has not officially started working, the employment relationship is considered to have begun. In the event you no longer wish to have the prospective employee start work for your business, you must follow the proper termination procedure .

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It can often be a difficult process to dismiss an employee, especially when they are yet to start working for your business. There are limited circumstances where you can rescind a job offer, such as where your offer was conditional on certain elements, and your candidate failed to satisfy these. For example, employment might be conditional on a clean criminal history, clean drug test or sound reference checks. If you fail to follow a correct procedure, you open your business to receiving a personal grievance claim.

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Yes, you may rescind a job offer before a candidate accepts it. However, you should avoid doing so after acceptance, as the employment contract will be binding.

Suppose a candidate does not meet the pre-conditions required for employment, such as a clear criminal background check. In that case, you can withdraw the job offer. However, be sure you clarified that your offer was conditional on the employee meeting these conditions.

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Immigration Online terms of use
view your visa application and any associated information including documents you provide, and notifications from INZ; edit the visa application if it is still in draft; withdraw or submit the visa application; provide additional information up until the time of the decision on the application; share the application with other parties.
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Generally written notice of withdrawal must be given by each applicant. This form can be used by multiple applicants who made a combined visa application. Please either attach the completed withdrawal form within your ImmiAccount or send to the relevant processing centre. The address of the relevant processing centre dealing with your ...
Student enrolment termination form
Verify the details of current New Zealand visa holders. Use this form to notify Immigration New Zealand when terminating the enrolment of a foreign national holding a student visa. Do not use this form if students have completed or graduated from their course.