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Immigration New Zealand is an agency within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment that is responsible for facilitating and regulating immigration, tourism, foreign students and workers, and foreign investment in New Zealand. Immigration NZ's other responsibilities include migrant attraction, visa facilitation, border protection ...
A New Zealand general entry stamp issued to a temporary entry class visa holder. A New Zealand Visitor Visa stamp granted on arrival to a visa waiver traveller. A New Zealand Resident Visa stamp granted on arrival under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement on an Australian travel document. These stamps have been discontinued from 19 March 2018.
The SMC combines both a points-based system as well as minimum requirements. The minimum points required is 6, and other minimum requirements include that one holds current skilled employment or an offer of skilled employment with a New Zealand employer that holds an accreditation with Immigration New Zealand, be aged 55 or under, be healthy, be of good character, and meet minimum English ...
In contrast to a New Zealand permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen. is entitled to hold and travel on a New Zealand passport; must never be deported from New Zealand; can stand for public office; does not need a visa for their return to New Zealand; is entitled to New Zealand consular protection; may represent New Zealand at international ...
In New Zealand, international students are not required to apply for a student visa if they are studying for a course which is less than three months in duration. Under certain circumstances international students can seek part-time employment for up to 20 hours per week whilst studying (full-time) in a course that at least 6 months in duration.
The decisions of Australia and New Zealand to close borders to international students in 2021 also contributed to the surge in Indian student migration to Canada. [ 38 ] [ 40 ] According to student reports from India, study permit refusal rates to Canada were as high as 60% during the Fall 2021 semester. [ 41 ]
If attending a course which is longer than 6 months, New Zealand citizens can apply for a Tier 4 student visa in New Zealand or in the UK merely by completing the application form, quoting the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) reference number issued to them by their UK education provider and presenting evidence of care arrangements ...
Due to New Zealand's geographic isolation, several centuries passed before the next phase of settlement, that of Europeans. Only then did the original inhabitants need to distinguish themselves from the new arrivals, using the adjective "māori" which means "ordinary" or "indigenous" which later became a noun although the term New Zealand native was common until about 1890.