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Wednesday 5 September 2012

New Zealand Citizenship Documents Required

New Zealand Citizenship Documents Required



                           



The applicant must provide:


  • Birth certificate
  • Adoption order, if applicable
  • Change of name document(s), if applicable
  • Passport or other photographic state-issued identification, if applicable
  • Evidence of name used in the community

Also the claim parent must provide:


  • Change of name document(s), if applicable
  • Deeds of paternity, if applicable
  • Proof of New Zealand citizenship, if applicable
  • Passport or other photographic state-issued identification, if applicable
  • Applicant's birth certificate
  • This document records the applicant’s name, place and date of birth and their parent(s) names. This document is required in all cases.



Applicant's passport
If the applicant does not have a passport, they must provide alternative state-issued photographic identification.

Applicant’s adoption order
This is required where the person being registered has been adopted outside of New Zealand.

Claim parent’s passport or state-issued identification
If the claim parent does not have a passport they must provide alternative state-issued photographic identification.

Change of name documents
Any official change of name documents are required (e.g. marriage certificate for change through marriage, deed poll certificate) where applicable. Please note that you will not need to send documents if the claim parent or applicant was born in New Zealand and changed their name in New Zealand or if the marriage took place in New Zealand.

Evidence of name used in the community
Please provide two other forms of evidence showing that the applicant or claim parent uses the name on their identification documentation. Evidence may include:


  • Current utility account (e.g. telephone, electricity) issued within the last 12 months.
  • Current drivers licence.
  • Proof of their name on an electoral roll.
  • Current photo identification cards.
  • Bank or tax statements issued within the last 12 months.
  • Current cards issued for Government services.


Claim parents proof of citizenship
You will not need to send documents if the claim parent:
was born in New Zealand; or has New Zealand citizenship by grant; or has confirmation of New Zealand citizenship by other means. You will need to send documents if the claim parent:
was born in the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau.

Deeds of paternity
Establishing paternity is the legal term for determining who is the father of a child under New Zealand law.

If the claim to New Zealand citizenship by descent is through the mother then it is not necessary to establish who the father is. But if paternity is not established then the father's name will not be added to our records.

If the claim to New Zealand citizenship by descent is through the father, then we must establish paternity. In general, a person’s father is assumed to be the man named on a person’s birth certificate.

If the applicant’s father is not named on their birth certificate, and the claim for citizenship is through the father, paternity will need to be established. Paternity is normally established by the completion of deeds of paternity by both parents.

The current passports of both parents are required in all cases where deeds of paternity are completed.




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Saturday 1 September 2012

New Zealand Study Visa Requirements

new zealand study visa  documents requirements

   

  • Make sure you submit everything we require, including the fee                                                                 Along with your completed (and signed) application form you will also need to provide all the information listed at the back of the application form and the correct fee. If you do not submit the required information with your application we cannot accept it for processing.
  • Make sure you meet our health requirements                                                                                 What you have to provide us with depends on how long you will be staying in New Zealand.
  • Studying in New Zealand for between six months and one year?                                                                You may also need to provide a completed Temporary Entry X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) PDF to show you have been screened for tuberculosis (TB).    
  

                              

  • Studying in New Zealand for more than one year?                                                                                     You will need to complete a medical examination and a medical and x-ray certificate.
  • Pregnant women and children under the age of 11 years are not required to submit x-ray certificates unless a special report is required.


Make sure your meet our character requirements
If you are studying in New Zealand for more than two years you will also have to provide a police certificate, less than six months old, from your country of citizenship and from any country in which you have lived for five or more years since reaching 17 years of age.

new zealand student visa

NEW STUDENT VISA POLICY



Evidence of Funds increase

As of 2 April 2012, the funds a student will need to show they have access to will be $15,000 per annum (pro rata for short courses).  N.B. It is not the start date of the course in this case that dictates the amount of money required, it’s the date the application for a visa is deemed to be accepted.
The increased amount applies to student visa applications that are lodged on, or after 2 April 2012.  If a student visa application is lodged before 2 April 2012, then the current sum of $10,000 per annum applies.  It is expected that the date of application lodgement is relevant to the start date of the course. For example, we do not expect to see students lodging their applications in March for courses that begin in September.

On 2 April 2012, the amount of funds required to study in New Zealand per year was increased to NZD$15,000 for courses of 36 weeks or longer; NZD$1,250 per month for courses less than 36 weeks.

Note: There is no change in the evidence of funds that are acceptable, i.e. education loan, PPF, EPF, fixed deposits, saving certificates, bank statements etc.

Property valuation, sale deeds etc continue to be unacceptable evidence for demonstrating availability of funds.

Study to Work Visa changes 
The changes to eligibility for Graduate Job Search and Graduate Work Experience visas came into effect on 2 April 2012.
Amongst the changes to eligibility, INZ is now making it clear that we expect the student to have studied the whole qualification in New Zealand, not partly offshore (unless it is a level 7 qualification, such as a twinned degree with a foreign university)



The following categories of Student applicants are eligible to be considered for a Graduate Job Search or Graduate Work Experience visa:
Students who have completed a qualification at level 7 or above on the New Zealand Qualification Framework and studied that qualification in New Zealand for at least one academic year; OR
Students who have completed a two year qualification at level 4* to 6 on the New Zealand Qualification Framework and studied that qualification in New Zealand for at least two academic years; OR

Students who have completed two individual qualifications at level 4* to 6 on the New Zealand Qualification Framework, where each qualification required at least one academic year study in New Zealand, provided the second qualification is at a higher level than the first (two years study in New Zealand in total).  For example, a Level 5 followed by a level 6, where each qualification is one academic year in length. This is commonly called the “1+1” model.

For students following the “1+1” model, we do not need to see an offer of place for the second qualification, because your visa will not be granted for the second qualification upfront. However, you will need to explain your study pathway.  Both the “1+1” and one two year qualification are equally viable education opportunities. INZ just needs to be sure that, if your goal is to obtain a graduate work visa once you finish studying, you have a viable study pathway in mind and are able to finance that pathway. If your goal is only to do one course, you may like to consider applying for a Limited Visa.

* PLEASE NOTE - Not all level 4 qualifications are eligible – only National Certificates Level 4 or the newly introduced NZQA owned “New Zealand Certificate” Level 4 qualify if they meet conditions listed in Immigration Instructions SM 14.10.

An academic year means a minimum of two semesters equating to at least eight months of study.

Please note that these changes do not apply to students who commence their course before 2 April 2012.  Those students will come under the “old rules”.

A student is considered to have commenced their course before 2 April if:
that student is in New Zealand; and
has begun studying the course and is attending the provider;
and holds the correct authority from Immigration to study - a valid student visa or interim student visa.

If a student does not arrive in New Zealand and is hence unable to start his/her course before 02 April 2012, they will not be eligible for the existing study to work graduate pathway after completing their proposed course of study.
If they arrive and start their course on or after 02 April 2012 the student will need to be eligible for the new study to work pathway which requires the completion of two full time courses (with the second course needing to be at a higher level than the first course).

Note: Given that students from this market are seeking a pathway to residence, the pathway to work and residence post study will be possible only if the intended course of study meets the above mentioned requirements.

Student visa applicants intending on moving to work and residence will therefore need to demonstrate a genuine intent to study for two years in New Zealand (unless their course is Level 7 or above). Students must have the funds required for the duration of the first visa. Additionally, if the student intends on studying in New Zealand for longer, they may also be asked to demonstrate that they will have access to sufficient funds for the remainder of their study plan.  While INZ does not need to see the actual funds for subsequent study years upfront, providing documentary evidence to demonstrate that the future funds are available at the time of first visa application will assist in the immigration officer’s decision.

Students who only intend on studying in New Zealand for one year, or who do not intend on moving through to work and residence, may like to apply for a limited visa for that purpose.

Effective 21 November 2011, there has been a change in approach, and instructions, to the decision making process for temporary entry visa applications made in offshore branches of Immigration New Zealand. INZ is now only obliged to seek comment from an applicant prior to making a final decision on an application when the decision is made on the basis of any potentially prejudicial information (PPI), as per E7.15 below.
E7.15 Potentially prejudicial information
a. In accordance with the principles of fairness and natural justice set out in the Administration chapter (see A1), applicants will be given the opportunity to comment before a decision is made on the basis of any potentially prejudicial information (PPI).
b. PPI is factual information or material that:

  • i. was not obtained from the applicant or the applicant’s authorised representative or agent; and
  • ii. is not publicly available, or the applicant is not necessarily aware of the material or information; and
  • iii. the material or information will or may adversely affect the outcome of an application; and
  • iv. the applicant has not previously had an opportunity to comment on the information or material.

Note: Where an applicant has had an opportunity to comment on the information or material during the course of a previous application, the information or material is not potentially prejudicial information as per