In the recent past, we have observed that New Zealand Immigration (INZ) is conducting telephonic interviews and student visas are refused in many Cases.

We have identified major reasons for visa refusal of students ..

1. Not having sufficient knowledge about the course /Institution applied.
2. Lack of clarity regarding future plans.
3. Discrepancies in work experience letter/details provided by the student and as cross verified by the visa officer during telephonic verification with the employer.
4. 4.Funds that could not be verified.
5. 5.Not mentioning the name of primary agent.

To minimize the visa refusals, please take care of the following points ..

• Ask the students to go through the contents of the course and website of the institution to get detailed information about the course / institution applied.
• Make the students prepare the answers of various questions which he/she should aware of and which may asked by the visa officer during the interview.
• Ask the student to make his/her future plans i.e. what he/she will be doing after completion of the course.(Short term and long term plans).Related to SOP.
• Verify the work experience of the student at your end before submitting the same to INZ to verify the genuineness and authenticity.
• Coordinate with the employer to avoid mismatch of the information during cross verification by INZ.
• Ensure students coordinate with bank of sponsors, if call is received from INZ to verify the funds.