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Common Questions Archive
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Common Immigration Questions
Common Employment Questions
Common Education Questions
Common Immigration Advisor Questions
Common Assessment Form Questions
> Common Immigration Questions
Who can be a main applicant?
Can I join my brother/sister in New Zealand?
How do I apply as a skilled migrant?
Who can be included in my residency application?
How long will the visa or permit process take?
What is NZQA?
Can I claim points for my work experience?
Why was the Immigration Advisors Licensing Act 2007 put in place?
Will my children have to pay foreign student fees if I am on a work permit?
What is the difference between a visa and a permit?
As a visitor, can I apply for a different permit while I'm in New Zealand?
Will the New Zealand Embassy or Immigration help me with my application?
Can Immigration New Zealand refuse my application?
how to apply student visa
> Common Employment Questions
What is the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC)?
What is the Long Term Skills Shortage List?
What is the Residence from Work Category?
What is the Work to Residence Category?
What is a temporary work permit/visa?
What is a Working Holiday Visa (WHV)?
What does a residence permit allow me to do?
Can I include my family in my Work to Residence applications?
What is the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Work Policy?
What is the Seasonal Work Permit?
Can I get a work visa without a job offer?
Can you help me find a new job in New Zealand?
Can I be offered employment without a valid work permit/visa?
What can I do to find employment in NZ without a work permit/visa?
How can I get a work permit/visa?
How can I have my partner and children join me now I'm working in New Zealand?
Can a partner of a New Zealand citizens/residents work in New Zealand?
> Common Education Questions
Do I need to apply for a visa to study in New Zealand?
Can I apply for a Graduate Job Search Work permit/visa?
Can I look after a child in New Zealand who has a student permit?
> Immigration Advisors Questions
My Licensed Immigration Advisor has assessed me as being eligible for residence in New Zealand. If I apply without his or her help, can I be certain of success?
Why do most people use a Licensed Immigration Advisor to present their visa/permit applications?
Does your work end when a visa/permit application is made?
Can you represent me after I have submitted an application?
What is the Immigration Advisors Authority?
What does the Immigration Advisors Licensing Act 2007 require?
When does the law take effect?
Who needs to get a license?
Are education provider employees exempt from having to hold a license?
What types of licenses are available?
What about Advisors who are working overseas?
Do the same rules apply offshore as onshore?
Does a non-lawyer staff member employed by law firms need a license under the Act?
Can the Registrar grant a license to a company?
How do I know if my Immigration Advisor has a license?
> Common Assessment Form Questions
Why does selection criteria in the Skilled Migrant Category vary?
How long will the automatic selection points remain at 140 points?
What if I have received an Invitation to Apply, but now do not meet the new selection criteria?
Is there any chance of being selected from the pool if I don't have 140 points?
Why does Immigration New Zealand select people based on criteria as well as point scores?
What if I have more than 100 points, but my Expression of Interest is not selected on the selection day?