17 February 2016 at 9:00 am
Student visa approval rates available
The 2015 approval rates for student visas are now available on the Immigration New Zealand website here.
The list of approval rates for student visas is updated every year by Immigration New Zealand and relates to the change to Rule 18 of the Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules, which was implemented in October 2015. Only relevant student visa categories are counted to produce this list, which covers offshore student visa applications only.
The rule change brought in to effect different programme entry requirements for international students from countries with a student visa approval rate below 80 per cent. English language entry requirements for international students from countries with a student visa approval rate of 80 percent or above remained the same.
Organisations have until 2 March 2016 to reflect the updated approval rates.
