10 June 2013 at 9:00 am
Visa options checker live
A new and improved online Visa Options Check is now live on the Immigration New Zealand website.
The options checker provides better information specific to student circumstances on the range of visas that applicants may be eligible for.
The new Visa Options Check is easy to use. Users start by choosing one of four simple options: Visit, Study, Work or Live. From there, the navigation is straightforward.
The new options checker is the first, small step in the rollout of Immigration New Zealand’s new technology platform, Immigration ONLINE.
When fully implemented by the end of 2015, Immigration ONLINE will allow all visa applicants to apply online. Information entered into Visa Options Check will be used to pre-populate part of a customer’s application form. Many will be able to complete the entire process online, through to final decision and receiving their visa.
Visa applicants, or advisers acting for them, will be able to complete and upload forms, supporting documents and photos, pay fees and ask questions online.
Online visa applications will start later this year with students and some temporary workers. By mid-2014, full online student visa processing will be possible through to final decision, and advisers will be able to view appropriate details of their clients’ applications online.
