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Please be informed that the New Zealand Visa Application Centre (Hong Kong) will be closed on 17 May 2013 and resume on 20 May 2013. For further details, please
click here.
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19 April 2013: Removal of Panel Doctor in
Guangxi Province
Effective 1 May 2013, the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
in Guangxi Province will no longer act as a Panel Doctor for the purpose of
providing medical and X-ray certificates for applications for visas to New
Zealand.
Applicants for visas who are resident in Guangxi province and who are required
to provide medical and X-ray certificates as part of their application, will
need to undergo examinations with Panel Doctors in Guangdong Province. For
a list of Immigration New Zealand Panel Doctors in China, please refer to
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/branch/chinahomepage/panel-doctors-china/
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2 April 2013: Change of office at which Resident
Visa Applications from people living in Hong Kong and Macau can be submitted
From 3 April 2013, applications for Resident Visas from people living in Hong
Kong and Macau will be submitted to the New Zealand VAC in Hong Kong at:
New Zealand Visa Application Centre
14 A, Neich Tower, 128 Gloucester Road,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong, 999077
Please note that for resident visa applications submitted to the Hong Kong VAC,
additional courier fees of 300 HKD per application are required for all
applications.
If a second courier is required after approval in principle of a resident visa
application a further 220 HKD is payable per application. For further details,
please click here. |
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2 April 2013: Change of visa applications from
Pacific citizens
From 5 April 2013, visa applications from people living in
China and Hong Kong who are citizens of Australia, American Samoa, the Cook
Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, or
Western Samoa can be submitted directly to Visa Application Centres in China
and Hong Kong. |
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17 December 2012:
If you are applying for a resident's visa and have opted for courier delivery
of your result, please be aware that if your original documents are returned to
you during the processing of your application, a second courier fee will be
required. In these situations, Visa Application Centre (VAC) staff will contact
you and request that the additional courier fee be paid.
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06 November 2012: Change of Visa Application
Centre for residents of Sichuan, Chongqing, Henan, Guizhou and Yunnan
From 3 December 2012 visa applications from people who are residents in
Sichuan, Chongqing, Henan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces will be processed in
Shanghai.
Applications from residents of these provinces must be lodged either in person
or by mail at the New Zealand Visa Application Centre (NZVAC) in Shanghai at:
New Zealand Visa Application Centre
2/F, Guangdong Development Bank Tower
No. 555 Xujiahui Road
Huangpu District
Shanghai
If paying by Bank Transfer and submitting your application to the Shanghai Visa
Application Centre, applicants should remit their fees to the following bank
account:
Name of Bank: Bank of Shanghai Luwan Branch
Bank Account Number: 31628503001445846
Account Holder Name: SHANGHAI SHENHUI OVERSEAS AFFAIRS SERVICE
CO., LTD.
For more information on the process of submitting visa applications at the New
Zealand Visa Application Centre in Shanghai please go to the Visa Application
Centre website at:
www.newzealandvisachina.com or call + 86 21 33662734; +86 21 33662784
between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. The Visa Application Centre can
also be contacted via:
infosha.nzcn@vfshelpline.com
Applications can be submitted to the New Zealand Visa Application Centre
between 8.00 am and 3.00 pm Monday to Friday.
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14 September 2012: Notice for the change of Bank Account for New Zealand
Visa Application Centre Beijing:
As 11 of September 2012, the New Bank Account has come into use. Please be
noted that all applicants need to use the New Bank Account from 11 September
2012 onwards when you apply for visa application by mail through New Zealand
Visa Application Centre Beijing.
Name of Bank: Bank of China Beijing Embassy District Sub-branch,
Bank Account Number: 341 559 508 313
Account Holder Name: Beijing Shuangxiong Foreign Service Company Visa
Application Center. |
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30 July 2012: Changes to immigration health screening
The following changes take effect from 30 July 2012 and will affect
all visa applicants who require immigration health screening.
All temporary entry class and residence class visa applicants can re-use
previously submitted medical and chest X-ray certificates provided they are
less than 36 months old, unless there are identified risk factors.
Applicants who have spent six consecutive months since their last application
in any country(ies) outside the list of countries with a low incidence of
tuberculosis (TB), must be rescreened for TB, which will require them to
provide a new chest X-ray certificate.
Foreign fee-paying students (excluding PhD and New Zealand Aid
Programme-supported students) will not be required to provide a medical
certificate and will only be screened for TB, which will require them to
provide a chest X-ray certificate, unless there are identified risk factors.
Foreign fee-paying students (excluding PhD and New Zealand Aid
Programme-supported students) must hold acceptable insurance as a condition of
their student visa.
Partners and dependent children of New Zealand citizens and residents, and
people who have been recognised as having refugee or protection status in New
Zealand (and their partners and children), will only be screened for medical
conditions for which a medical waiver cannot be granted.
Partners and dependent children of New Zealand citizens and residents who were:
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eligible for inclusion in a residence application
made by their partner or parent, but were not included in, or
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were withdrawn from their partner or parent’s
application will be required to undergo full medical screening rather than
limited screening, if they apply for any type of visa in the future. They will
also be ineligible for a medical waiver if they do not have an acceptable
standard of health.
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Where it has been determined that it is likely that an applicant will impose
significant cost or demand on New Zealand’s health or special education
services, the applicant’s (or other party’s) ability to pay for or provide
health or special education services, has no bearing on whether they will
impose significant cost or demand on these services.
These changes will not affect the outcome of applications lodged before 30
July 2012. Amendments have also been made to Immigration New
Zealand (INZ) medical and chest X-ray certificates. Pre-30 July 2012 versions
of medical and chest X-ray certificates will be accepted by INZ until 31
December 2012.
Further information on the changes can be found at: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/general/generalinformation/news/healthchanges.htm |
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30 July 2012: New Parent Category
From 30 July, people will be able to express their interest in
applying for residence as parents of New Zealand citizens or residents, using
the Parent Category Expression of Interest Form (INZ 1202). The completed form,
along with the relevant fee (NZ$420) should be sent to:
Immigration New Zealand
PO Box 276118
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland
New Zealand
For details on how to lodge an Expression of Interest please refer to the
Parent Category Guide at http://www.immigration.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/2D3150D0-23C8-444F-B60F-8ADE49711FBF/0/INZ120730July2012.pdf |
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19 June 2012: VISA APPLICATION FEE INCREASE FROM 2 JULY 2012
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Change of Visa Application Centre for residents of Hunan and Hubei
From 16 April 2012 visa applications from people resident in
these provinces should be lodged either in person or by mail, at:
New Zealand Visa Application Centre
2/F, Guangdong Development Bank Tower
No. 555 Xujiahui Road
Huangpu District
Shanghai
If lodging an application in person, fees should be paid in cash at the Visa
Application Centre.
If lodging an application by mail, fees should be paid by bank transfer to the
following bank account:
Name of Bank: Bank of Shanghai Luwan Branch
Bank Account Number: 31628503001445846
Account Holder Name: SHANGHAI SHENHUI OVERSEAS AFFAIRS SERVICE
CO., LTD.
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Electronic visas (E Visas) not consistently recognized at Chinese borders
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) grants electronic visas (e visas) to a wide range
of applicants to facilitate efficient visa processing and customer convenience.
Customers granted e visas will receive a letter with the details of the visa
instead of a label in their passport.
INZ has been notified that e visas cannot be used to depart China; customers
who have been granted an e visa and who want to depart China should contact
their nearest INZ Branch and ask to have a label put in their passport.
INZ is working with the Chinese authorities to allow e visas to be used to
depart China. |
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VFS Global Services (VFS) has been appointed by Immigration New Zealand (INZ)
as a collection agent for visa applications with effect from 12 August in
Shanghai and from 17 October for Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. |
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