NZ PhD Student Visa, 5 Month Processing time

[shikar]

Hi Urdu, Brainwave,

I am also moving to UoA. Would like to be in touch .

dBasu ji.. looks like we got company

[Urdu]

You people are welcome, I am going to Department of Chemistry UoA, while brainwave have mentioned that he is going to Electrical Engineering Department UoA, but still waiting for visa. So shikar, from where u are and in which department u are going?

[shikar]

Hi Urdu,

I am from India. I will be moving to the Engineering Dept at UoA.

Could you please send me your email id.

[Urdu]

Dear bro,
U can mail me

[Brainwave06]

Hi shikar,

Sorry I was busy that's y couldn't get back to you before. I am also going to Electrical Engineering Department and waiting for my VISA. Don't know how much more time it will take

Here is my Email ID brainwave06@gmail.com, in case if you want to contact.

[shikar]

Hi Brainwave,

Thanks for the reply.

[shikar]

Hello,

After a long time, I received an email from visa officer asking for supplementary information. Any news for others?

Lets keep this thread alive.

Thanks!

[Brainwave06]

Hello.

I emailed my visa officer the other day and she said that my file is in verification process.
Lets see what happens now

[Care]

so u got the visa or still and wht u think thy verified?
and hw long it took?

[Brainwave06]

I am still waiting and don't know how much more time it will take. She said that she is expecting the result soon but she didn't give me any time frame.

[shikar]

Hello Brainwave,

So you can expect yours soon . This is the second month for me.. Lets hope for the best...

Best Wishes!

[Brainwave06]

Thanks shikar.

Best of luck to u 2...

[Brainwave06]

Hurrrraaaaaayyyyyyyyyy..........

Just received email from my visa officer.......
My VISA has been approved...Thank GOD

I am very happy today.............

[Brainwave06]

Best of luck to all who are still waiting.

[Urdu]

Hey Brainwave!
That's a very good news. Congrats and enjoy your life there.
Hope all will get their visa soon!

[shikar]

Congrats brainwave once again...

Urdu .. I had dropped you an email.. Kindly check it.. I think you can expect yours very soon.. Best wishes bro...

[Brainwave06]

Thanks a lot .....urdu & shikar

Best of luck to u 2

[marry123]

Hi , I also submitted my application for student visa for PhD at New Delhi on September 10 ,2009. I also got that my application has been forwarded to IPG department wellington for processing . On October 16, 2009 I got that Visa officer has been allocated to my application for processing. Please let me know in which department your application was forwarded for processing and which branch. I got information that IPG branch , they take one month to complete the processing after allocation of officer. I am also facing same problem.. my scholarship lapsing date is October 31, 2009. I have already intimate them about it. But still I did not get any reply. I am also waiting for my visa

[shikar]

Dear future applicants,

It took 5 months for processing my PhD student visa application i.e ( 4 May to 3 October)

4 May - I submitted my application with TT services and they gave me a receipt acknowledging my application. You can use this receipt number to track your documents while in transit.

12 May- I received a letter stating that my application has been fwded to IPB in wellington for further processing long with my passport enclosed. Until this stage you can track your documents in TT services website.

< After a long wait I emailed them asking for a status on 9 June to the email address given in the letter>

14 June - I received an email from my visa officer asking for International Travel History, educational Background and Employment history. - Initial assessment

21 July - I received another email from my visa officer asking for International Travel History, educational Background and Employment history plus family deceleration along with several other hard copies like passport copy birth certificates, etc- Further assessment

1 August - Documents reach IPB and send for standard verification check

27 Sept - Final assessment process began

3 October - Visa approved.

[Beautiful Mind]

Hi , I also submitted my application for student visa for PhD at New Delhi on September 10 ,2009. I also got that my application has been forwarded to IPG department wellington for processing . On October 16, 2009 I got that Visa officer has been allocated to my application for processing. Please let me know in which department your application was forwarded for processing and which branch. I got information that IPG branch , they take one month to complete the processing after allocation of officer. I am also facing same problem.. my scholarship lapsing date is October 31, 2009. I have already intimate them about it. But still I did not get any reply. I am also waiting for my visa

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[Ginger Cat]

Hi guys!

I've got myself in really awkward situation. I'm a PhD student in NZ and decided to visit my family in my home city. Wasn't aware of IPG and stuff, because I got my previous PhD student visa through the university since I have been already in NZ.

So, I happily arrived home, applied for renewal of my PhD student visa through the branch of Immigration NZ in Moscow. They got it on 30th of August 2012. On 14th of September I got that all my docs were sent to that IPG.
It's so much frustrating news for me. I am already a PhD student, studied for one year and thought that the application for renewal from offshore just as easy as onshore. It was a huge big mistake. I am from Siberia and was going to spend here just one month. Now I need to wait, probably till the end of Oct and winter is quickly is coming here. All my things is in NZ in my flat. Gosh.

Never anybody apply for renewal of PhD visa offshore. It's a huge big mistake. The worst thing is that I have a signed contract with deadlines, and had some presentations that now I need to cancel.

I hope this my post will serve as lesson for somebody and will help.

P.S. Didn't know that NZ is so paranoid about PhD. Btw, I am from Russia.

BTW Have you guys filled the form INZ1200. Only me thinks that that form is bloody crazy?

[ms_muthu]

Hi I got approved L1 visa in 2010 but not used.In 2011 I have resigned my job from the company and joined in another concern. My home employer sent an email to USICS to cancel my L1 Visa. I was marked in the Email. But No reply to that email.After one year I have joined back to my Previous Employer. Can I use the L1 Visa now? I still have one more year to visa expiration and the Stamping is available on my Passport.

Can you please confirm, either can I use the L1 visa now or Do you thing Is there a chance for cancellation in USICS system?

Thanks in advance.

[shomu]

i have just applied for student visa as i have got COE for phd in a university in New Zealand. I received an email confirming that my case is transferred to IBP. please comment on how long they are taking to assess such applications?

[Ginger Cat]

i have just applied for student visa as i have got COE for phd in a university in New Zealand. I received an email confirming that my case is transferred to IBP. please comment on how long they are taking to assess such applications?

For one guy from my home country it took 5 months... Which uni have you applied to?

[Beautiful Mind]

For one guy from my home country it took 5 months... Which uni have you applied to?

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[Ginger Cat]

They have been processing PhD student visa in 5 months, as shared earlier by other people. but now i have heard that they have speed up the process now they take less than 5 months to process the visa. Anyone there who got the visa in last six month or a year??
My application has arrived IPG a month ago, still waiting for case officer to be assigned.
Please share if you have your visa under process or if you have received it lately.

That country is Russia. He just lodged his application in May and got visa just recently in October. So it took 5 month. I lodged my application in the end of August and waiting.... Nothing was speeded up I guess...

[smt14xp]

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[FreisingerTUM]

Hi,
I have applied for student visa on 25.10.2012 to pursue PhD at University of Auckland. On 1 November I received a reply that my application has been transferred to IPG, Wellington. An acknowledgement email was arrived on 9 November says my application is in queue and case officer will be allocated within 8 weeks. But on 8th of november before receiving acknowledgement email. An immigration officer contacted me and he said I have quickly checked your application, please send me the document. I don't know how long is gonna take for visa. Do you guys know present processing timeframe for visa ?

[shomu]

may i ask you from which country you belong? im from pakistan. i have been waiting since 5 weeks for the completion of this 6-8 weeks time period for this allocation of case officer.

[shomu]

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY GOT VISA: how long your visa was valid for? for one year or equal to the duration of your phd.