According to Immigration New Zealand, it has been confirmed that the backlog of thousands of student visa applications have been cleared after the same was ordered by the Minister.
As far as the stats are concerned, the commencement of July saw a backlog of 5500 applications as it has been claimed by the department that the same has been accumulated, courtesy the some really bad planning as well as after two peak application periods.
Also, some applicants have to wait a long as for three months to have their applications processed and hence the orders were given by the Immigration minister to clear all the pending applications by the end of July.
It is the mid of August now, but Nigel Bickle, who is the chief executive at Immigration New Zealand, it has been confirmed that till now only 200 visa application are awaiting their approval.
He has also confirmed and told the Minister that Immigration New Zealand will soon come out with a much improved plan by the ending of the month September. The plan would be regarding the strategies to make the system more and more efficient.
It is good news for all those prospective students who are intending to study in the land of Kiwis. Those planning to enroll themselves in ace education institutions in NZ are advised to visit http://www.abhinav.com/newzealand-student-visa.htm