19 October 2023
Janelle Han
[FYI request #24206 email]
DOIA 2324-0663
Tēnā koe Janelle
Thank you for your email of 22 September 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing:
Fee-paying student visa application outcomes for applicants from outside New Zealand, broken
down by applicant nationality [data for 1 January 2023 – 22 September 2023].
Our Response
Please refer to the attached appendix for the information requested.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further
assistance, please contact
[email address]
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Clifford
Director Visa
Chief Operating Officer Immigration Branch
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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Appendix
Decisions on fee-paying student visa applications from offshore, broken down by nationality and
decision status between 1 January 2023 and 22 September 2023, as at 11 October 2023
Nationality
Approved
Declined
Withdrawn Total number of
applications
applications applications decided
applications
Afghanistan
3
10
0
13
Albania
2
1
0
3
Algeria
1
0
0
1
Angola
0
2
0
2
Argentina
80
6
1
87
Austria
38
0
0
38
Azerbaijan
2
1
0
3
Bangladesh
58
53
4
115
Belarus
2
1
0
3
Belgium
45
0
1
46
Belize
1
0
0
1
Benin
1
1
0
2
Bermuda
1
1
0
2
Bhutan
5
0
0
5
Bolivia
4
1
0
5
Botswana
2
0
0
2
Brazil
471
49
2
522
Brunei Darussalam
10
0
0
10
Bulgaria
1
1
0
2
Burundi
0
2
0
2
Cambodia
100
18
2
120
Cameroon
2
5
0
7
Canada
142
3
3
148
Chile
456
24
2
482
China
7,613
291
104
8,008
Colombia
275
11
0
286
Congo
0
2
0
2
Costa Rica
3
0
0
3
Croatia
3
0
0
3
Cuba
1
0
0
1
Czech Republic
13
0
0
13
Democratic Republic of Congo 0
2
0
2
Denmark
82
1
0
83
Dominica
0
1
0
1
Dominican Republic
3
0
0
3
Ecuador
78
5
1
84
Egypt
10
10
1
21
El Salvador
1
0
0
1
Eritrea
1
0
0
1
Ethiopia
3
1
0
4
2
Nationality
Approved
Declined
Withdrawn Total number of
applications
applications applications decided
applications
Federated States of
1
0
0
1
Micronesia
Fiji
171
49
5
225
Finland
13
0
0
13
France
224
10
1
235
Gambia
0
1
0
1
Georgia
1
1
1
3
Germany
889
2
2
893
Ghana
15
20
0
35
Great Britain
149
4
1
154
Greece
2
1
0
3
Grenada
1
1
0
2
Guatemala
0
1
0
1
Guyana
0
1
0
1
Honduras
0
2
0
2
Hong Kong
292
8
5
305
Hungary
11
0
0
11
Iceland
1
0
0
1
India
3,969
2,627
183
6,779
Indonesia
313
15
2
330
Iran
109
88
10
207
Iraq
6
13
0
19
Ireland
20
1
0
21
Israel
4
2
0
6
Italy
162
0
1
163
Jamaica
1
0
0
1
Japan
1,399
6
7
1,412
Jordan
6
10
1
17
Kazakhstan
15
3
0
18
Kenya
14
15
0
29
Kiribati
7
0
1
8
Kuwait
22
1
0
23
Kyrgyzstan
4
2
0
6
Laos
38
1
0
39
Latvia
3
0
1
4
Lebanon
3
1
0
4
Liberia
0
3
0
3
Libya
2
5
0
7
Lithuania
1
0
0
1
Luxembourg
2
0
0
2
Macau
12
1
0
13
Madagascar
0
1
0
1
Malawi
2
0
0
2
Malaysia
333
15
2
350
Maldives
12
4
0
16
3
Nationality
Approved
Declined
Withdrawn Total number of
applications
applications applications decided
applications
Malta
1
0
0
1
Marshall Islands
1
0
0
1
Mauritius
9
0
0
9
Mexico
113
7
0
120
Mongolia
10
9
1
20
Morocco
1
1
0
2
Mozambique
1
0
0
1
Myanmar
102
48
3
153
Nauru
1
0
0
1
Nepal
425
1,286
10
1,721
Netherlands
64
1
0
65
Nigeria
41
57
0
98
North Korea
0
1
0
1
Norway
98
4
0
102
Oman
30
0
0
30
Pakistan
106
106
4
216
Palau
2
0
0
2
Palestine
3
3
0
6
Panama
4
1
0
5
Papua New Guinea
67
12
1
80
Paraguay
3
1
0
4
Peru
34
2
0
36
Philippines
742
172
13
927
Poland
10
0
0
10
Portugal
14
2
0
16
Russia
145
110
2
257
Rwanda
1
4
0
5
Samoa
53
5
2
60
Saudi Arabia
31
9
0
40
Senegal
0
2
0
2
Seychelles
1
0
0
1
Singapore
203
6
1
210
Slovakia
6
0
0
6
Slovenia
1
0
0
1
Solomon Islands
30
0
0
30
South Africa
41
24
2
67
South Korea
801
18
6
825
South Sudan
0
1
0
1
Spain
86
0
0
86
Sri Lanka
758
186
21
965
St Lucia
2
0
0
2
St Vincent and the Grenadines 1
0
0
1
Sudan
5
8
1
14
Swaziland
2
0
0
2
4
Nationality
Approved
Declined
Withdrawn Total number of
applications
applications applications decided
applications
Sweden
49
1
2
52
Switzerland
79
3
2
84
Syria
2
11
0
13
Taiwan
196
4
0
200
Tanzania
3
3
0
6
Thailand
1,156
99
7
1,262
Timor Leste
9
0
0
9
Tonga
97
17
0
114
Trinidad and Tobago
1
1
0
2
Tunisia
1
0
0
1
Turkey
9
11
0
20
Tuvalu
11
0
0
11
Uganda
1
1
0
2
Ukraine
1
1
0
2
United States of America
1,153
22
14
1,189
Uruguay
16
2
0
18
Uzbekistan
0
5
0
5
Vanuatu
14
4
0
18
Venezuela
7
3
0
10
Vietnam
434
107
8
549
Yemen
2
3
0
5
Zambia
2
2
0
4
Zimbabwe
17
30
0
47
Total
25,051
5,834
444
31,329
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