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Request for Information: Eligibility to Apply Offshore for a Post-study Work Visa and Impact of an Unsuccessful Refugee/Protection Claim

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From: Laura

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act 1982.

A person originally studied in New Zealand as an international student and later lodged a refugee/protection claim in New Zealand. The claim was declined, and the subsequent appeal was also unsuccessful. If the person is currently outside New Zealand:

Can the person still lodge an application for a Post-study Work Visa from outside New Zealand?
Could the fact that the refugee/protection claim and the subsequent appeal were unsuccessful be a reason for the Post-study Work Visa application to be declined when it is assessed?

Yours faithfully,

Laura

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From: INZ General Enquiries

Good afternoon,

 

Thank you for contacting us.

 

We are unable to locate this Immigration New Zealand client file in our
system with the details you have provided. To assist us with our search
please reply to this email with the following client details:

o full name
o date of birth
o passport number
o client number or any previous application numbers

We may be better placed to assist with your enquiry when we have access to
your client file

 

Regards

Tracy

CLIENT SERVICES ADVISOR

MBIE Customer Service Centre, Central

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 65 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 6.00am – 2pm
NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

If you wish to provide service feedback, here is the link:
[1]https://feedback.immigration.govt.nz/

Make sure you check out our [2]Immigration ONLINE system when applying for
your next visa.

 

 

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From: Laura

Dear INZ General Enquiries,

Thanks for your email. This is not a request for information about a specific client file — it’s a general enquiry. I’m asking what the answer would be in the scenario described in my request.

Yours sincerely,

Laura

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From: INZ General Enquiries

Kia ora, 

Thank you for your email. 

Our Immigration Contact Centre is open from 06:00 to 22:00 Monday to
Friday (NZT), excluding public holidays. For faster response to your
enquiry, we recommend that you contact us during these hours.
Alternatively, we aim to respond to queries to this email address within 3
working days.  

For New Zealand visa information, please refer to our website at
www.immigration.govt.nz  

If your email is regarding the status of your online application, please
log in to your Immigration account. 

Nga mihi, 

MBIE Customer Service Centre | Ministry of Business, Innovation &
Employment (MBIE)

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