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New Zealand Applications processed & approval rates

India market - The India market has a young, ambitious population who are becoming increasingly affluent and mobile. This has led to significant growth in the number of Indian nationals seeking to study internationally. All student visa applications from Indian applicants, in addition to applicants from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan are assessed at the Mumbai Area Office.


Applications processed & approval rates - For year ending 30 June 2016

Approval rates for nationalities in the Indian region in the 2015 calendar year


Approval rates for nationalities in the Indian region from January to end of July 2016:
  • Indian nationals: 44.2%
  • Sri Lankan nationals: 63.6%
  • Nepalese nationals: 44.7%
  • Bangladesh nationals: 22.2%
  • Bhutan nationals: 33.3%

ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු වීසා සඳහා අයදුම් කිරීමේදී අතිශය වැදගත් වන කරුණු 10ක් (SBS සිංහල/වාර්තා)



ඇතැම් අයදුම් පත් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වීමට හේතුව ව්‍යාජ ලිපි ලේඛන ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම වන අතර අනෙක් බොහෝ අයදුම් පත් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වන්නේ හුදෙක් සුළු වැරදි, නොදැනුවත් භාවය, නොගැලපෙන බව සහ වරදවා වටහා ගැනීම යන සුළු කරුණු නිසාවෙනි.
විවිධ වීසා ඛාණ්ඩ යටතේ ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවට පැමිණීම සඳහා ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු ආගමන හා දේශ සීමා ආරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව වෙත දහස් ගණන් ලැබෙන අයදුම් පත් අතරින් බොහෝ ප්‍රමාණයක් සාර්ථකත්වයට පත්වන අතර තවත් දහස් ගණනක් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වෙයි.
ඇතැම් අයදුම් පත් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වීමට හේතුව ව්‍යාජ ලිපි ලේඛන ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම වන අතර අනෙක් බොහෝ අයදුම් පත් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වන්නේ හුදෙක් සුළු වැරදි, නොදැනුවත් භාවය,  නොගැලපෙන බව සහ වරදවා වටහා ගැනීම යන සුළු කරුණු නිසාවෙනි.
ව්‍යාපාරික, සහකරු, පවුල්, ශිෂ්‍ය සහ රැකියා වීසා සඳහා අයදුම් කිරීම තරමක් සංකීර්ණ කටයුත්තක් වන අතර ඒ අනුව එය නිවැරදිව සිදු කිරීමට වග බලා ගත යුතුය.
මේ හේතුවෙන් එම පුද්ගලයන්ගේ ඉතා විශාල මුදල් ප්‍රමාණයක් මෙන්ම කාලයද නාස්ති වේ.
එනිසා, ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ වීසා සඳහා ඔබ අයදුම් කිරීමට අපේක්ෂා කරනවානම් පහත කරුණු 10 අතිශය වැදගත් බව මතකයේ තබා ගන්න.

01. සාක්ෂි ඉතා වැදගත්ය.

රැකියා, පවුල් සහ ව්‍යාපාරික වීසා සඳහා අයදුම් කිරීමේදී බොහෝ සාක්ෂි සැපයීමට ඔබට සිදුවේ.
ඔබගේ සහකරුවා අතර ඇති සම්බන්ධය ඔප්පු කර පෙන්වන සාක්ෂි, රැකියා සඳහා සුදුසුකම් මෙන්ම රැකියා ඉතිහාසය ඔප්පු කිරීමට සාක්ෂි සහ දේපළ පිළිබඳ සාක්ෂි ඒ අතර ප්‍රධාන වේ.
ඔබගේ අයදුම් පතත් සමග දක්වන සෑම කරුණක්ම සනාථ කිරීමට ඔබට සාක්ෂි සැපයීමට හැකි නම් එය අතිශයින්ම වැදගත් වේ. නමුත් එම සාක්ෂි වලංගු වීමද අවශ්‍යය.
ව්‍යාපාරික වීසා සඳහා නම් අවශ්‍ය සියලු ආදායම් - වියදම්, බැංකු වාර්තා, රිසිට් පත් සහ අත්‍යවශ්‍ය සියලු ගනුදෙනු ඔප්පු කිරීමට අදාළ ලිපි ලේඛන සැපයිය යුතුය.
රැකියා වීසා සඳහා නම් ඔබගේ වැටුප් වාර්තා, සේවක අර්ථ සාධක ගෙවුම් පත්, පත්වීමේ ලිපි, රැකියාවට අදාළ වැදගත් සියලු ලිපි ලේඛන ද සහකරුගේ හෝ පවුලේ වීසා සඳහා නම් අදාළ සම්බන්ධකම් සනාථ කිරීමට සැපයිය හැකි සියලු වලංගු සාක්ෂි ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතුය.

2. ස්ථාවර විය යුතුය.

ඔබගේ අයදුම් පත සහ ඒ සමග ඇමුණු ලිපි ලේඛන පරීක්ෂා කරන අතරතුර ආගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් ඔබගේ පෙර වීසා සහ රජයේ වාර්තා යන සියල්ල එකට පරීක්ෂා කර බලයි.
එහිදී නොදැනුවත් භාවයෙන් හෝ වැරද්දක් සිදු වුවා නම් එය නොගැලපීමක් ලෙස සැලකෙන අතර එම හේතුවෙන් ඔබගේ අයදුම් පත්‍රය සලකා බැලීමේ කාලය දික් වන අතර ඔබට අමතර මුදලක්ද වැය වීමට ඉඩ තිබේ.
ඔබ එක් වීසා ඛාණ්ඩයක සිට තවත් වීසා ඛාණ්ඩයකට හෝ එම වීසා ඛාණ්ඩයම දික් කිරීමේදී මේ තත්ත්වය බරපතල ලෙස බලපායි.

3. නිවැරදි විය යුතුය.

නිරවද්‍ය භාවය අතිශය වැදගත් කරුණක් ලෙස වීසා අයදුම් කිරීමේදී සළකයි.
වීසා අයදුම් කිරීමේදී බොහෝ අයදුම් කරුවන් සුළු සුළු වැරදි නිරතුරුවම සිදු කරන බව පෙනී ගොස් තිබේ.
ඔබගේ අයදුම් පතෙහි  නිරවද්‍යභාවය 99%ක්ම ඔබටම මැනීමට අපහසුය. එනිසා අයදුම් කිරීමට මත්තෙන් තවත් අයෙකු ලවා එය පරීක්ෂා කිරීමෙන් බොහෝ සුළු වැරදි හසු කරගත හැකිය.
විශේෂයෙන්ම දින වකවානු මෙහිදී වැදගත් තැනක් ගනී.

4. අවංක වන්න.

ඔබගේ වීසා ක්‍රියාවලිය අවසන් වන තුරුම අවංකව ක්‍රියා කිරීමට උත්සාහ කරන්න. යම් හෙයකින් ඔබ වංක ලෙස කටයුතු කර තිබෙන බව හසු වුවහොත් ඔබගේ වීසා ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වනවා පමණක් නොව ඔබට අනාගතයේදී ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු වීසා සඳහා අයදුම් කිරීම තහනම් කිරීමට දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට අයිතියක් ඇත.
අනෙක් කරුණ නම්, සාක්ෂි සනාථ කිරීම සඳහා ව්‍යාජ ලිපි ලේඛන යොමු කිරීමද ඉහත ප්‍රතිපල අත් කර දෙන සිදුවීමකි.

5. හොඳින් සූදානම් වන්න.

ඔබ අයදුම් කිරීමට පෙර ඒ සඳහා හොඳින් සූදානම් වී සියලු ලිපි ලේඛන සහ සාක්ෂි පිළිවෙලින් යුතුව යොමු කිරීම තවත් වැදගත් කරුණකි. එමගින් ඔබගේ අයදුම් පත පරීක්ෂා කරනු ලබන නිලධාරියාට පහසු වන අතර ඔබගේ අයදුම් පතේ පරීක්ෂණ කටයුතු ඉක්මනින් සිදු කිරීමට පිටිවහලක් සපයනු ඇත.
ඇතැම් අයදුම්පත් තැපෑලෙන් යැවිය යුතු අතර ඒවා සඳහා සියලු ලිපි ලේඛන එකට ගොනු කර “Check List” එකක් මගින් ඒවා නිරූපණය කිරීම තවත් පහසු කටයුත්තකි.
අන්තර්ජාලය ඔස්සේ අයදුම් කිරීමේදීද එය එලෙසින්ම අදාළ වේ.
උදාහරණ ලෙස මුල් පිටපත් වල ඡායා පිටපත් සත්‍ය පිටපත් බවට සනාථ කර යැවීමට අවශ්‍ය නම් සනාථ කළ පිටපත් මිස මුල් පිටපත් නොයැවිය යුතුය.
අන්තර් ජාලය ඔස්සේ ලිපි ලේඛන යොමු කිරීමේදී සෑම ලිපි ලේඛනයක්ම අදාළ නමින් ලේබල් කිරීම වඩා යෝග්‍ය වේ.

6. සාමාජ මාධ්‍ය ජාල ගිණුම් සහ ප්‍රසිද්ධ සටහන් වල නොගැලපීම් පිළිබඳ සැළකිලිමත් වන්න.

ආගමන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව බොහෝ විට ඔබගේ සමාජ ජාල ගිණුම් සහ ප්‍රසිද්ධ සටහන් පරීක්ෂා කර බලා ඔබ සැපයු තොරතුරු සත්‍ය දැයි තහවුරු කරගැනීමට ඉඩ තිබේ.
මීට අමතරව ඔබ අධ්‍යාපනය ලැබූ බව සඳහන් කළ අධ්‍යාපනික ආයතන වලට පවා අමතා ඒ ඒ සුදුසුකම් නිවැරදි දැයි ද ඔවුන් සොයා බලයි.
එනිසා අයදුම් පත සමග ඔබ සපයන සියලු කරුණු ඔබගේ අනෙක් ප්‍රකාශන වලින්ද එලෙසම නිරූපණය කිරීමට සෑම විටම වග බලා ගත යුතුය.

7. කාලය සහ අවසන් කාල සීමාවන් පිළිබඳ අවධානයෙන් සිටින්න.

ඔබගේ අයදුම් පත යොමු කිරීමේ අවසන් කාලය සහ අදාළ යොමු කිරීමේ නීති පිළිබඳව දැනුවත්ව සිටිය යුතුය.
ඇතැම් විට අවසන් කාල සීමාව සුළුවෙන් පමා වී යොමු කළ අයදුම් පත් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වන්නේ ඔබගේ මුළු උත්සාහයම අපතේ යවමිනි.

8. විස්තර සඳහා ඔබගේ අවධානය යොමු කරන්න.

සපයා ඇති විස්තර සහ උපදෙස් වෙත අවධානය හරි හැටි යොමු නොකිරීමෙන් ඔබගේ අයදුම් පත වැරදි මාර්ගයට යොමු වීමට බොහෝ ඉඩකඩ ඇත.
සෑම විටම ලබාදී ඇති උපදෙස් හොඳින් කියවා අවබෝධ කරගැනීමෙන් අනතුරුව ඊළඟ පියවර වෙත යන්න. යම් ගැටළු සහගත තැනක් හමුවූ විට දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව අමතන්න.

9. ඔබ නිවැරදි වීසා ඛාණ්ඩ යට අයදුම් කරන්න.

මෙය තරමක විහිළුවක් සේ ඔබට සිතිය හැකිය. නමුත් බොහෝ විට එකම අංශයේ විවිධ ඛාණ්ඩ යටතේ වීසා වර්ග කිහිපයක් තිබිය හැකිය.
ඒ අතරින් තමන් හට ගැලපෙන වීසා වර්ගය තෝරාගෙන අයදුම් කිරීම වඩා සුදුසු වේ. උදාහරණයක් ලෙස 485 Skilled Graduation හෝ Visa 485 Post Graduate Visa දැක්විය හැකිය.

10. ලියාපදිංචි ඒජන්තවරයකු පමණක් හමු වන්න.

ඔබ ඔස්ට්‍රේලියානු වීසා හෝ ආගමන කටයුතු පිළිබඳ නීති රීති පිළිබඳ දැනගැනීමට ඒජන්තවරයකු හමුවී අපේක්ෂා කරනවානම්  ලියාපදිංචි ඒජන්තවරයකු පමණක් හමුවන්න.
ඒජන්තවරයකු හරහා වීසා අයදුම් කිරීමේ කටයුතු පහසුවෙන් සහ වේගයෙන් සිදු කිරීමට හැකි නමුත් එය අත්‍යවශ්‍යම කරුණක් නොවන බව දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව පවසයි.
ලියා පදිංචි ඒජන්තවරයකු සොයා ගැනීමට මෙන්ම ඔවුන්ට එරෙහිව පැමිණිල්ලක් කිරීමට ඔබට අවශ්‍යනම් https://www.mara.gov.au/search-the-register-of-migration-agents/ ලිපිනයනේ ඒ සඳහා ද ඔබට පහසුකම් සපයා ඇත.

Source- http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/sinhalese/si/article/2016/12/12/osttreeliyaanu-viisaa-sndhaa-aydum-kiriimeedii-atishy-vaedgt-vn-krunnu-10k-sbs?language=si&cx_navSource=related-side-cx#cxrecs_s

Friday, December 09, 2016

No more, "Parent Resident Visa"?

Parent Resident VisaYou may be able to move to New Zealand to join your adult New Zealand citizen or resident child. You’ll need to send us an expression of interest explaining how you’ll meet the requirements for tier one or tier two of our two-tiered system and be sponsored by your child. If we invite you to apply for residence and your application is successful, you’ll be able to live, work and study in New Zealand indefinitely.This visa category has being closed temporarily until further notice by the immigration New Zealand.Source- https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa/about-visa/parent-resident-visa

What is an e Visa?


e Visas

If you apply online, you may be granted an electronic visa (or eVisa). An eVisa is a visa issued without a physical label.
If you apply online, you may be granted an electronic visa (eVisa). This means you will not have a physical visa label in your passport.
You’ll be told by email when your application has been decided. You can log into your Immigration Online account to see the decision.
If your application is successful, your visa approval letter will include your visa details. If you have an immigration adviser or lawyer, you’ll receive your visa approval letter from them. You should print your eVisa letter, keep it in a safe place, and carry it with you when you travel to New Zealand. 

Verifying your visa status

Even if we don’t put a visa label in your passport, employers or education providers can check if you are eligible to work or study in New Zealand using our VisaView system.
You can also authorise other organisations, such as banks and health care providers, to view the details of your current visa through our Visa Verification Service.

Requirements to enter, exit and transit other countries

Some countries have specific entry, exit and transit visa requirements. If you’re transiting or exiting through another country, it is your responsibility to check with the relevant government authorities, your airline or your travel agent about departure or transit requirements.
If you hold an eVisa, there are many ways to show details of your New Zealand visa while travelling overseas. You can:
  • Show a copy of your visa approval notification
  • Log into your Immigration Online account, or the Visa Verification Service to show a copy of your visa details (including on a mobile device)
  • Advise the government official your visa details so that they can log into the Visa Verification Service
  • Request a physical label from Immigration New Zealand (this is a separate application, and a fee applies)

source - https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-online-systems/applying-for-a-visa-online/immigration-online/evisas

Friday, October 07, 2016

Four new work visas to come to Australia



http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/sinhalese/si/article/2016/10/07/four-new-work-visas-come-australia-sbs-sinhalesearticle?language=si

This new visa subclass will allow applicants to come to Australia for temporary work or specified activity.
The Australian Government has proposed new temporary activity visa framework which it plans to implement from 19th November 2016, subject to approval by the Governor-General.
From 19 November 2016, there would be four new visa subclasses:
  1. Subclass 400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa
  2. Subclass 403 Temporary Work (International Relations) visa
  3. Subclass 407 Training visa
  4. Subclass 408 Temporary Activity visa.
The new framework is designed to make applying for a temporary visa easier. It would reduce red tape for business, industry and individuals by removing sponsorship and nomination requirements for specific short stay activities.
This means, applicants will be:
  • able to lodge visa applications online through ImmiAccount
  • a single sponsorship (temporary activities sponsor) would replace six existing sponsorship types (long stay activity, training and research, professional development, entertainment, special programme and superyacht crew)
On 19 November 2016, the new visa subclasses would allow applicants to enter Australia for temporary work or a specified activity.
Subclass 400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa
This visa would be for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to:
  • undertake short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work
  • in limited circumstances, participate in an activity or work relating to Australia’s interests.
Subclass 403 Temporary Work (International Relations) visa
This visa would be for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis:
  • in relation to a bilateral agreement
  • to represent a foreign government or to teach a foreign language in an Australian school
  • to undertake full-time domestic work for a diplomat
  • as a person with statutory privileges and immunities
  • to participate in the Seasonal Worker Programme.
Subclass 407 Training visa
This visa would be for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to undertake occupational training or participate in classroom based professional development activities.
Subclass 408 Temporary Activity visa
This visa would be for people who want to come to Australia on a temporary basis to:
  • work in the entertainment industry
  • participate in a non-ongoing cultural or social activities at the invitation of an Australian organisation
  • observe or participate as an academic in a research project
  • undertake full-time religious work
  • participate in a special programme to enhance international relations and cultural exchange
  • participate in high-level sports (including training)
  • work in a skilled position under a staff exchange arrangement
  • participate in an Australian government endorsed event
  • work as a superyacht crew member
  • undertake full-time domestic work in the household of certain senior foreign executives.
The following diagram shows the proposed new temporary activity visa framework in more detail.

Tuesday, October 04, 2016

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Saturday, September 03, 2016

Indian students to be deported over fake documents

The government has been accused of treating a group of Indian tertiary students unfairly by moving to deport them.

Immigration lawyer Alastair McClymont said the nine students, who had been studying in Auckland, have been served with deportation notices because their India-based agent used fake documents to get them into the country.
Mr McClymont said the students got their student visas through an education agent based in India, who submitted fraudulent documents on their behalf.
The students had no idea fake documents were used, and deporting them for something that was not their fault was wrong, he said.
The students had each spent about $30,000 on their studies and were about to graduate.
"It's extremely unfair because all of these students were victims of a scam by their agents, they knew nothing about the frauded documents. They've now spent their life savings, families have taken out huge loans to pay for their studies here in New Zealand, they're about to graduate, now Immigration are saying you're going to be deported, you're out of here," he said.
Mr McClymont said the students should be allowed to stay, just like the hundreds of Filipino dairy workers who were allowed to remain last year despite their agents having submitted similar fake documents.
"The facts of the two situations are exactly the same, except I suppose the dairy farmers have a lot of clout in getting their local MPs and Ministers to grant the amnesty. In this situation, the students have already spent their money here in New Zealand, they've already paid the schools, so I suppose Immigration New Zealand see them as being expendable now."
Mr McClymont said he would be submitting an application to the Minister of Immigration, Michael Woodhouse, requesting that the students' deportation be cancelled.
"I hope the Minister is going to exercise the same discretion that he did with the Filipino workers and allow them to stay as well."

Afraid to face family

Manoj Narra is one of the students facing deportation and says he is struggling to sleep and too scared to go home to face his family.
Mr Narra's family spent about $15,000 sending him to New Zealand so he could be the first person in his family to get a tertiary education.
He arrived late last year to do a business course and was due to graduate this year.
He said he was not to blame for the fraudulent documents and fears facing his family.
"I feel totally bad because I can't see even my family faces because everyone was putting a lot of hope on me that I can achieve in my family something.
"How can I face them?"
Mr Narra said he did not understand why Immigration New Zealand was taking such a strong stance against him, when he was the one who was cheated.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Australia will make a number of changes to its student visa processes

Australia will make a number of changes to its student visa processes. These changes include the introduction of a simplified student visa framework

https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Stud/ssvf-students


General information for students – from 1 July 2016

On 1 July 2016, Australia will make a number of changes to its student visa processes. These changes include the introduction of a simplified student visa framework (SSVF).
Under the SSVF:
  • all international students will now apply for a single Student visa (subclass 500), regardless of their chosen course of study  
  • all international students will be required to apply for their student visa online
  • a new immigration risk framework will be used to guide the evidence of English language and financial capacity that a student needs to provide with their visa application. 

Why the Australian Government is making these changes

The SSVF will support the sustainable growth of Australia’s international education sector by making the process of applying for a student visa simpler to navigate for genuine students, delivering a more targeted approach to immigration integrity and reducing red tape for business.

Key requirements for the Student visa (subclass 500)  

Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement

The GTE requirement applies to all student visa applicants and considers whether the individual circumstances of the student indicate that their intention is for a temporary stay in Australia. A genuineness assessment is made by taking into account a number of personal factors relating to the student, such as their immigration history, circumstances that might encourage the student to return to their home country and conditions that might encourage them to remain in Australia.

Enrolment in a registered course of study

International students must generally be enrolled in a registered course of study and provide a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) when they lodge their student visa application.
Exceptions to this requirement apply to Foreign Affairs and Defence sponsored students (Letter of Support from Foreign Affairs and Defence); secondary exchange students (an Acceptance Advice of Secondary Exchange Students form); and postgraduate research students required to remain in Australia for marking of their thesis. 

Financial capacity and English language proficiency

All international students are required to have sufficient funds to cover their course fees and living costs in Australia. While student visa holders are able to work a specified number of hours in Australia, they should not rely on working to cover their course fees and living costs.
As part of the visa application process, we might require students to provide evidence of their financial capacity and English language proficiency. This will be guided by the immigration risk outcomes associated with the student’s country of citizenship and intended education provider.
Where our online client service tool indicates that documentary evidence of financial and English language capacity is required, it is important for applicants to attach these documents to their visa application prior to lodgement. Failure to do so might result in visa refusal.  
More information regarding financial and English language requirements is available.

Health and character

International students are required to be of good character and will generally need to undertake a health examination as part of their student visa application. Students must also obtain Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) before a student visa can be granted. 

How to lodge a student visa application   

All applications for a Student visa (subclass 500) should generally be lodged online. See ImmiAccount for more information.

How long it takes to process a student visa application

We aim to finalise 75 per cent of complete student visa applications within one month of lodgement.
To reduce visa processing times, students are strongly encouraged to submit all required documents with their visa applications. Failure to submit all required documents might lead to processing delays or visa refusal.

Impact of the SSVF on existing student visa holders

The SSVF only applies to student visa applications lodged from 1 July 2016 and will not affect the visas of existing student visa holders.
Family members of existing student visa holders (subclasses 570-576) will need to apply for a subclass 500 visa if they do not currently hold a student visa and want to join their family member in Australia.

Impact on Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)

The eligibility criteria for the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) will not change.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

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Sunday, March 06, 2016

550 students deported from New Zealand since 2010

550 students deported from New Zealand since 2010


More than 500 international students have been kicked out of New Zealand in the past five years.
The peak year for deportations was 2013, when 150 students were sent home, according to figures released under the Official Information Act.
But those students who stayed vastly outnumbered the ones sent home, adding about $2.8 billion to New Zealand's gross domestic product in 2014 alone, according to an Infometrics analysis.
Reasons for student deportations include criminal convictions, illegal work and expulsion by an education provider, Immigration New Zealand said.
Those "engaged in criminality" were top priority, but didn't make up the majority, Immigration NZ assistant general manager Peter Devoy said in a statement.
"If a student visa holder no longer meets the requirements of their visa, then they are required to depart."
Those who didn't leave voluntarily could be deported.
Wintec, the Waikato Institute of Technology, has to report to Immigration NZ if a student breaches visa conditions - for example, by not attending classes, poor academic performance, or misconduct.
"It is INZ's responsibility to decide on the action that is then taken with regard to the individual and this is not reported back to us," Wintec said in a statement.
At the University of Waikato, permanent exclusion of a student for misconduct would only happen after a serious and deliberate breach of the rules, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Robyn Longhurst said.
"We don't tolerate cheating or deliberate, premeditated misconduct, but thankfully, instances of this are rare."
Immigration NZ aims to get people to leave voluntarily, Devoy said, so they can settle their affairs and pay their way back home.
Those who don't leave after getting a Deportation Liability Notice, or are unsuccessful in an appeal, can be taken into custody and forced to leave the country.
A total of 553 student visa holders were deported from New Zealand from 2010 to October 24, 2015.
Just four students were sent home in 2010, according to figures from Immigration NZ - by far the lowest annual total for the past five years.
Anyone who doesn't pay up before leaving is responsible for the debt, as deportation costs are funded by the Government.
"Should the person want to return to New Zealand after the expiry of their statutory exclusion period, they are required to repay the full deportation cost prior to being considered for a visa," Devoy said.
In 2012, a Saudi student faced the possibility of deportation after he was convicted in Queenstown District Court of wounding and injuring with intent.
Later that year, 16 Chinese students were deported and an Immigration NZ staffer resigned after an investigation into hundreds of fraudulent visas.
And a man whose student visa had expired was found after seven years and was awaiting deportation to China, police said at the time.
But the year with the most student deportations was 2013, on 150, according to Immigration NZ data.
There were almost 97,400 international students enrolled with Kiwi institutions that year - from primary to tertiary - the NZ International Education Snapshot says.
The three most common nationalities of deported students were Chinese, Indian and Fijian.
China and India were the top two countries of origin for student visas in 2015, according to Education New Zealand's full-year student visa dashboard for the year.
Immigration NZ declined to provide information on the number of students who needed an escort and the cost of this, saying it could not do so without "an extensive manual search of Immigration records".
The organisation declined to give the average cost of deporting a person for the same reasons.
How many students had to leave each year?
2010: 4
2011: 81
2012: 135
2013: 150
2014: 105
2015: 78 (to October 24, 2015)
Total: 553
 - Stuff
 
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