March update from Immigration New Zealand 

Update on Student visa processing*    Since New Zealand’s international borders reopened in August 2022, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has received 29,228 student visa applications from international students outside of New Zealand. We have completed 24,549 of these applications.   Our recent processing times for international student visa applications are published on our website. These are updated each month: Visa…

ISEA February 2021 Online Agent Training is open for registration

ISEA is pleased to advise that we will offer a round of Online Agent Training in February for education agents promoting New Zealand as a study destination. The next sessions for online training have been set as follows: Date Time Module Tuesday 2 February NZ Time 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm 1.1 The New Zealand…

ISEA hosted accredited agents and support partners for Christmas & New Year

ISEA organised a morning tea for our accredited agents and industry support partners on 11th December to appreciate their contribution and support to the ISEA initiatives. It has been a tough year for the international education industry but we believe together we can get through this and welcome international students to New Zealand, one of…

ISEA welcomes Study Northland as our industry support partner

ISEA is pleased to welcome our new industry support partner Study Northland. Owned by Northland Inc, the regional economic development agency for the Northland region, Study Northland works with a range of high quality schools and tertiary institutions to promote Northland as a study destination and to ensure international students are provided with a safe and supportive…

ISEA welcomes the newest member of our Education Advisory Board

ISEA are pleased to introduce the newest member of our Education Advisory Board, Mr Celso Luiz Garcia.  Celso is one of the founders and Co-CEO at CI Intercambio, one of the biggest and most prestigious education and language travel agencies in Brazil. He has more than 35 years of experience working with international education, running…

ISEA welcomes Destination Rotorua as our industry support partner

ISEA is pleased to welcome our new industry support partner Destination Rotorua. As one of the Rotorua Lakes Council controlled organisations, Destination Rotorua is the economic development agency and the Regional Tourism Organisation for the Rotorua district. International students can find a variety of study options available at nearly 50 primary and secondary schools in…

ISEA welcomes Whanganui & Partners as our preferred partner

ISEA is pleased to welcome our new preferred partner Whanganui & Partners. Whanganui & Partners is Whanganui’s economic development agency which is dedicated to delivering a thriving and resilient economy to the Whanganui district. There are a wide range of courses and programmes available to international students and there are over 50 schools and tertiary education providers in the Whanganui…

ISEA December 2020 Online Agent Training is open for registration

ISEA is pleased to advise that we will offer a round of Online Agent Training in December for education agents promoting New Zealand as a study destination. The next sessions for online training have been set as follows: Date Time Module Monday 14 December NZ Time 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm 1.1 The New Zealand…