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14 October 2026

Spike in refused study visa applications

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Source reporting: rnz.co.nz

Spike in refused study visa applications

In the past three months Immigration New Zealand declined 70 percent of applications from Bangladesh and 39 percent from India - nearly double the normal rates.

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