Philippine Student Market March 2018

Agenda Team Manila

Philippine Market Overview

Updates on Philippine Student Market Approval statistics

Proportion of students represented by agents Applications submitted online

Funds requirements

Managing expectations

Website useful links

Vision 2020

Team Manila

HIEDIE JIMENEZ Technical Advisor

MAY GALAO

Technical Advisor

SUSAN JONES Immigration

Manager

JOANNA CARAIG

Immigration Manager

LESTER REYES

Immigration Manager

Team Manila

JUDY CUNNINGHAM

Operations Manager

(Acting from April to June 2018)

PAUL PASLEY Operations Manager

(From June 2018)

Philippine market updates

Full Fee student updates

80.11%

80.29%

73.75%

72.02%

78.72%

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What’s there to note?

Jan-Feb 2017 - approval rate 66%

Jan-Feb 2018 – approval rate 79%

Proportion of Students Represented by Agents October 2017 to 2018

82.78%

84.86%

17.22%

15.14%

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Immigration Online Updates- Student Full Fee (Manila), October 2017- 2018

58%

42%

Paper

Online58%

42% Paper

Online

Top 10 Courses No significant change

Top 5 New Zealand Regions

Top 5 Philippine Regions/Cities

Davao City

Quezon City

Cagayan de Oro

Manila Cebu City

Documents/Requirements

Funds Requirement What funds documents need to be provided with a student application?

HISTORY

6 months history of funds, e.g.

bank statements

SOURCE

EVIDENCE

E.g. evidence of income from employment, businesses,

pensions, sale of properties,

etc.

EXPLANATION

Clear and concise

summary of the information

Evidence of the

RELATIONSHIP between the student and the person providing

sponsorship or financial

undertaking

*The Funds Transfer Scheme (FTS) may be offered where we are

satisfied that the funds are from a

genuine source but we require assurances

that the money will reach New Zealand.

There is no guarantee that students will obtain ongoing work while they are studying in New Zealand. This is why INZ assesses financial viability thoroughly in the visa application.

Students who do not have sufficient funds to support their stay in New Zealand pose a greater risk of breaching the conditions of their visa, becoming unlawful in New Zealand or becoming victims of exploitation.

Funds Requirement Why are these documents required?

We want to ensure that students have a positive study experience in New Zealand and we appreciate the support of agents and providers to ensure that recruitment efforts are directed towards students who can genuinely afford to study and live in New Zealand.

Funds Requirement Why are these documents required?

• It clearly and concisely outlines:

Study plan

Academic background

Work history

English language level

Financial information

One Page Summary What’s so good about this?

Managing Expectations

Managing Expectations Some students may have unrealistic

expectations of securing employment and visas after they study.

Education providers and agents play an important part in managing the students’ expectations.

Although there are pathways to work and residence for some students, it is important students understand that there is no guarantee. Advisers are expected to ensure that students are aware of this.

Remember that the main priority while holding a student visa is to study not work

Even if the visa allows the student to work, there is no guarantee that they will obtain work in New Zealand. This is the reason why students need to have enough money to support themselves in New Zealand.

Please ensure students are aware of their New Zealand employment rights, including minimum wage www.employment.govt.nz

Immigration instructions are reviewed from time to time and any future applications will be assessed against the instructions which are applicable at the time they apply for a subsequent visa.

Managing Expectations

Useful Links in the Website for Philippines

The Philippine Market

- Applications processed & approval rates

- Country facts & figures

- Student visa facts & figures

- Student Visas decided by INZ Manila for Filipino nationals

- Opportunities & risks

- Making a successful student visa application

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/assist-migrants-and-students/assist-students/international-markets/the-philippines

Useful Links in the Website for Philippines

Education agent performance data

Approval rate data for education agents, including licensed and exempt advisers, recruiting students from the Viet Nam, Philippine and India markets.

https://www.immigration.govt.nz/assist-migrants-and-students/assist-students/international-markets/education-agent-performance-data

Possible policy updates

• Living costs current level of $15,000 was set 7 years ago

• Pathway visas pilot due to finish in June 2018. Future options being considered, further updates are expected in April. In the meantime current instructions apply.

• Post Study work rights –review to ensure that international students: • Access high quality education, no matter what level it is being

delivered at

• Have an outstanding experience while they are in NZ

• Where appropriate and where their skills math with NZ’s skills needs, have a clear pathway to residence]

• Are safe from exploitation

Changes to INZ’s global footprint

CHANGES TO INZ’S GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

The Visa Services 2020 Programme was mobilised in 2017 to enable INZ to become a customer centric organisation that is efficient and responsive.

The Programme encompasses a range of significant business change initiatives divided across three work streams:

• Alignment & Consolidation – rationalisation of the global visa processing footprint

• Technology – implementation of enabling functionality and platforms to support INZ move progressively into a digital world

• Simplification - streamlining current processes to ensure we can deliver an efficient and cost effective visa processing model

Consolidate INZ’s global processing footprint across fewer sites.

Deliver a better customer self-serve experience by enabling easy access to the digital channel.

Align processing activities by customer, delivering greater product line accountability for end to end performance.

Narrow the channel offerings accepting only online applications for student, work and visitor applications.

Make it simpler for staff and for customers through targeted business simplification initiatives.

VS2020 objectives

PROCESSING FUNCTIONS WILL CEASE IN 13 LOCATIONS – INCLUDING MANILA Processing will be progressively removed from these sites over the next two years. Some sites

will close and others will retain risk and verification functions.

MANILA visa processing withdrawn by June 2019. Risk and Verification function will remain

Dubai Moscow Jakarta

London

Auckland Central & Henderson (staff relocated to Manukau)

THE CONFIRMED MODEL

Thank you for your time and participation today, and for your efforts and commitment to continuing to send high quality

students to New Zealand.

Q & A