Silver Fern Visa Application Timelines 2012

[hareen11]

Congrats Santhosh....

Silver Fern Visa (SFV) Applied (Online Application) - 04 May 2012
Documents Submitted - 19th June 2012
Decision Update - Pending

[maddy13885]

Hi All

I have created a facebook page to network with all SFV people and get in touch to share all the news around you. If interested you may join the group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/382046628541876/

[vksantoshsunny]

I have received my passport yesterday with the blue sticker!!

Silver Fern Visa (SFV) Applied (Online Application) - 04 May 2012
Documents Submitted - 1st June 2012
Approved online - 28th June 2012
Received passport - 3rd June

[JandM]

[muruganvr]

I have received my passport yesterday with the blue sticker!!

Silver Fern Visa (SFV) Applied (Online Application) - 04 May 2012
Documents Submitted - 1st June 2012
Approved online - 28th June 2012
Received passport - 3rd June

Congrats Santosh

[lucky]

July Impact:

Are there any changes in immigration rules for Silver Fern Visa?
On forum I read that some guys when got job on SFV they applied for PR and got it with conveniences..although it varies case to case but are there any changes in the law from the ones that were applicable in the last year..

[JandM]

I don't know why this rumour is going round about July being a time for changes in the law. There is no regular time for such things.

There are occasional tweaks in regulations. Any time they happen - whenever it is in the year - they appear on the INZ website, on the news page first. http://www.dol.govt.nz/immigration/s...ch.aspx?q=news

Nothing has changed about Silver Fern.

Anyone with a skilled job which they were offered while on the SF scheme, if they wish, and if they meet the requirements for the Skilled Migrant scheme, can put in for Residence (instead of for the second SF visa). This is nothing new - people did that in the first year of Silver Fern. 'Conveniences?' - not sure what you mean.

[prinsesa]

Hey Borax,

Yeah I was surprised about that too. Initially I thought I already have all the documents required but after I reviewed the list again, my school was gone. I immediately applied for IQA and now Im worried that I wont get the result in time. I should've visited the site more often. Oh well..

[bakiri]

SFV submitted: 04 May 2012.
Posted Documents to NZQA: 16 May 2012
Received Documents from NZQA: 05 July 2012
*Planning to do medicals: 11 July 2012

[borax]

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Hey Borax,

Yeah I was surprised about that too. Initially I thought I already have all the documents required but after I reviewed the list again, my school was gone. I immediately applied for IQA and now Im worried that I wont get the result in time. I should've visited the site more often. Oh well..

yeah that really was a huge trim. Last April it was more than a hundred schools, now it's just exactly 40. Luckily for me though my school was still there and my SFV application was approved yesterday.

I hope your IQA will make it on time, and if not, immigration officers are just human and will certainly understand if you'd explain your circumstances. And hope to see you in NZ one of these days...