The PR application is taking way longer than I had expected. It has been 15 months since my EOI was submitted and more than 12 months since the ITA.

Time is becoming an essence.

I am planning to send my daughter to NZ to pursue her studies in Feb 2011. At the rate the PR application is going, I would expect to pay for international fees. Most likely the fees would be paid by Nov/Dec timeframe.

My question is -- what happens if NZIS decides to finally approve my PR AFTER the (international) fees have been paid? Are the fees paid by semester or by yearly? Will the fees be refundable?

I tried looking at the various websites but could not get any info. Appreciate if any of you have had this experience before.

Thanks.