――办事处负责人Neil Caddie谈签证原则及费用

　　我确信大家都已经知道Wayne已经返回新西兰，他已经被认命为奥克兰办公室负责人，我们都对他的新职务致以 最诚挚的祝愿。Wayne仍在办理中，但他要求大家如果去奥克兰观光的话，请给他打电话或去他的办公室。

　　因为自从我来以后大家一直很繁忙，我们移民部长参观我们的办公室，还有上海办公室的开办，以及准备10月1日 即将出台的新的移民法案的实施。最新的移民法案是关于onshore程序的，但现在将有两个新的种类的签证，一个重新 修改的费用表，并且转成转换管理。以后我们将公布更多这方面的信息。

　　我们的电话系统是不充足的，我们只有12条线和36个工作人员，我们已经接触了电话工程师，正考虑将我们的电 话系统更加完善。

　　北京办公室是我们最大的offshore办公室，所以我们是应该花费一些时间重新整理我们的结构并看一看怎样 能够更好的服务于我们的客户。我们决定建立四个团体，每个团体将对同一种客户负责。这些团体为：

　　临时团体负责处理观光者、工作、返回居民的签证。

　　David Mills是这个团体的负责人。

　　学生团体

　　这个团体中的12个签证官分成三组，每一组的责任将针对新西兰教育的提供者。学生团体协调员MeeganSo renson将提供更多的关于这三个团体如何协调工作的信息。

　　居民团体

　　Trina Kuo将取代Gill Johnson成为这组负责人，我们需要提高我们的决策能力。我们第一个 步骤是已经接触了NZQA并建立了一个资格评估的程序，现在正在等待决定的申请有大约750个，这个团体需要在接下来 的四个月中减少这个数目，请注意从1999年9月1日后，我们不再自动的要求NZQA，我们将在初步评估之后我们再针 对不同的案例要求NZQA。

　　客户及管理支持Gill

　　Johnson是这组的负责人，他们将主要致力于对三个实际操作组进行，他们将提供电话信息服务，网站信息管 理，并且提供我们的形式给顾客，协调我们内部的培训，当然还要管理我们北京办公室的财政。

　　暂时进入从10月1日起，我们办公室开始发行LPVs(Limited Purose Visas)（局限性 目的签证）。给那些中介危险在过去会被拒签但仍打算因为可解释原因进入新西兰（非社会性观光或假期）。申请人可直接申 请LPV签证或者在申请提出后我们办公室可以决定签发LPVs。LPVs持有者在抵达新西兰后将不能够再转换身份，没 有选举权且如果过期的话将立即被勒令回国。

　　为了减小那些社会和假期原因滞留的观光者，我们将开始收取一定的费用，对于中国籍公民来说费用是3,000新 西兰币，我们希望只有较少的情况下收取费用。附加的是新的费用收取表，注意申请人应该对照第三条缴费，用美金收费会使 银行收取10美金的服务费。

　　学生程序

　　随着最近的关于我们程序及团体结构的回顾，学生程序团体被分成三个主要的组，这些组将依于新西兰教育提供者， 这三个组为：①高中申请者；②地区学生（包括英语）；③个人英语学习学生。

　　Katia D' haene女士、Martine Werkhoven女士、PatrickHuang先生 将对高中申请负责，Michelle Tang女士、Garvie Wu女士、ResellaBedano女士，将负 责英语学生事务。随着人员变动，我们希望能够提高我们处理事务的能力。

　　现在的程序处理时间仍然保持在8－12个星期，在1999年9月13日到1999年9月30日之间提出的申请 ，我们已交给上海办公室，这样将便于北京的团体集中于当前的申请。内部的改组将于1999年10月4日生效，并希望能 够大力提高处理速度。

　　我们还附加了新的申请费用标准，我们期待着能与我们不同的机构代表及新西兰教育机构的合作。

　　Neil Caddie（签字）

　　新西兰移民局北京办事处负责人

　　申请费用：10月1日起

　　人民币——美金

　　居民签证——4,980——595

　　观光签证——460——55

　　观光团体——300——40

　　转换签证——730——90

　　工作签证——1,040——125

　　学生签证——730——90

　　返回居民签证——730——90

　　商业类别——12,660——1,515（包括长期商业签证）

　　注：此项为一般技术、投资者、企业、商业雇员付费

　　除去"重组商业雇员"类别——3,290——420

　　居留信息费——410——50

　　（从1998年7月1日到每一个居住申请）

　　移民征收从1998年7月1日——1,000——120

　　（每个人，最大为4）

　　非基础英语语言申请——90,400——10,800

　　（适用于1998年11月30日以前申请人）

　　预买ESOL——7,690-30,060——920-3,600

　　（适用一般技术和商业投资申请人，申请于或后于1998年11月30日）

　　请支付正好的费用，我们接受邮寄、非中国银行支票或现金（现金不能通过信件寄），不接受信用卡支付方式；对于 美金现金或支票，请另加十美金银行服务费；

　　对于EMS专用快递，在中国境内要包含人民币40元或5美元作邮费，在中国境外要加200元人民币或25美金 作邮费；申请费不退回。

　　原文：

　　Zew Zealand Immigration Service Beijing Branch News Letter September1999

　　Hi,

　　I am sure you will all know that Wayne returned to New Zealand. He has been appointed to the position of B ranch Manager of the Service's Auckland Processing Cent re. We all wish him well in his new position.

　　Wayne is still on leave but has asked that if you a re visitingAuckland, please either ring him or visit th e office if you are downhis way.

　　We have all been very busy since my arrival. We hav e had theMinister of Immigration visit this Branch in c onjunction with theopening of the Shanghai Branch and a new Immigration Act to learn which comes into force on the 1st of October 1999. The new Act's major changes re late to onshore processing but there are two new catego ries of visas, an amended fees schedule and changes to the transit regulations. More about these changes later .

　　Our telephone system is inadequate-we have only 12 lines available with 36 staff members. We have met with the telephone engineers who are considering what option s there are to improve the system. I am told getting ad ditional lines here is not always immediate.

　　The Beijing Branch is biggest offshore branch and, as such, it was appropriate that we took the time to re view our structure and how best to link with our custom ers. We have decided upon a four team branch, with each team being responsible for a similar cluster of custome rs.

　　The teams are:

　　Temporary Team

　　Responsible for processing visitors, work, returnin g residence and the management of applications lodged u nder the Approved DesinationStatus.

　　David Mills is the Team Leader.

　　Student Team

　　This team of 12 visa officers has been broken in to three teams, each with responsibilities to process appl ications based on New Zealand's Education providers. Mo re from Meegan Sorenson the Student Team coordinator ab out how the three teams will deliver customer services to student applications.

　　Residence Team

　　Trina Kuo has replaced Gill Johnson as Team Leader of the residence team. Whilst there is no real change f or this team, we do need to increase our decision capab ilities. Our first initiative has been to contact NZQA to establish progress on qualification assessments, the number of applications awaiting decisions is about 750, the team is committed to reduce this number over the ne xt four months.

　　Please note that from 1st September 1999, we are no longer requesting NZQA's automatically. We will be requ esting NZQA's on a case by case basis after an initial assessment of the application has been done.

　　Customer and Administration Support

　　Gill Johnson is the Team Leader for this team. They will focus on providing internal support to the 3 opera tional delivery teams. They will provide telephone info rmation services, management of the web site informatio n, producing and providing our forms to customers coord inating our internal training and, of course, manage th e Branchfinances.

　　Temporary Entry

　　From 1 October, our office will begin issuing Limit ed PurposeVisas(LPVs) to medium risk applicants whose a pplications wouldpreviously have been declined on mediu m risk applicants whoseapplications would previously ha ve been declined on risk grounds, and who intend travel ling to New Zealand for an express purpose (not a socia l visit or holiday). Applicants can choose to apply dir ectly for an LPV or our office can decide to issue one after a visitor's visa application is lodged. Holders o f LPVs (and Limited Purpose Permits) will not be able t o change their status after arrival in New Zealand, do not have appeal rights, and are subject to immediate re moval if they overstay their permits.

　　We will also begin collecting bonds to minimise the risk of somesocial and holiday visitors overstaying the ir permits. The bondpayment for Chinese nationals is NZ $3,000, which is payable in New Zealand, in New Zealand dollars. If it is decided to request a bond, we will wr ite to applicants to offer them this option. We expect to request bonds in very few instances.

　　Attached is a new fee schedule for Chinese national s lodging visaapplications in Beijing. Note that applic ants in these circumstances should pay fees according t o Band Tree levels. Payments in USD attract a bank char ge of 10USD.

　　Student Processing

　　Following a recent review of our procedures and the m structure, the student processing team has now been s plit into three main teams.

　　These teams will concentrate on aplications based o n New Zealandeducation providers.

　　The three teams will be:

　　1. High School applicants

　　2. Tertiary Students (including English Language)

　　3. Private English Language Students

　　Applications already lodged have now been split int o these threedifferent categories for processing.Ms Kat ia D' haene, Ms Martine Werkhoven and Mr. Patrick Huang will be responsible for applications lodged for High Sc hool students, Ms Michelle Tang, Ms Carvie Wu and Ms Ro sella Bedano will be responsible for applications lodge d for English language and Tertiary students.

　　Tosella will also be responsible for applications l odged for English language only students. Slight change s within the teams may occur depending on work flows. W e hope to increase our processing capabilities within t hese teams over the next few months with existing staff , once internal training has been completed.

　　Current processing times are still running at appro ximately 8-12weeks, applications lodged between 13 Sept ember 1999-30 September 1999 are/have been sent to the Shanghai Branch of the NZIS for processing in order to allow the Beijing team to concentrate on the current ap plications in hand. Proposals for internal changes with in the team,effective from 4 October 1999, should hopef ully result in much faster decisions being made on appl ications lodged from this date.

　　We will be working together during the remainder of the year to look at the many different aspects of our p rocesses but in particular to the reduction of the stud ent processing time frames and improving the quality of our decisions. The recent changes being experienced by the team will be a challenge, but a challenge I am sure they can meet.

　　We are also attaching updated checklists for each t eam and we look forward to working together with our ma ny different agents,representatives and NZ Education pr oviders.

　　Regards

　　Neil Caddie

　　Branch Manager-NZIS Beijing

　　RME——USD

　　Residence Visa——4,980——595

　　Visitor's Visa——460——55

　　Vistor Group——300——0

　　Transit Visa——730——90

　　Work Visa——1,040——125

　　Student Visa——730——90

　　Retruning Resident's Visa——730——90

　　Business categories——12,660——1,515(including logn-b erm business visa)

　　except "Employee of Relocating Business" category—— 3,290——420

　　Settlement Information Fee——410——50

　　(form 1/7/98-each residence application)

　　Migrant Levy from 1/7/98——1,000——120

　　(per person, to a maximum of 4)

　　*Non Principal Applicant

　　English language——90,400——10,800

　　Fee(where applicable to applications lodged before 30/11/98)

　　Pre-purchase ESOL——7,690-30,060——920-3,600

　　(where applicable for General Skills and Business I nvestorapplicants, lodged on or after 30/11/98)

　　*Paid by General Skills, Investor, Entrepreneur, an d Employee ofBusiness categories

　　·Please pay exact amount only. We accept Post Offic e money order,bank drafts from banks outside China, or cash (cash must not be sentthrough the mail). We do not accept credit card payments

　　·For US$ cash or bank draft, add US$ 10 bank fee to total amount paid

　　·For EMS return courier, enclose RMB 40 or US$ 5 fo r postage anywherein China, and RMB200 or US$25 for pos tage any where outside China

　　·Application fees are non refundableNeil CaddieBran ch Manager(including long-term business visa)