Indian students applying for New Zealand visas are facing longer processing delays this year, with applications now taking nearly twice as long as those from China, according to new figures from Immigration New Zealand (INZ), according to a report by RNZ. As per Immigration New Zealand data,applications from India processed between January 1 and April 21 took an average of 30 working days. During the same period, applications from China took an average of 16 working days.
The processing time for Indian applications has also increased sharply from 19 working days recorded during the same period in 2025.
