For Telugu students in Kiwi land, a sea of dreams broken

The dreams of Indian students, who were pursuing higher studies in New Zealand, were shattered after a battle of eight months. Immigration of New Zealand (INZ) has issued deportation orders to the Ind

VIJAYAWADA: The dreams of Indian students, who were pursuing higher studies in New Zealand, were shattered after a battle of eight months. Immigration of New Zealand (INZ) has issued deportation orders to the Indian students for faking financial certificates for studying in New Zealand. As students have to leave voluntarily by February 22, they were given a farewell party in New Zealand on Sunday.

Sunil Chinta, a student from Hyderabad, had gone to Auckland, early 2016 and took admission into Post Graduate course in Electronics. But, his dreams came crashing after he received Deportation Liability Notices from INZ stating that his financial certificates were faked and he had to leave New Zealand.
There were many students like Sunil Chinta, who were leading a battle for the last eight months after receiving deportation orders.

Usually, students from Telugu states, numbering from 5,000 to 8,000, travel to New Zealand every year. The number is increasing to a great extent. Majority of consultants and agents suggest to students to go with fake bank statements and financial certificates ensuring that it is the safe procedure. Listening to their words, students fall prey to the agents and are handed deportation orders and sent back home.
Check every certificate

“Students have to do a lot of research, while going abroad and approach genuine consultants. They have to check each certificate enclosed for immigration. Students have to be genuine and truthful to authorities at the time of Visa and take precautions while dealing with private agents,” said K Vijaya Lakshmi, counsellor of New Zealand Education, IDP Consultancy.

Deportation Liability Notices have been issued to 191 Indian students since May 2016 and 125 have already left. Deportation orders were issued after it was found that students’ India-based education agents had submitted fraudulent documents for them. The students fought for their future by taking shelter at Unitarian Church in Auckland.
“INZ has offered grace period until Wednesday to students to make travel arrangements and also willing to negotiate terms that would allow them to re-apply for student visas after they returned to India, provided they left by February 22,” Konakalla Sunil, supporter of this students’ campaign

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