Welcome to Immigration New Zealand – Shanghai Branch

The Shanghai branch employs 39 staff, divided into three teams – a student and support team, a temporary entry team and a resident visa team. Details of the staff in each team are listed under staff contacts on the contact details page.

This branch is responsible for processing visas for the following provinces in the People's Republic of China.

Jiangsu
Shanghai
Zhejiang
Anhui
Hubei
Hunan
Jiangxi, and
Fujian.

Shanghai Branch also processes applications for all resident visas (except resident visas under the Business categories) for people resident in Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Japan.

The following languages are spoken by staff at the Shanghai branch.

Shanghaihua
English
Mandarin, and
a small number of dialects such as Cantonese.

China Special Work Category: Chinese chefs
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
The quota is currently filled. More places will become available on 8 October 2012.

Changes to panel doctors for China
Monday, 2 April 2012
Information about changes to panel doctors in China.

Change of Visa Application Centre for residents of Hunan and Hubei
Thursday, 29 March 2012
From 16 April 2012 visa applications from people resident in Hunan and Hubei provinces should be lodged either in person or by mail at the New Zealand Visa Application Centre in Shanghai.

China Special Work Category: Chinese chefs
Thursday, 22 December 2011
All 200 places for Chinese chefs were filled between October 2008 and September 2011. Further places will be released in batches, to manage demand. On 2 April 2012, 33 places will become available. On 8 October 2012, a further 33 places will become available.

Panel doctor updates
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Information about changes to panel doctors in China.

Welcome to Immigration New Zealand – Shanghai Branch

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