ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
More than 150 international Indian students are about to be deported from New Zealand because their India-based agents used fake financial documents to get them into the country on student visas.
The students had no idea that the agents were using fake documents and feel that being deported for something they didn't even know about is unfair.
The students are organising a protest on Saturday, September 3, outside National Party list MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar's office.
The students have paid tens of thousands of dollars to the educational institutes in New Zealand who worked with the recruiters in India but now they are being told that the fees cannot be refunded if they are sent back home.
Despite the fact that Immigration New Zealand has been informed about these agents, no action has been taken against fraudulent agents.
Sunil Chinta, a student at AWI International Education Group says, “We are here for studying and international exposure, not for cheating someone. We are honest, hardworking, and law-abiding migrants in the country. Please don’t deport us for something that we have not done.”
Pradeep Sudini, another student at New Zealand Institute of Studies, says, “Don’t punish me. I have not cheated in any way to get my student visa. The financial document that was given to Immigration New Zealand on my behalf was done by the agent and not me.”
Sairup Teegala, a student at Royal Business College says, “I came to New Zealand with a lot of dreams but now this situation is a nightmare. Had I known [this] earlier, I could have acted to correct the situation. I could have stopped at the airport to avoid this grief and hassle.”
Hafiz Syed, who graduated from NZSE, says, “I opted for New Zealand for education over the US and Canada. When I applied for my student visa, I had no idea about any fraudulent document. When I applied for my open job search visa, I was told about the fraudulent documents. If deported, I will not be able to face my family and friends. [If] anything happens to me, Immigration NZ will be accountable for it.”
Anu Kalloti of Migrant Workers Association is calling students to join the protest at noon on September 3 outside the Stoddard Road shops in Mount Roskill, Auckland.
More than 150 international Indian students are about to be deported from New Zealand because their India-based agents used fake financial documents to get them into the country on student visas.
The students had no idea that the agents were using fake documents and feel that being deported for...
More than 150 international Indian students are about to be deported from New Zealand because their India-based agents used fake financial documents to get them into the country on student visas.
The students had no idea that the agents were using fake documents and feel that being deported for something they didn't even know about is unfair.
The students are organising a protest on Saturday, September 3, outside National Party list MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar's office.
The students have paid tens of thousands of dollars to the educational institutes in New Zealand who worked with the recruiters in India but now they are being told that the fees cannot be refunded if they are sent back home.
Despite the fact that Immigration New Zealand has been informed about these agents, no action has been taken against fraudulent agents.
Sunil Chinta, a student at AWI International Education Group says, “We are here for studying and international exposure, not for cheating someone. We are honest, hardworking, and law-abiding migrants in the country. Please don’t deport us for something that we have not done.”
Pradeep Sudini, another student at New Zealand Institute of Studies, says, “Don’t punish me. I have not cheated in any way to get my student visa. The financial document that was given to Immigration New Zealand on my behalf was done by the agent and not me.”
Sairup Teegala, a student at Royal Business College says, “I came to New Zealand with a lot of dreams but now this situation is a nightmare. Had I known [this] earlier, I could have acted to correct the situation. I could have stopped at the airport to avoid this grief and hassle.”
Hafiz Syed, who graduated from NZSE, says, “I opted for New Zealand for education over the US and Canada. When I applied for my student visa, I had no idea about any fraudulent document. When I applied for my open job search visa, I was told about the fraudulent documents. If deported, I will not be able to face my family and friends. [If] anything happens to me, Immigration NZ will be accountable for it.”
Anu Kalloti of Migrant Workers Association is calling students to join the protest at noon on September 3 outside the Stoddard Road shops in Mount Roskill, Auckland.
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