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Drhay:
Thank you for this , regarding the question i was only exploring incase i didnt get a funding i would look into paying for the first year, then after i get there i should get a funding. One of the supervisor i saw at unuversity of otago added that funding and scholarship are competitive, however he shared link to where i can get scholarship from the school page. Some of those scholarship are for 2nd year PhD.

TLDR: my plan is if i can get it and pay for first year then i can try secure funding for second year. Might not be the very best option.

Which made me to ask if the tuition stated was for the whole 4 years as the tuition is thesame for domestic applicant in phd cases

well, whether you pay for first year or not, there are a lot of scholarships up for grabs within the university system. Tuition is calculated on a yearly basis for most cases. Best of luck in your endeavours

pongwa:
well, whether you pay for first year or not, there are a lot of scholarships up for grabs within the university system. Tuition is calculated on a yearly basis for most cases. Best of luck in your endeavours

Ok thank you so much

1. There are some PhD's that have funding, you will need to check the website or mail the school.
2. Range of tuition fees for PhD differs from school to school, you will need to confirm the tuition on the schools website.
3. If there is funding, you will still need to show proof of funds for the duration of the program - except it is a total scholarship that covers everything, there are always terms and conditions.

Drhay:
Thank you for sharing this information, but i would like to ask you few things.

Does the PhD comes with funding , if No whats the range of tuition.

Secondly is it compulsory to use an agent for phd after the supervisor has accepted.

Lastly if there is funding , do i still need to show proof of funds.

Thank you

CalabarSamurai:
Please ask your questions here, so others can learn and there may be someone has the same experience with you.

Good day. I came to UK for my msc program and I graduated with a merit last year. Pls I need a guide for PhD study in New Zealand. I intend to relocate with my family and start the phd study like 3rd quarter next year. Pls how do i go about this? Whats their tuition fee like and do you know about onshore study visa? Pls as someone on ground there, I need your advice 🙏

Henrodegreat:
I have no published papers but have MSc Merit from 🇬🇧 do I stand a chance

Hello, I share same status with you. In uk with msc merit. Looking forward to relocate to NZ. Searching for info to start applying. Can we share ideas?

1. I always say check the New Zealand immigration website, I have never seen a comprehensive website like theirs, it has the official information you are looking for, not personal opinions like mine that might no longer be valid at the current time.

2. Contact PhD supervisor/supervisors especially in your preferred PhD field, research on their work and see how it aligns with your proposed PhD thesis and to include that information in your email when contacting them. When they have accepted your proposal, contact the school for their admission processes, each school has their tuition fees and scholarships, if you qualify.

3. Work with a PAID LICENSED immigration adviser in New Zealand especially as you are a Nigerian (I am assuming), agents like IDP work only with the principal applicant.

Cheers!

kinkyhead:
Good day. I came to UK for my msc program and I graduated with a merit last year. Pls I need a guide for PhD study in New Zealand. I intend to relocate with my family and start the phd study like 3rd quarter next year. Pls how do i go about this? Whats their tuition fee like and do you know about onshore study visa? Pls as someone on ground there, I need your advice 🙏

Good day everyone. Please how do I move to New Zealand with my family as a teacher.
I have a BSc, PGDE, TRCN and many years experience teaching in a government school.
Your assistance and direction will be highly appreciated. Thanks and God bless.

1. A job offer from a NZ Company (hard but not impossible).
2. As a masters student whose spouse has a partner of a student work visa and whose kids have a dependent of a worker visa.
3. Based on your profile, you can’t qualify for PhD as you don’t have a masters, so I will skip that one.
4. The teaching profession is hot cake in NZ, I highly recommend you get in touch and use a PAID LICENSED immigration adviser, it will be worth it.

Giftyy:
Good day everyone. Please how do I move to New Zealand with my family as a teacher.
I have a BSc, PGDE, TRCN and many years experience teaching in a government school.
Your assistance and direction will be highly appreciated. Thanks and God bless.

If I may add, the poster will need accreditation from the NZ teaching certification body as the profession is regulated.

CalabarSamurai:
1. A job offer from a NZ Company (hard but not impossible).
2. As a masters student whose spouse has a partner of a student work visa and whose kids have a dependent of a worker visa.
3. Based on your profile, you can’t qualify for PhD as you don’t have a masters, so I will skip that one.
4. The teaching profession is hot cake in NZ, I highly recommend you get in touch and use a PAID LICENSED immigration adviser, it will be worth it.

ab4m:
They do give funding to anyone irrespective of your Nationality once you meet the criteria, many have a published paper in a reputable journal.

I have a Nigerian in my school who is on Scholarship. When I applied for mine, it was not successful, the main reason was no publications.

So work towards paper publication and have a good grade in your Masters, you will get it.

Lastly, subsidising PhD fee to around NZ$7k is a scholarship on its own.

This publication requirement, must it be in the domain of where you want to pursue studies.

Like you want to pursue a phd in construction (masters in construction) but a publication in AI application in another industry...does this typically work?

FrostyButter:
This publication requirement, must it be in the domain of where you want to pursue studies.

Like you want to pursue a phd in construction (masters in construction) but a publication in AI application in another industry...does this typically work?

Having a publication in your area of expertise is a plus but having a publication in general count.

Besides, some candidates don’t have publication and they still got admission.

Please ask all questions here, all email requests are being sent to the spam folder.

Maybe we should have telegram or WhatsApp

Telegram would be better especially since nairaland doesn't have an app yet.

TOBERO23:
Maybe we should have telegram or WhatsApp

Good day all, I have a PhD offer from University of Auckland with December start date and would like to submit my visa application by next month, August. I intend going with my dependents (spouse and 3 children - family of 5).

Please I need assistance with knowing how to start.
(I was recently refused a Canadian study visa for an MSc)

Please assist 🙏

CalabarSamurai:
- Find a school.
- Find a supervisor.
- Research on their field(s) of interest.
- Contact the supervisor.
- Present the supervisor with your proposed PhD thesis or if you prefer to work on their subject area.
- If they agree to supervise you then...
- Contact the school to get their agents in Nigeria, if they have any, for the school application.
- Contact the agent and they will take it off from there.
- All the best.

I already have a PhD offer from University of Auckland with December start date. Please I need guidance on how to apply for visa for myself and my family. I was denied Canadian study visa this month.

Winnyluv:
Good day all, I have a PhD offer from University of Auckland with December start date and would like to submit my visa application by next month, August. I intend going with my dependents (spouse and 3 children - family of 5).

Please I need assistance with knowing how to start.
(I was recently refused a Canadian study visa for an MSc)

Please assist 🙏

Congratulations on your admission.

Try to explore the NZ immigration website, it is very detailed. I will advice you digest the content on the website and ask questions base on aspect that is not clear to you.

The website is very detailed

Peaceful123:
Congratulations on your admission.

Try to explore the NZ immigration website, it is very detailed. I will advice you digest the content on the website and ask questions base on aspect that is not clear to you.

The website is very detailed

Do you suggest I apply alone first before bringing my dependents?
(We applied as a family for Canada and was denied)

1. Please don't hide the Canadian visa refusal when filling the online form, just state it and state why you were refused as mentioned in the letter. Also mention all visa refusals and the reasons given.

2. If December is your start date, then you should submit an application in September, to give them enough time to work on your APPLICATION.

3. Your Proof of Funds must be six months in one bank account i.e. March to September or minimum of 3 months i.e. June to September, September being when you should submit your application.

4. Leave your family in Nigeria. - home tie

5. Get a study leave letter and/or a letter of introduction from your place of work - home tie

6. Go through this section, there are successful phd students, follow their list of documents they submitted etc.

7. Your Cover letter/ SoP will make or mar you, demonstrate your knowledge of your proposed PhD, your financial plans, travel history, current work and work experience and how the PhD will help you IN NIGERIA.

8. Ask your school if they have agents or their own paid licensed adviser especially since Nigeria's approval rate is 30%, it would really help, if they don't, then work with IDP (free but they only focus on the primary applicant) or get a Paid Licensed Adviser based in New Zealand.

ALL THE BEST !!!!

Winnyluv:
I already have a PhD offer from University of Auckland with December start date. Please I need guidance on how to apply for visa for myself and my family. I was denied Canadian study visa this month.

Winnyluv:
Do you suggest I apply alone first before bringing my dependents?
(We applied as a family for Canada and was denied)

You can apply together.

I can’t talk from the place of experience (Still sourcing for supervisor and admission), I can only talk from the perspective of what I learned here.

You can follow this process below

CalabarSamurai:
1. Please don't hide the Canadian visa refusal when filling the online form, just state it and state why you were refused as mentioned in the letter. Also mention all visa refusals and the reasons given.

2. If December is your start date, then you should submit an application in September, to give them enough time to work on your APPLICATION.

3. Your Proof of Funds must be six months in one bank account i.e. March to September or minimum of 3 months i.e. June to September, September being when you should submit your application.

4. Leave your family in Nigeria. - home tie

5. Get a study leave letter and/or a letter of introduction from your place of work - home tie

6. Go through this section, there are successful phd students, follow their list of documents they submitted etc.

7. Your Cover letter/ SoP will make or mar you, demonstrate your knowledge of your proposed PhD, your financial plans, travel history, current work and work experience and how the PhD will help you IN NIGERIA.

8. Ask your school if they have agents or their own paid licensed adviser especially since Nigeria's approval rate is 30%, it would really help, if they don't, then work with IDP (free but they only focus on the primary applicant) or get a Paid Licensed Adviser based in New Zealand.

ALL THE BEST !!!!

aiijay1:
Got into Uni Waikato for PhD in Management. Hope to commence in April. Just applied for my visa. Any one in Hamilton?

Can you please guide me on how you applied for your visa. Are you in New Zealand now?

Hello,

Please can I contact you privately?
I am looking to apply for a PhD in finance myself but wanted a bit of guidance


Sorry I quoted you in error

fizcoo20:
Congrats

Hello,

Please can I contact you privately?
I’m applying for PhD in finance myself and need a bit of guidance.

peze:
STUDENT VISA APPROVED!!!
First Time Applicant
Visa lodged: 04 March 2023
Visa approved: 31 March 2023
Institution: Massey University (Auckland).
Course: PhD Finance
Intake : April 2023
Finance: Self-Sponsored
Consultancy: N/A

(Please I will appreciate if anyone can help me with Naija contacts in Massey University, Auckland)

Good morning everyone.
Please i will want to know if I stand a chance for a PhD program in New Zealand with a Bachelor’s CGPA of 3.06/5 and Masters 4.55/5 (Distinction). I have 3 coauthored publication as well.

adebayoolatunji:
Good morning everyone.
Please i will want to know if I stand a chance for a PhD program in New Zealand with a Bachelor’s CGPA of 3.06/5 and Masters 4.55/5 (Distinction). I have 3 coauthored publication as well.

If your masters has a research component in it, yes.

I see no reason why you don't stand a chance, the masters is quite strong, please apply.

adebayoolatunji:
Good morning everyone.
Please i will want to know if I stand a chance for a PhD program in New Zealand with a Bachelor’s CGPA of 3.06/5 and Masters 4.55/5 (Distinction). I have 3 coauthored publication as well.

CalabarSamurai:
I see no reason why you don't stand a chance, the masters is quite strong, please apply.

Thanks for ur response.

Peaceful123:
If your masters has a research component in it, yes.

Thanks for ur response

Winnyluv:
Good day all, I have a PhD offer from University of Auckland with December start date and would like to submit my visa application by next month, August. I intend going with my dependents (spouse and 3 children - family of 5).

Please I need assistance with knowing how to start.
(I was recently refused a Canadian study visa for an MSc)

Please assist 🙏

Its best you use a paid licensed lawyer in New Zealand. Someone I know had 3 visa refusals from Australia and 1 from NZ (when they did a self application). They got it on the 5th trial using an immigration lawyer.
Also, apply for yourself first and after getting the visa, you can then apply for your family.

AussieJoan:
Its best you use a paid licensed lawyer in New Zealand. Someone I know had 3 visa refusals from Australia and 1 from NZ (when they did a self application). They got it on the 5th trial using an immigration lawyer.
Also, apply for yourself first and after getting the visa, you can then apply for your family.

Is it the cost of visa fee for family that make you suggest she should apply for herself first before her family ? Or is there any other reason for that?

Honestly speaking if i knew from the beginning, i would have started with a PAID LICENSED immigration adviser, because this thing is pay to play - they would look at your profile and tell you straight-up the real deal, but that's after paying the initial fees. But IDP is still good though I.M.H.O. I ended working with the school's LIA because of our low approval rate in Naija.

CalabarSamurai:
Honestly speaking if i knew from the beginning, i would have started with a PAID LICENSED immigration adviser, because this thing is pay to play - they would look at your profile and tell you straight-up the real deal, but that's after paying the initial fees. But IDP is still good though I.M.H.O. I ended working with the school's LIA because of our low approval rate in Naija.

Wow. Did you receive positive visa outcome after u used the licensed immigration adviser