Three coordinated visa applications for a Nepalese family

[Applicant A] is a Nepalese national. She came to us to arrange a coordinated package of three applications: a fee paying student visa for herself, and as her visa didn’t allow supporting dependent family members’ visas, a guardian visitor visa for the father to accompany the child’s fee paying student visa. Nepalese families often value having close relatives present during a child’s overseas study, which is why several applications are prepared together.

We prepared coordinated cover letters and evidence for all three applications so they told one consistent story. The funds evidence drew on family savings held overseas, including a long term retirement savings balance and bank statements from a relative based in Singapore, to show steady financial support. We also pointed to a planned trip to another country as evidence of an intention to travel onward and not overstay, and kept the identity and relationship details aligned across every application.

The three coordinated applications have been prepared and lodged and are still in progress. Immigration New Zealand was satisfied and the visitor visa was granted.

When several applications are filed together, keeping the evidence and the story consistent across every one of them is essential, because they are reviewed side by side. Long term overseas savings, such as a retirement fund balance, together with a sponsoring relative’s bank records, are strong proof that the family can genuinely support the visit. Showing a planned trip to another country can also help demonstrate that the applicant intends to move on at the end of the stay rather than remain unlawfully.