Success Stories - Kravis Corporation New Zealand

"Thank you, Kravis, for our wonderful New Zealand journey and for assisting us every step of the way in making New Zealand as our new home via study pathway."--MELVIN.

Melvin is highly motivated and driven to provide the best possible future for his family. Raising his daughter, Skyler, in a safe environment and having a quality work-life-balanced lifestyle are his main priorities. So he engaged Kravis in 2021 to help him find the right qualification to study in New Zealand where he could bring along his family. Melvin commenced his Level 9 Masters by Research study via online learning delivery and continued on his study in New Zealand in 2022. A year later, when he was eligible to claim the required points for NZ residency, he engaged the immigration services of Lozada Legal to manage his residence visa application with his wife (Dianna) and Skyler are his dependents. Within 6 months from date of lodging of his residence visa application, Melvin and his family obtained their residence visas. Now, they're happily living in Auckland and Skyler is enjoying her schooling (for free).

"New Zealand is the most beautiful country among the countries I've ever visited. So it has always been my dream to live in this amazingly beautiful country. Kravis helped me realized that dream via study pathway."--APRIL.

April. born and raised in Zamboanga del Norte, graduated cum laude from University of San Carlos (Cebu City). Prior to moving to New Zealand, she had several years of solid experience in auditing and financial accounting. It took her years to decide to migrate to New Zealand as she had a wonderful career overseas. Upon engagement, Kravis was confident that they can assist April in meeting both her career goals and dream to become a New Zealand resident. She commenced her New Zealand Level 8 study via online learning delivery as the country was in Covid lockdown. The moment New Zealand opened its borders, April was one of the cohort of students who were allowed to enter the country to continue on their study on NZ campus (Nelson City). Upon completion of her NZ study, she obtained a Post-Study Work Visa which enabled her to stay further in New Zealand to work full-time. She was offered a full-time auditing job in Christchurch City, which is her most preferred city in New Zealand to live in. In less than a year of working full-time, she was eligible to apply for NZ residency under the Skilled Migrant Category and then eventually obtained her NZ residence visa.

"Before coming to New Zealand, I studied in Leipzig, Germany, preparing for my Masters... I'm glad Kravis introduced me to New Zealand as this small country of over 5.3 million people ticks all the boxes of what I'm looking for..."--JAZELLE.

Jazelle was a student in Germany preparing for her Masters study in psychology. But when she discovered New Zealand thru attending a Kravis roadshow re how study becomes a pathway to becoming a New Zealand resident, she changed her study plans and decided to move to New Zealand instead. Upon engagement, she discussed with Kravis her plans to make a career shift into becoming an Early Childhood Teacher so Kravis enrolled her in Graduate Diploma in Teaching ECE in 2019. After 15 months of study, she obtained her Teaching ECE qualification which led to her eligibility to becoming a licensed NZ teacher in ECE. Jazelle's journey to becoming a New Zealand resident was relatively swift and straightforward. She commenced her NZ study in 2019 began working full-time as an ECE teacher the following year in 2020 and then applied for her residence visa a year later in 2021. By 2022, Jazelle obtained her New Zealand residence visa.

"We chose to migrate to New Zealand to live in a safe and secure environment for our daughter... Kravis has been the guiding force in choosing the right path every step of the way via study pathway to becoming NZ residents."--RICAMYR.

Rica, a civil engineer, and her husband Homer, an architect, were both successful professionals working in Singapore. Hence, it took them years to decide to pursue the NZ study pathway as leaving their lucrative jobs in Singapore and moving to New Zealand with no jobs would be such a big and daunting move. Giving a bright future to their daughter Elle was the key driver to make them finally pursued moving to New Zealand. They were both eligible to undertake the NZ study pathway so Kravis recommended study options for each one of them. After careful review of Kravis's advice and recommendations, the two decided that Rica will be the one to study so Homer can work full time. In just a few months upon their arrival in New Zealand, Homer was able to get a full-time job in Wellington which paved the way for the family to apply for NZ residency. Rica completed her Masters degree in 2023 and they all became NZ residents, with Homer as the principal visa applicant, the following year in 2024. Rica and Homer are both working in leading companies within the construction industry and are now fully settled in Wellington City with their daughter Elle now studying in NZ (for free) and meeting new friends.

"I wanted to live in a decent, respectful society that observes equity and empathy. New Zealand exemplifies what a decent and respectful community should be."--GWYN.

Our delightfully adventurous Gwyn migrated to New Zealand via study pathway. He commenced his study in 2018 wherein he enrolled in Bachelor of Architectural Studies at Ara Institute of Canterbury in Christchurch City. He completed his 3-year bachelors degree study programme in 2021 and shortly after graduation he got a full-time skilled employment. The following year in 2022, he applied for NZ residency and months later he obtained his NZ residence visa. He's living in Christchurch City and Gwyn reckons that New Zealand is now his permanent home.

"Kravis made my New Zealand study journey easy for me. I just submitted the required documentations and Kravis did the rest. They always go an extra mile to deliver and patiently explained to me everything to ensure that I made an informed decision."--LESLEY.

There are plenty of job opportunities for accountants and internal auditors in New Zealand. But, Lesley realized that NZ employers prefer applicants who are already in New Zealand and, much better, if they have a New Zealand qualification. Hence, Lesley pursued the study pathway in 2021 to be able to work and live in this country. He chose to study Level 9 Masters by Research so he could work full time. Within weeks of his NZ arrival, he got a full-time job. Working full-time and at the same time studying full-time wasn't that easy, but, Lesley was very focused on successfully completing his NZ study so in 2023 he obtained his New Zealand Masters degree. His Level 9 NZ qualification coupled with having an NZ full-time skilled employment were the key drivers for him to obtain his NZ residence visa also in 2023 with his wife Precious as his dependent. Shortly after they became New Zealand residents, baby Zeb was born as a New Zealand resident. Lesley, Precious and Zeb are happily living in Auckland City with a bright future ahead of them.

"...I didn't meet the NZ Nursing Council registration requirements so I'm grateful to Kravis for patiently guiding me on which of their recommended alternative study pathways to take. Now I'm a resident of this beautiful country and living the New Zealand dream."--DIANNE.

Dianne's New Zealand success story clearly shows that study pathway is an ideal and effective way to migrate to New Zealand as her NZ diploma qualification served as her foundation to obtain NZ residency. In 2017, she pursued an 18-month diploma programme in community health in Auckland. After completing her NZ study in 2018, Dianne obtained a 3-year Post-Study Work Visa which allowed her to stay longer in New Zealand to find a job. Not long after graduation, she was offered a full-time job in Tauranga City where she lived and worked for over 3 years. In 2022 she became a New Zealand. resident. Recently she moved back to Auckland City where she was offered a better job opportunity at the Auckland City Hospital as a Sleep Physiologist. Whilst she was already fully settled and contented living in Tauranga, she didn't regret moving back to Auckland.

"It has always been my goal to live in New Zealand. So when the study pathway opportunity was introduced by Kravis to me, I immediately grabbed the chance. Now, my husband JC and I are now NZ permanent residents living in the charming city of Invercargill at the South Island of New Zealand."--AISSA.

Like most of the students of Kravis, Aissa had a lucrative and booming career in her home country. So resigning from her job in the Philippines to move to New Zealand was a big leap. She commenced her Postgraduate study in 2017 and completed her New Zealand qualification in the following year 2018. After graduation, she obtained a 3-year Post-Study Work Visa to allow her to stay further in New Zealand to find a job. Aissa and JC became New Zealand residents in 2022 and they now both hold a Permanent Residence visa. According to Aissa, it's a big decision to migrate so come prepared (financially and emotionally) and to make sure to choose the best study pathway to becoming a New Zealand resident.

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