New Zealand

[sixteen_16]

Hi sissies, if I wanted to go to NZ on June, when is the best time to submit my visitor visa application? I will be going with my husband and daughter..Do they still need COE or financial statement ok na? We will be visiting my father who is working there kasi and hindi ko alam kung kailangan ko din ispecify un..

[the_dreamer]

Planning to visit NZ again. Done with the North Island adventure, so sa South Island naman. Would like to know when to apply for the visa if travel date is December 2016 pa. Last time kasi I was in SG and mabilis lang visa application ko dun. Don't know pano processing dito sa PH. Is it required to submit air tickets? As for the itinerary, it would not be a problem naman kasi I'll book with Haka Tours again.

Thanks! 😊

[mrs. sweet]

Planning to visit NZ this June or July. Mahirap ba talaga DIY tour dun? Ang mamahal kasi ng mga packaged tours here.

[huit]

Hello, when's the best time to visit NZ? Summer ba? How many days din ang need na maco-cover yung nice sites sa NZ? How much ang budget na needed? Also, pwede di ba mag apply ng visa online? Madali lang ba ma-approve or mahirap din? When I checked their doc requirements parang Korean Visa application lang kasi. Thanks in advance!

[mrs. sweet]

Sa experiences niyo, how long ang processing ng visa?

[mozilla]

Went to NZ last Nov 2016. ang ganda ng NZ! the visa processing took around 1 week. sa visa center ako nag apply personally sa ecoplaza bldg, chino roces.


@mrs. sweet, package tours kami, eto lang ata un bansa na napuntahan namin na package tour kami, usually mga DIY tour kami sa ibang bansa. Sa NZ kasi mahirap yung commute kaya package tour kami, including un mga airport transfer.

[mrs. sweet]

^thanks mozilla for the reply. we got package tour na din, mukha ngang mahirap i-explore ng DIY, going to south and north islands too.

Re visa processing, problem ko kasi madami akong trips before our NZ trip. Pero kung 1 week lang naman pala ang visa processing, aabot naman. I also called up VFS, pwede din naman daw gawa lang ako ng cover letter stating why I can't leave our passports while our visa app are being processed then ibalik ko na lang pag available na passports. Sabi kasi sa akin processing is 15 days or more.

[mozilla]

https://www.bookme.co.nz/bookings/queenstown/home


we booked some activities from that site. malaki rin naman discount. jan ako nagbook ng bungee jumping sa queenstown, yung mga friends ko nagbook din jan ng cruise tapos visit sa sheep farm. dito rin kami nagbook ng milford cruise sound cruise kasama na rountrip transfer from queenstown to port kung san magsisimula yung cruise may kasamang fish and chips. hope this help

 

[kachich]

Hi mozilla! I booked RT MNL-AKL tickets for August. Super excited for this trip. I have an initial itinerary na, but will most likely change pa. When did you go? August is winter so I was hoping I could catch southern lights, gusto ko din sana mag franz josef glacier walk kaya lang viator(not sure if this or bookme) dont offer glacier walk during winter.

[mozilla]

sis @kachich, november kami last year. malamig pa rin. naka shorts ako sa auckland pero maygawd malamig sya. naunderestimate ko yung weather, tas sa Queenstown, mas malamig dun. kasi may mga snowcaps pa kami nakikita sa mga bundok na nadaanan namin. tapos sa downtown moist un mga daan, so not sure if nag snow ba o ano, pero ang lamig sa umaga. hahaha! pero yung tanghali, chilly lang un weather, yung area kung san nag sky diving mga friends ko ang lamig dun. hehe!
Enjoy your trip sis

[mrs. sweet]

June kami sa NZ, hoping to see southern lights too!

[kachich]

^balitaan mo ako sis! and please share your itinerary if you have one already. Hindi ko pa mafinalize itinerary ko, pero gusto ko na mag book ng flights for queenstown and christchurch.

[mrs. sweet]

^booked a tour sa kiwiway, mukhang mahirap kasi talaga DIY.

Lodged our visa apps yesterday sa VFS, pero "borrowed" passports muna kami ni hubs, yung sa kids lang sinubmit ko. May trip kasi kami sa 28th, worry ko baka di umabot sa release ng passports. Worry ko lang din, d nila makikita travel history namin ni hubs, mabigyan kaya kami ng visa?? Yung sa kids kasi not much ang stamps, although meron na din naman eu and some asians trip dun.

[mrs. sweet]

Just got our passports earlier today, grabe inabot 1 month ang visa processing because of pull out and in ng passports namin. May mga in between trips kasi. 2 years multiple binigay sa amin na visa. Ganito ba talaga binibigay nila?

[the_dreamer]

^ wow, congrats sis! planning to go to NZ again. If Sep ang trip ko, kelan ako dapat mag apply ng visa? Yun first visa ko kasi sa SG ako nag apply and I applied 2 months before the trip. Mabilis lang yun processing dun. That was 2015 pa. Dito ba pwede na mag apply for the visa kahit matagal pa ang alis? Thanks! 😊

[mrs. sweet]

^Usually, 3 months before the trip ang visa applications. Mabilis lang din naman here, 1 week lang ata. Natagalan lang kami kasi 2 times kami nag "borrowed passports" while processing yung apps namin

[the_dreamer]

^thanks, sis! Nagsubmit ka ba ng air ticket?

[mrs. sweet]

^yes, pati confirmation from our tour

[kachich]

Hi @mrs. sweet congrats sa multiple entry visa! Question -- paper based kayo nag apply, right? Hindi online? Mas okay ba ang thru vfs compared online? Thanks!

[mrs. sweet]

Yes, paper applications kami. Pag individual, recommended daw online, faster pa ata results. Family kasi kami kaya dapat paper app.