Srija BD Limited · New Zealand only since 2008 · Education New Zealand Pioneer Member since 13 November 2013
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Bangladesh's pioneer New Zealand specialist · since 2008

Most agencies show you the approvals. We show you the declines.

From 1 January to 13 September 2026, Immigration New Zealand reported 3,704 offshore student visa applications from Bangladesh — its third-largest market — and an approval rate of 28.5%. The lowest of its ten largest markets. Nobody tells you that before they take your money.

A country rate does not decide your application. Your evidence does. Start with an honest reading of your own file: the check is free, takes about six minutes, and nothing you enter leaves your device.

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PioneerNew Zealand is the only country we have worked on since 2008. ENZ-trained agent; ENZ Pioneer Member since 2013.
Compliance-ledEvery file passes one gateway. No file reaches Immigration New Zealand without a licensed adviser's recorded sign-off.
AI-assisted, human-decidedSoftware checks completeness and consistency. People verify. Only a licensed adviser advises.

Straight from INZ's published figures

The numbers we would rather you saw first

Two sets of figures, both Immigration New Zealand's own. They measure different things, and both point the same way.

Offshore applications, 1 January – 13 September 2026

MarketVolumeApproved

INZ Global Agent Webinar, 24 September 2026, slide headed "submitted/completed" — volume and rate may not share a denominator, so do not derive a count of declines from it.

All Bangladeshi student applications, by financial year

Year (Jul–Jun)DecidedDeclinedBangladeshAll
2022/232374780%90%
2023/2456921962%86%
2024/251,37644967%87%
2025/263,6171,30064%90%
July 2026 only1,10873933%78%

INZ immigration statistics, reports prepared 13 August 2026. All criteria and locations; includes onshore applications and dependants, which is why these rates are higher than the offshore figure.

Watch this one

July 2026: 739 declined in one month

One month is not a trend, and a spike usually means a backlog being cleared. But it is recent, it points one way, and you are entitled to know it before you commit money.

The other side of it

1,719 Bangladeshi students started

First-time student visas approved rose from 745 in 2024/25 to 1,719 in 2025/26. The door is open. Volume is growing faster than file quality is.

The number inside the number

Fee-paying applications: 54% over a decade

INZ approved 3,850 of 7,072 fee-paying student applications from Bangladesh over ten years, against 93% for dependants. If you are applying to study, the fee-paying line is yours.

INZ now publishes approval rates for education agents. Before you choose any agent — including us — look up their record: tinyurl.com/inz-agent-data.

Global Agent Webinar · 24 September 2026

What Immigration New Zealand told agents it checks

INZ briefed education agents worldwide on where applications fail. Every item below is avoidable. The three words INZ uses for funds: sufficient, verifiable, genuinely available.

NZD 20,000
Living costs per year

Tertiary or English study. NZD 1,667 a month if under a year. The same for every country. Tuition and a way home are on top.

3 months
Bank history, at least

Fixed deposits held three months or more. A solvency letter on its own is not enough.

> NZD 2,000
Every large deposit explained

With evidence of where it came from. The same goes for a large opening balance.

≤ 1 month
Age of bank evidence

On the day the application is submitted.

AreaWhere files failWhat INZ expects
Funds — sourceSource or history of the money is unclearTransaction history, not just a balance. Multi-year degrees: first year's tuition and living costs plus a credible plan for the rest.
Funds — typeEvidence INZ does not generally acceptNot credit cards, photos of cash, gold or jewellery, land or property valuations, shares, bonds, mutual funds, co-operative or post-office funds, business loans or accounts. INZ does not recommend relying on agricultural income.
SponsorIncomplete forms; unclear relationshipOne sponsor or one financial undertaking (INZ 1014) only, fully completed, with proof of relationship. Close family is recommended.
Education loanDetails that do not matchCollateral documents, proof of who owns the collateral, and verifiable income showing the instalment can be paid.
Genuine intentionsUnexplained gaps; unclear course choiceEvery gap explained with genuine evidence. A clear link between the course, past study or work, and future plans. Honesty about plans after study.
Offer of placeConditional offers waiting on an English testAn unconditional offer is generally expected. INZ will not hold an application while you sit an English test.
Tuition evidenceBank slips and agent receiptsThe provider's own receipt showing course, study period, amount and date.
TimingLate — or far too earlyApply about 3 months before the course starts. Late applications are not prioritised.
PhotoSelfies, filters, old photosTaken within six months, plain background, face fully visible. Hijab and glasses are fine. No filters, AI or edits.
DeclarationUndeclared help; unvetted sub-agentsAnyone who assisted is declared on form INZ 1226. INZ holds the lodging agent accountable for sub-agents. If in doubt, declare it.

Paying tuition: approval in principle

Applying from Bangladesh, INZ can approve an application in principle before tuition is paid. You then usually have about ten working days to supply the provider's receipt. The Funds Transfer Scheme is not available in Bangladesh, so the money has to be ready to move.

False documents end more than one application

INZ has seen certificates from non-genuine institutions used to cover gaps. False or misleading information can lead to a decline, affect every future application and, in serious cases, prosecution. Applying from Bangladesh there is no reconsideration right.

What changed in New Zealand — general information

25 hrs
Term-time work

Raised from 20 hours a week on 3 November 2025, subject to the conditions on each visa.

16 Nov 2026
Short-term graduate work visa

Up to 6 months for some Level 5–7 graduates after 24 weeks of full-time study in New Zealand.

16 Nov 2026
Level 7 Graduate Diploma

Post-study work eligibility extends to holders who already have a bachelor's degree.

20 Jul 2026
Pathway student visa

More flexible, including up to 30 weeks of English study.

None of this is a promise. A wider pathway raises the value of getting in; it does not raise your chance of being approved. Studying in New Zealand does not guarantee a work visa or residence. We share INZ's published information on work visas and do not advise on them — see immigration.govt.nz or a licensed immigration adviser.

Free · anonymous · runs in your browser

ADEPT readiness check

Nineteen questions across the five dimensions an immigration officer weighs: Applicant, Destination, Employment, Previous travel and Ties. You get a readiness score, the complexity tier your file falls into, and a written evidence checklist. No name, no email, no account.

A self-assessment of documentary readiness. It is not immigration advice, not an assessment of visa eligibility and not a prediction of any decision. Your answers are kept only in this browser so you can come back to them; they are not sent to us or anyone else.

The platform

Compliance-led by design. AI-assisted under rules. Decided by people.

Bangladesh's problem in this market is not awareness — it is evidence quality. So we built the thing that addresses it: one gateway every file must pass, with the controls written into the system rather than left to a procedure.

How a student moves through it

Anonymous
Read verified information and run the readiness check in your own browser. Nothing is stored.
Free
Enquiry
Send us your downloaded result. A case record is opened and you are answered within one working day.
Free
Assessed
A complexity tier is assigned with written reasons. If you are not ready you get a Free Bonafide Pathway plan and a date to come back — and no invoice.
Free
Admission
Provider selection, application, offer of place.
BDT 10,000 on engagement
Evidence
Documents assembled, funds tested, sponsor eligibility checked, verification at source, explanations drafted in your own words.
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Adviser review
The file goes to the licensed immigration adviser whose licence covers the matter. Without a recorded sign-off nothing is released.
Adviser's fee, if any, billed by the adviser
Lodged
Lodged with Immigration New Zealand with our assistance declared on INZ 1226.
Fee fixed on this day
Decided
The outcome is recorded — approved or declined — and counted in our published performance return.
Due 30 days after the decision

The three-state rule

Every document resolves to exactly one state. There is no default.

Verified Confirmed against the issuing authority, with a reference and a dated record.

Source-only Original held and consistent; no independent confirmation obtainable — and the file says so.

Unresolved Blocks lodgement outright.

Tiered, never a percentage

We do not give anyone a percentage chance of approval, because nobody can honestly calculate one.

Fees follow the work a file needs — its complexity tier — never how risky an applicant looks or how urgently they need an answer.

Controls in code

The sign-off gate checks that the person signing is the allocated adviser and that their licence is verified, in scope and unexpired on the day.

The audit trail is append-only and chained, so an edited record shows. Until the platform's go-live the same gate is applied by hand and countersigned.

Ten circumstances that send a file to the licensed adviser first

1Any prior visa refusal, to any country, at any time Auto6A study or work gap over 24 months, or a programme not credibly connected to prior study or work Auto
2Any prior overstay, deportation, removal or character issue7A funder outside the immediate family Auto
3Funds held for less than the required period, or a large unexplained credit8A health matter likely to engage the acceptable-standard-of-health criteria
4A family member unlawfully in New Zealand, or an undisclosed New Zealand-based relative9A change of provider, programme or level after lodgement
5Any document unresolved after two verification attempts Auto10Any INZ request for information, PPI letter or interview request

How we use AI, and where we do not

We use software assistance in case preparation and we say so plainly. Software flags. People verify. Only the licensed adviser advises.

Used for

  • Completeness checks against the required evidence set
  • Cross-document consistency of names, dates and figures
  • Timeline reconstruction and gap detection
  • Checklist and evidence-index generation
  • Internal summaries and flags for a person to review

Never used for

  • Deciding whether a file is submitted
  • Assessing whether an applicant is genuine, or a document authentic
  • Writing an applicant's statement of purpose
  • Generating immigration advice in any form
  • Anything sent to an applicant, a provider or INZ without a named officer's sign-off

No document containing identity or financial information is processed by a third-party model without the applicant's written consent. Your statement is developed from your own recorded answers, in your own voice — an officer can tell within a minute when it was not.

Held to what New Zealand asks of agents

What INZ and ENZ ask forWhat we do
Decision-ready applications, lodged about three months aheadA pre-lodgement audit on every file and an internal lodgement deadline for each intake.
Every adviser and agent declared; sub-agents vettedINZ 1226 on every application. Referral partners refer only — they do not counsel, prepare documents or collect a fee — and each is named, contracted and audited.
Verifiable funds from a traceable sourceFunds checked deposit by deposit; sponsor eligibility tested before any document is assembled.
An approval rate an agency can stand behindOur own floor is 70% of decided applications. Below it we stop recruiting and rebuild the assessment stage.
Transparent fees and relationships (the London Statement)Fees published below. Commission disclosed in writing, by provider, before you pay anything.
Performance that can be measuredA quarterly agent-performance return — approved, declined, the denominator and the counting rule — published whether it flatters us or not.

Non-endorsement statement. NZ EduPortal is an independent, privately funded initiative of Srija BD Limited. ENZ Pioneer Member and ENZ-trained agent are partnership and training statuses, not accreditations. Nothing here represents approval, appointment, funding or endorsement by Education New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand or any New Zealand government agency.

Who we are

Srija BD Limited, trading as NZ EduPortal — Dhaka

We work on New Zealand study only. Below is what we can show, with dates, and who told us. The documents behind each line are kept on file in Dhaka with other people's details redacted.

WhenWhat happenedSource
13 Nov – 2 Dec 2013Our founder, Palash K. Sen, completed Education New Zealand's agent e-learning (certificate dated 13 November 2013) and e-signed ENZ's Agent Code of Conduct, which applies the London Statement of Principles. ENZ acknowledged both on 2 December 2013.ENZ
6 Dec 2013ENZ confirmed our agent listing was live on its student website, and told us we were not a Specialist Agent. We have never used that title.ENZ
Aug – Sep 2014Four more members of staff completed ENZ's agent e-learning (certificates dated 21 August, 3, 6 and 7 September 2014).ENZ
Feb – May 2015INZ Mumbai agreed to meet us in February and May to discuss Bangladeshi student applications.INZ Mumbai
Oct 2015A New Zealand institute's international team told us that many of the applications we had sent had study gaps, which INZ generally treats as higher risk.Provider
Dec 2015 – Jan 2016We asked Rupali Bank's head office to confirm to INZ which branches could sanction education loans. On 28 January 2016 INZ Mumbai's technical advisor confirmed INZ would accept education loans from Rupali Bank, with each one still assessed against instruction U3.20. This is history, not current advice: INZ's funds rules change, and today's are in the table above.INZ Mumbai
Feb 2016We sent INZ Mumbai a written report on the Bangladesh market: a new bank education-loan circular, bank-document authenticity problems INZ had raised, misleading advertising such as "100% visa guarantee", and study delays from "session jams".INZ Mumbai
Dec 2024 – Mar 2025INZ told us in writing that the Funds Transfer Scheme was not available to students from Bangladesh (December 2024); that funds held for a significant period, such as one to two years, in a reliable and verifiable bank, with evidence of where they came from, would likely be acceptable (March 2025); and that an agent may send a cover letter alongside the student's own statement of purpose (March 2025). INZ also said it cannot pre-determine the outcome of any application.INZ

Who is accountable

Palash K. Sen, Managing Director and CEO, signs our client agreements and answers complaints. Immigration advice is given only by the licensed advisers named below, and complaints routes are set out under "Who may act".

What this record is not

ENZ training is training. It is not accreditation, approval or endorsement, and Education New Zealand has not endorsed this site. Past correspondence says nothing about the outcome of your application.

Feb 2027 intake · Toi Ohomai · Bangladesh Special Project

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology — February 2027

Direct Admission, Verified Success

Every file is checked against the published entry requirements before it goes to the provider, and every document is recorded as verified, source-only or unresolved. That is what "verified" means here. Immigration New Zealand alone decides visas, and no outcome is promised.

Mr. Paramdip Singh
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

Mr. Paramdip Singh

Director, TOM-BD Special Project
Chief Advisor and Director (International), Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

A tertiary education consultant in New Zealand with 26 years' experience. He is the contact for programme, entry-requirement and admission questions from Bangladeshi applicants to Toi Ohomai. Provider staff advise on programmes and admission; they do not give immigration advice.

Mr. Paramdip Singh shaking hands with Minister Todd McClay at a felicitation dinner in Rotorua
Rotorua · community event
"Excellent felicitation ceremony to honour Minister Todd McClay for signing FTA with India. Also thanks for supporting the international initiatives of Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology."

From Mr. Singh's account of the evening. Shown as a record of his work in the sector. It is not an endorsement of NZ EduPortal by any minister, government agency or political party, and says nothing about any visa decision.

Programmes with a February 2027 start

QualificationLevelLengthCampusIELTS (Academic)2027 tuition (NZD)
Master of Management (coursework; Business, Health, Hospitality)91.5 yrsRotorua6.5, no band under 637,620
Master of Management (thesis)91 yrRotorua, Tauranga6.5, no band under 630,120
Master of Applied Professional Studies (Adult teaching; Mentoring and leadership)91.5 yrsTauranga, Rotorua6.5, no band under 637,620
Master of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management)91.5 yrsRotorua6.5, no band under 642,480
Postgraduate Diploma in Management (Business; Health; Hospitality)81 yrRotorua, Tauranga (Business only)6.5, no band under 626,520
Bachelor of Accounting73 yrsRotorua, Tauranga6, no band under 5.527,360
Bachelor of Applied Management (Business Management)73 yrsRotorua, Tauranga6, no band under 5.524,120
Bachelor of Applied Information Technology73 yrsRotorua, Tauranga6, no band under 5.525,560
Bachelor of Applied Hospitality and Tourism Management73 yrsRotorua6, no band under 5.524,120
NZ Diploma in Business (Accounting; Leadership; Management)51 yrRotorua, Tauranga5.5, no band under 524,120

Source: Toi Ohomai International Prospectus 2027 (information correct at July 2026). Fees are for 2027 only, in New Zealand dollars including GST, and exclude insurance and levies. Programmes, fees, entry criteria and dates can change, and some programmes depend on enrolment numbers and approvals. Other English tests are accepted; check each course page and the full entry regulations at toiohomai.ac.nz before applying. The full programme list is in the prospectus.

Timing for February 2027

  • Toi Ohomai welcomes applications at any time and recommends applying at least two months before the programme starts.
  • Immigration New Zealand advises lodging a student visa application about three months before the course starts, with the unconditional offer and English test result in hand. For a February start, documents need to be ready now.
  • Police certificates and the chest X-ray have their own lead times. We plan them backwards from your lodgement date.

Talk to us first

Tell us your qualification, English score and who will fund the study. We will say whether the programme fits and whether the file can be ready in time, in writing and at no cost.

Ask about Feb 2027 on WhatsAppRun the readiness check

Toi Ohomai's name and logo are used with its permission. NZ EduPortal is not Toi Ohomai and does not speak for it. Admission decisions are the provider's; visa decisions are Immigration New Zealand's.

Published, not quoted on request

What it costs, before you ask

The assessment is free, whatever it concludes. After that, fees are set by how much work a file needs. The hourly rate does not rise as a file gets harder — that is how you can tell.

Service (BDT)Tier 1 · StandardTier 2 · ElevatedTier 3 · Complex

How you pay

  • Admission: BDT 10,000 when you engage us, refundable for seven days if we have not started.
  • Preparation and lodgement: earned when your file is lodged, at an amount fixed on that day, and payable 30 days after Immigration New Zealand decides.
  • The amount does not change with the outcome. It is not higher if you are approved and not waived if you are declined — a fee that moved with the decision would be a success fee.
  • Money paid in advance stays yours until the work is delivered and invoiced.
  • No fee is taken before a written services agreement is signed.

Paid to others, at cost

  • Immigration New Zealand's visa charge, levy and IVL — about NZD 850, paid in New Zealand dollars. The taka amount depends on the day's rate.
  • Translation and notarisation, arranged and paid by you directly.
  • Medical, police certificates, biometrics and English testing vary by applicant.

No mark-up is applied to anything we pass through.

Never charged, under any circumstance

Commission, said out loud

We charge you a fee, and some New Zealand providers also pay us a commission when you enrol. That is normal in international education, and it is the arrangement most worth questioning. Where a commission is payable we tell you in writing — which provider, on what basis and roughly how much — before you pay us anything. Your fee does not change whether a commission is payable or not, and where more than one provider suits you we show you the options, including those that pay us nothing.

The rule that decides who may act

What we can do, and what we cannot

Under New Zealand's Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, an education agent outside New Zealand is exempt from licensing for student visa advice — and for nothing else. We tell you this because most agencies do not.

We may act, and we charge our own fee

Student visa matters, from outside New Zealand

  • Readiness assessment and evidence mapping
  • Programme and provider selection against verified information
  • Evidence assembly, verification and file quality control
  • Preparation, lodgement and tracking to decision

A licensed adviser must act — and bills you directly

Anything onshore. Any visa that is not a student visa.

  • Post-study work, partner, dependant and variation of conditions
  • Reconsiderations, section 61 requests and appeals
  • Any matter once you are inside New Zealand

Licensed immigration advisers we work with

AdviserIAA licenceScope

Check any adviser yourself on the Immigration Advisers Authority public register. A licence can be limited in scope; a matter outside one adviser's scope goes to an adviser whose licence covers it, or is declined. You are free to instruct any adviser on the register.

New Zealand institution partner

Institution staff advise on programmes and admission. They do not give immigration advice and do not assess visa applications.

What we are held to

  • Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
  • INZ immigration instructions
  • NZQA Pastoral Care Code of Practice 2021
  • ENZ Agent Code and the London Statement
  • New Zealand Privacy Act 2020

If something goes wrong

Our services: write to the Managing Director. Acknowledged in 3 working days, answered in 20.

Immigration advice: the Immigration Advisers Authority.

A New Zealand provider's conduct: the provider first, then NZQA or iStudent Complaints.

Your information

This website collects nothing: no forms, no cookies, no tracking. Readiness-check answers stay in your browser.

If you become a client, your file is used only for admission, visa document preparation and referral to a licensed adviser. Identity and financial documents are deleted 24 months after the decision. Full detail: Privacy Policy and Terms.

বাংলায় · শিক্ষার্থী ও অভিভাবকদের জন্য

নিউজিল্যান্ড স্টুডেন্ট ভিসা: যে বিষয়গুলো সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়

সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৬-এ ইমিগ্রেশন নিউজিল্যান্ড (INZ) এডুকেশন এজেন্টদের জানিয়েছে তাদের অফিসাররা কী দেখেন। আপনার জন্য এর অর্থ:

শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য

  • যথেষ্ট টাকা দেখান, আর টাকার উৎসও দেখান। প্রতি বছরের জীবনযাত্রার খরচ NZD 20,000, সাথে টিউশন ফি ও দেশে ফেরার খরচ। সব দেশের জন্য একই পরিমাণ।
  • সত্যি তথ্য দিন। পড়াশোনা বা চাকরির যেকোনো বিরতি (গ্যাপ) সত্যিকারের প্রমাণসহ ব্যাখ্যা করুন। ভুয়া সার্টিফিকেট দিলে ভিসা প্রত্যাখ্যান, ভবিষ্যতে সমস্যা, এমনকি মামলাও হতে পারে।
  • কেন এই কোর্স, তা বুঝিয়ে বলুন। আগের পড়াশোনা, কাজের অভিজ্ঞতা ও ভবিষ্যৎ লক্ষ্যের সাথে কোর্সটির সম্পর্ক পরিষ্কার করুন।
  • অফার লেটার ঠিক রাখুন। সাধারণত আনকন্ডিশনাল অফার প্রত্যাশিত। ইংরেজি পরীক্ষার ফলের জন্য INZ আবেদন আটকে রাখবে না।
  • সঠিক সময়ে আবেদন করুন। কোর্স শুরুর প্রায় ৩ মাস আগে আবেদন করুন।
  • ছবি: সেলফি নয়। ভালো আলো ও সাদামাটা ব্যাকগ্রাউন্ড। হিজাব ও চশমা চলবে, যদি মুখ পরিষ্কার দেখা যায়।

অভিভাবক ও স্পনসরদের জন্য

  • INZ-এর মূল কথা: টাকা হতে হবে যথেষ্ট, যাচাইযোগ্য এবং শিক্ষার্থীর জন্য সত্যিকারভাবে প্রাপ্য।
  • কমপক্ষে ৩ মাসের লেনদেনের ইতিহাস দিন। শুধু সলভেন্সি সার্টিফিকেট যথেষ্ট নয়।
  • NZD 2,000-এর বেশি যেকোনো জমার উৎস লিখিতভাবে ব্যাখ্যা করুন ও প্রমাণ দিন।
  • আবেদন জমার দিন স্টেটমেন্ট এক মাসের বেশি পুরোনো হবে না।
  • এফডিআর গ্রহণযোগ্য হতে পারে, যদি কমপক্ষে ৩ মাস ধরে রাখা হয় এবং টাকার উৎসের প্রমাণ থাকে।
  • একজন ব্যক্তিই স্পনসর বা ফাইন্যান্সিয়াল আন্ডারটেকার (INZ 1014) হতে পারেন। বাবা-মা বা নিকট আত্মীয় সবচেয়ে ভালো।
  • ক্রেডিট কার্ড, নগদ টাকার ছবি, স্বর্ণ, বন্ড, শেয়ার গ্রহণযোগ্য হওয়ার সম্ভাবনা কম। কৃষি আয়ের ওপর নির্ভর করাও INZ সুপারিশ করে না।
  • বাংলাদেশে Funds Transfer Scheme নেই, তাই টিউশন ফি-এর টাকা আগে থেকে প্রস্তুত রাখুন।

নিউজিল্যান্ডে পড়াশোনা ওয়ার্ক ভিসা বা রেসিডেন্সের নিশ্চয়তা দেয় না। আমরা কোনো ভিসার নিশ্চয়তা দিই না। সিদ্ধান্ত সম্পূর্ণ INZ-এর। সূত্র: INZ আপডেট, ENZ Global Agent Webinar, ২৪ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২৬। সর্বশেষ তথ্যের জন্য immigration.govt.nz দেখুন।

Next step

The first conversation is free, and it is a conversation

No fee, no obligation and no pressure. If the honest answer is that you are not ready, we will tell you that, and it will still cost you nothing.

Write to us

Run the readiness check, download your result and send it with your message. You will get a written reply about your actual file, normally within one working day. Bangla or English — either is fine.

Email us about my fileWhatsApp

Do not send passports, bank statements or certificates in a first message. We will tell you exactly what is needed, and when. Nothing you send is shared with any provider without your written consent.

Before you write to anyone — including us

  • Ask for their fee schedule in writing.
  • Ask whether they are paid a commission by the provider they recommend.
  • Ask what happens to your money if you withdraw.
  • Look up their approval record in INZ's published agent data.

An agency that will not answer those in writing is telling you something. And anyone who guarantees a visa, a job or residence is telling you something too.