My study visa + partner+ 2 kids approved for a NZ PhD. I did Master's from Canada but originally from Pakistan.
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Hi,
This is my first post and just for guiding purposes - I am a 41 year old female who got admission in a public university in Canada in 2024 on full scholarship for my Master's from Karachi, Pakistan. My family visa for Canada was refused initially but for myself approved later on but never my family visa was approved for Canada - our family is financially stable and had visited frequently in the past to Europe and North American countries. I lived in Canada for two years away from my husband and kids completed my Masters and during that started looking for a family friendly framework for PhD. Found New Zealand - Approached supervisor at Auckland university and Massey got response and then approval at both universities later on applied for family visa and got approval in 4-5 weeks for all of us - mine came in 2 weeks l.
Don't lose hope and keep trying - this message is specially for mothers who are in their mature age and have kids - please let me know if I can guide you guys any further.