NZIS is the sole agency of the NZ government responsible for migration andentry to NZ. Student visa is required toenter the country to study a course more than 3 months duration
Requirements
To get a visa or permit to study in New Zealand you mustmeet requirements for international students. The course you intendto undertake must also meet requirements.
Requirements
To get a visa or permit to study in New Zealand you mustmeet requirements for international students. The course you intendto undertake must also meet requirements.
Offerof a place
To get a student visa, you need to have an offer of a place from a New Zealandeducation provider. The offer must include:
- the name of the course and the minimum time required for completing it, and
- proof that the course and course provider meet New Zealand’s requirements for international students, and
- the amount of the fee for the complete course, or if the course is longer than one year, the annual fee, and
- whether you have to pay course fees and whether the fees are domestic or foreign fees, and
- Whether you are studying full-time or part-time
Health and character
You have to meet health and character requirementsand prove to us that your intent is genuine.
Evidence of funds to support yourself
To gain a student visa or permit we want to see that you are able to meetyour living costs during your stay.
Evidence may include:
- enough money held in New Zealand by you, or on your behalf,
- an undertaking by another person to cover your accommodation and living costs (we’ll want to see this before you leave for New Zealand),
- an undertaking by a New Zealand sponsor to cover your accommodation and living costs, or
- Financial assistance available to you under aid programmes operated in New Zealand by a government agency.
If the course you intend to study lasts less than nine months you’ll need to show that you have access to:
- NZ$1000 for each month of your stay,
- NZ$400 for each month, if your accommodation is already paid for (you will need to show us that you’ve paid), or
- a letter from your education provider saying that your accommodation and other living costs are included in the package you’ve already paid for.
Courses more than nine months
If the course you intend to study lasts more than nine months you’ll need to show us you have access to:
If the course you intend to study lasts more than nine months you’ll need to show us you have access to:
- NZ$10,000 per year to cover your costs during your stay in New Zealand, or
Evidence of funds may be in the form of cash, travellers' cheques, bankdrafts, or a recognized credit card with enough credit.
Proofthat you plan to leave
Students arealso required to show that they will leave New Zealand when they finish courseof study. Visa officials need evidence of how you will leave New Zealand.For example, travel tickets out of New Zealandto a country you are allowed to enter, or evidence of enoughmoney held in New Zealand,additional to the funds you’ll need for your living expensesPassport
You must have apassport that is valid for at least three months past the end of your intendedstay.
Airport pick-ups
In most cases, your institution will arrange for someone tomeet you at the airport and take you to where you’re staying.
In most cases, your institution will arrange for someone tomeet you at the airport and take you to where you’re staying.
Traveling home
If you are traveling home for a holiday or at the endof your course, the cheapest place to get air tickets is often the Internet.Check the websites of the airline you want to travel with.
