Visas & Customs Requirements

Students:

Before you apply for a student vsia, ensure that you understand the requirements that you need to meet, and the requirements that your course must meet.

The first essential is to have an offer of a place from a New Zealand education provider. The offer must include:

• the name of the course and the minimum time required for completing it
• proof that the course and course provider meet New Zealand’s requirements for international students
• the amount of the fee for the complete course or, if the course is longer than one year, the annual fee
• whether you have to pay course fees and whether the fees are domestic or foreign
• whether you are studying full-time or part-time.

Your course must be approved by the NZQA.

Certain conditions apply to course providers:

• Private training establishments (PTEs) can only offer international students approved courses that are longer than three months and registered with the NZQA. The PTE must be accredited by the NZQA to offer the course
• Institutions including universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and wananga (a type of publicly owned tertiary institution that provides education in a Maori cultural context) can only offer approved courses that are longer than three months and registered with the NZQA. The institution must be accredited to offer the course. The enrolment of an international student must not prevent a New Zealand student or an NZAID student from gaining a place at the same institution.

You have to meet health and character requirements and prove to the immigration service that your intent is genuine.

Some people who have committed serious crimes will not be allowed into New Zealand at all.

Residence Permits for Students

Once you have your student permit, you must meet certain conditions during your stay:

• You must attend the place of study noted in your permit. However, you can apply to change your course or institution
• You must be able to show that you are passing your course
• You may only undertake work allowed by your student permit
• You must obey New Zealand’s laws.
• You must stay in New Zealand only for the time allowed by your permit.

If you break any of these conditions, your permit may be revoked.

What a student visa or permit allows
Having a visa and permit for study in New Zealand means you can study in New Zealand for a set time at a specified institution as a full-time student.

• If you are a full fee-paying student, you may be granted a student permit for the period for which you have paid course fees (up to a maximum of four years)
• If you are studying at an education provider with which Immigration New Zealand has a Memorandum of Understanding you have the opportunity to apply for a Length of Course permit
• If you are a full scholarship or fees scholarship student you may be granted a student permit for the period of your award (up to a maximum of four years).

List of all universities in New Zealand:

• Auckland University of Technology
• Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Massey University
• University of Auckland
• University of Canterbury
• University of Otago
• University of Waikato
• Victoria University of Wellington
• Aoraki Polytechnic
• Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
• Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
• Eastern Institute of Technology
• Manukau Institute of Technology
• Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
• NorthTec
• Otago Polytechnic
• Southern Institute of Technology
• Tai Poutini Polytechnic
• Tairawhiti Polytechnic
• Telford Rural Polytechnic
• The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
• Unitec New Zealand
• Universal College of Learning
• Waiariki Institute of Technology
• Waikato Institute of Technology
• Wellington Institute of Technology
• Western Institute of Technology
• Whitireia Community Polytechnic
• Te W?nanga o Aotearoa
• Carey Baptist College
• Laidlaw College

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