Fee Paying Student Visa

Apply for this visa to study full-time in New Zealand. You will need to pay the full cost of your courses and enrol with an approved education provider.

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Fee Paying Student Visa

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Identity

You must provide proof of your identity

If you apply online, you must upload a copy of your passport when you apply. We will let you know if you need to send your passport after you have applied.

If you submit a paper application, provide your original passport or a certified copy. We can usually process your application faster if you provide your original passport.

You must also provide your Kartu Keluarga.

If you are not a French national, you must provide a copy of your carte d’assuré.

Even if your partner and children aren’t coming with you, please also provide:

You must also provide a copy of your livret de famille.

Also provide a copy of your Identity card.

Also provide your:

If you are a citizen of China and you submit a paper application form in China, you must also complete a supplementary form.

If you are submitting a paper application form, you must provide a supplementary form for Hong Kong and Macao visitors, workers and students.

Health

You must be in good health

We may ask you to have a chest X-ray, a medical examination or both as proof of your good health.

If you are staying less than:

When we process your application we let you know if we need you to have a chest x-ray or medical examination.

Full fee paying students don’t usually need to provide a medical certificate.

You will need to get a chest X-ray if you’re from, or have spent time in a country where Tuberculosis (TB) is common.

You must provide a chest x-ray completed in the last 3 months, even if you've provided one to us previously, if:

Character

You must be of good character

You may need to provide police certificates as proof of your good character.

If you are aged 17 and over, and will stay in New Zealand for more than 24 months (this includes any time you have already spent in New Zealand), you must provide police certificates from:

You do not need to provide police certificates if:

Genuine intentions

You must genuinely intend to meet the conditions of your visa

When we decide if your intentions are genuine, we consider all the information:

If your course has an English language or academic requirement, provide academic and English reports that show you meet those requirements.

These reports can include the online verification report for current tertiary study, and IELTS or TOEFL test results.

Offer of place

You must have an offer of place from an approved education provider

Your offer of place — or if you are a returning student, your confirmation of enrolment — must include:

Offers of place must also include your approved education provider’s signed declaration that they’ve assessed and are satisfied that:

It’s OK if you provide information about your scheduled holidays in a separate document.

Tuition fees

Unless you’re exempt, you must have enough money to pay your tuition fees

You must provide evidence that you have paid the tuition fees for 1 course or 1 year of study (whichever is shorter).

Evidence can include any one of the following:

For applications processed outside New Zealand, evidence of payment isn’t required until after the application has been approved in principle.

If you study multiple courses, or a single course for more than one year, you must provide evidence you have enough money to pay tuition fees for 1 course or 1 year of study, and also how you will pay your tuition fees for subsequent years.

Medical and travel insurance

You must have full medical and travel insurance for the length of your stay