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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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.
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:
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:
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.
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.
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.
You must have full medical and travel insurance for the length of your stay
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students don’t need to hold insurance.
You can arrange insurance through your education provider. If you are arranging your own insurance, your education provider can give you more information about what your policy must cover.
You must be able to show that you’re passing your course and meeting your attendance requirements
If you already have a Student Visa and you’re applying for another Student Visa, you must provide photocopied evidence of your previous student performance, progress and attendance. This can include:
You must have enough money to live on while you’re in New Zealand
Evidence can include:
The only evidence you must provide is a written guarantee of maintenance from a relative in New Zealand. This relative must be a New Zealand citizen or resident.
You may be able to use the Funds Transfer Scheme to show that you will be able to access your funds in New Zealand.
If you are applying in South Asia, you need to provide acceptable evidence you can comfortably afford to study in New Zealand.
Evidence of funds to support your study
If you’re applying in South Asia, only immediate family are able to sponsor you or provide a financial undertaking. Immediate family are your partner, parents, siblings, grandparents and parents-in-law.
If you are in New Zealand and applying for a further student visa as a fee paying tertiary student, you can only be sponsored if your first student visa was sponsored.
Sponsorship must be by the same person or organisation that acted as the sponsor for your initial visa application.
If you study for more than 1 year, you must provide evidence you have enough money to support yourself for your first year and show how you will pay your living costs for the following years.
Evidence of how you will pay for the following years must be money you can access while you are in New Zealand such as savings or family income.
Depending on what city you live in while you are in New Zealand, you might need more than NZD $17,000 per year (NZD $1,417 per month) to live on while you are studying.