Fee Paying Student Visa

Temporary permission: This route permits the approved visit, study or work activity. It does not itself grant permanent residence or citizenship. A separate eligible settlement route must be secured before planning a nationality application.

Obtain an offer from an approved provider, prepare tuition, maintenance and insurance evidence and submit the student visa application. Observe attendance, progress and the work conditions on the grant.

An offer of place, ability to pay fees and living costs, genuine study intentions and the required health and character evidence.

Tuition evidence, normally NZD 20,000 per year for tertiary living costs, insurance and funds or a ticket for outward travel. The financial amount differs for school-level students.

Permission for the approved course, with work rights only where the grant permits them. A subsequent work or residence application has separate criteria.