New Zealand Student Visa

Study in New Zealand

Here are some details on getting a Student visa for New Zealand; however, we strongly recommend that you arrange your personal meeting with our qualified counsellors to interpret and analyse your requirements. GEPSI Consultancy specializes on all types of Visa and has helped thousands of people from across the country.

Brief Chart describing Qualification Levels

Qualification types

All quality assured qualifications listed on the NZQF fit into a qualification type: a certificate, diploma or degree. Each qualification type is defined by an agreed set of criteria which includes the level at which the qualification is listed and the number of credits required at each level. Below is a list of qualification types with linked definitions.

Levels of qualifications

In New Zealand, qualifications have been divided in ten levels. Levels are based on complexity, with level 1 the least complex and level 10 the most complex. All qualifications are assigned one of the ten levels. It is possible for qualifications to include credit achieved at levels above and below the overall level at which the qualification is listed.

Table Describing Levels

The table below provides a detailed description of each level in terms of learning outcomes, using common domains and dimensions of progression. Knowledge, skills and application describe what a graduate at a particular level is expected to know, do and be. The term application encompasses responsibility, behaviours, attitudes, attributes and competence.

LEVEL	KNOWLEDGE	SKILLS	APPLICATION
1	Basic general and/or foundation knowledge	Apply basic solutions to simple problems Apply basic skills required to carry out simple tasks	Highly structured contexts Requiring some responsibility for own learning Interacting with others
2	Basic factual and/or operational knowledge of a field of work or study	Apply known solutions to familiar problems Apply standard processes relevant to the field of work or study	General supervision Requiring some responsibility for own learning and performance Collaborating with others
3	Some operational and theoretical knowledge in a field of work or study	Select and apply from a range of known solutions to familiar problems Apply a range of standard processes relevant to the field of work or study	Limited supervision Requiring major responsibility for own learning and performance Adapting own behaviour when interacting with others Contributing to group performance
4	Broad operational and theoretical knowledge in a field of work or study	Select and apply solutions to familiar and sometimes unfamiliar problems Select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study	Self-management of learning and performance under broad guidance Some responsibility for performance of others
5	Broad operational or technical and theoretical knowledge within a specific field of work or study	Select and apply a range of solutions to familiar and sometimes unfamiliar problems Select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study	Complete self-management of learning and performance within defined contexts Some responsibility for the management of learning and performance of others
6	Specialised technical or theoretical knowledge with depth in a field of work or study	Analyse and generate solutions to familiar and unfamiliar problems Select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study	Complete self-management of learning and performance within dynamic contexts Responsibility for leadership within dynamic contexts
7	Specialised technical or theoretical knowledge with depth in one or more fields of work or study	Analyse, generate solutions to unfamiliar and sometimes complex problems Select, adapt and apply a range of processes relevant to the field of work or study	Advanced generic skills and/or specialist knowledge and skills in a professional context or field of study
8	Advanced technical and/or theoretical knowledge in a discipline or practice, involving a critical understanding of the underpinning key principles	Analyse, generate solutions to complex and sometimes unpredictable problems Evaluate and apply a range of processes relevant to the field of work or study	Developing identification with a profession and/or discipline through application of advanced generic skills and/or specialist knowledge and skills Some responsibility for integrity of profession or discipline
9	Highly specialised knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge, and a critical awareness of issues in a field of study or practice	Develop and apply new skills and techniques to existing or emerging problems Mastery of the field of study or practice to an advanced level	Independent application of highly specialised knowledge and skills within a discipline or professional practice Some responsibility for leadership within the profession or discipline
10	Knowledge at the most advanced frontier of a field of study or professional practice	Critical reflection on existing knowledge or practice and the creation of new knowledge	Sustained commitment to the professional integrity and to the development of new ideas or practices at the forefront of discipline or professional practice

Student Visa Requirements:

If you want to study a full-time course in New Zealand that’s longer than 3 months in total duration, you’ll need a Student Visa, unless you have a working holiday visa.

To get a visa to study in New Zealand, your background, qualifications, future goals, the course you intend to study, your financial capability must meet the requirements. If you are enrolling in a course for the first time, you need to have an offer of place from a New Zealand education provider.

Offer of a College / University:

You must identify that the following information is correctly mentioned on your Offer Letter:

Name and contact details of the education provider
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, and
The amount of the fee for the complete course, or if the course is longer than one year, the annual fee, and
It should also mention if you have to pay course fees
Whether the fees are domestic or foreign fees, and
Whether you the study is full-time or part-time, and
Confirmation all requirements under the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students are met (including accommodation for under 18 year olds and course prerequisites).
Your course must be approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

Confirmation of enrolment

If you are returning to the same New Zealand education provider to continue a course of study (e.g., the second year of a three-year Bachelor degree) you may provide a confirmation of enrolment from the education provider instead of an offer of a place, which includes:

The name of the course, and
The annual fee for the course, and
Whether you are studying full-time or part-time.

Health and character

You have to meet our health and character requirements and prove to us that your intent is genuine.

Evidence of funds to support yourself

To gain a student visa it will be seen that you are able to meet your living costs during your stay.

Evidence may include:

Enough money held in New Zealand by you, or on your behalf,
A financial undertaking to cover your accommodation and living costs,
Sponsorship by an acceptable 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.

Courses less than nine months

If the course you intend to study lasts less than nine months, you will need to show us you have access to NZ$1,250 for each month of your stay less any prepaid living expenses (you will need to show us that you’ve paid).

Courses more than nine months

If the course you intend to study lasts more than nine monthsyou’ll need to show us you have access to:
NZ$15,000 per year to cover your costs during your stay in New Zealand less any prepaid living expenses (you will need to show us that you’ve paid), or
If you are a citizen of Samoa or Tonga, a written guarantee from a relative who is a New Zealand citizen or resident that they will cover your living costs.
Evidence of funds may be in the form of cash, travellers’ cheques, bank drafts, or a recognised credit card with enough credit.

Proof that you plan to leave

So that we are sure that you will leave New Zealand when you have finished your course of study, we will need evidence of how you will leave New Zealand. For example, Visa officer may want to see travel tickets out of New Zealand to a country you are allowed to enter, or evidence of enough money held in New Zealand, additional to the funds you’ll need for your living expenses.

Passport

You must have a passport that is valid for at least three months past the end of your intended stay.

Visa conditions

Once you have a student visa, you must meet certain conditions during your stay.
You must attend the place of study noted on your visa. However, you may apply to us to change your course and/or education provider.
If you have to be accompanied by a guardian, you must live with that person.
You must be able to show that you are passing your course and meeting your attendance requirements.
You may only undertake work allowed by your student visa.
You must obey New Zealand’s laws.
You must only stay in New Zealand for the time allowed by your visa.

We strongly recommend that you arrange your personal meeting with our qualified counsellors to interpret and analyse your requirements. GEPSI Consultancy specializes on all types of Visa and has helped thousands of people from across the country.

For more accurate information and detailed discussion on your application, please consider contacting and meeting our experienced counsellors

GEPSI wishes you a very bright career and success ahead.

Opportunity after Graduation

Post Study Work Visa – Open

People who have a New Zealand qualification that they completed in New Zealand, can apply for a visa to work in New Zealand. To be eligible, you must have an acceptable qualification. If you’re granted a work visa, you can do almost any work you like, for any employer in New Zealand. Generally, such visas are approved for 12 Months.

Note:

You can only apply for this visa once, unless you complete a second higher qualification that is either a New Zealand bachelor’s degree or post-graduate qualification, which you spend at least 30 weeks in New Zealand studying for.

Post Study Work Visa – Employer Assisted

This visa is for recent graduates who have successfully completed their qualification in New Zealand. To apply you’ll need to have an offer of full-time work in the same area as your qualification. If you’re granted this visa, it may provide a pathway for you to later apply for residence under our Skilled Migrant Category.

Partner of a Student Work Visa Holder

You can come to New Zealand to work while your partner is here on a student visa. For you to be eligible, your partner must be studying towards a qualification on our Long Term Skill Shortage List, or a postgraduate qualification.

Partner of a worker work visa holder:

You can come to New Zealand to work while your partner is here on a work visa. Your partner’s work visa must be for more than 6 months for you to apply