International students who wish to apply to a university in New Zealand must apply for a Fee Paying Student Visa. This allows them to study full-time in New Zealand for up to four years depending on the length of their programme and costs from $750 NZD.
Students need to apply through the Government of New Zealand Immigration webpage and will need to provide:
– Proof of identity (such as a copy of your passport)
– A chest x-ray and full medical checkup to prove good health
– Police certificates as proof of good character
– Documents which confirm intent (your university application to prove that you are a genuine student)
– An offer letter from a New Zealand university
– Bank statements or evidence of scholarship to ensure that you can pay tuition fees
– Bank statements to ensure that you can financially support yourself while studying
– Full medical and travel insurance
Students should submit their application and wait for it to be approved before arriving in New Zealand. Applicants can expect to wait up to 4 weeks with an average wait time of 2 weeks until their application is processed and approved.
