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Student Visa - Newzealand
If you
are not already in New Zealand and are applying to New Zealand to
study, you must complete the requirements for the issue of a student
visa. You will be given the required forms by the New Zealand
Government office (the visa issuing officer) in your country.
Requirements for a student visa will normally include :
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VERY
IMPORTANT
A written offer of a place, which notifies you that you have
been accepted by an educational institution in New
Zealand to study there.
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EITHER
A receipt for payment of course fees (You are not required to
produce the receipt before your application has been approved in
principle)
OR - Evidence that
you are exempt from course fees. For e.g. A New Zealand
Government Scholarship.
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A
complete and signed ‘Application for Student Visa’ form,
with a passport-size photograph. You will be
required to pay a non-refundable student visa application fee.
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A
guarantee of accommodation – a written assurance from an
educational institution or other person that suitable
residential accommodation is available to you in New Zealand.
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Your
passport or certificate of identity, which must be valid for the
period of time for which you are applying to study.
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Evidence
that funds are available for your maintenance throughout your
stay. One of the four is acceptable as evidence :
A completed ‘Sponsoring a student’ form, in which your
sponsor gives a financial undertaking that he or she can
transfer to New Zealand NZ $7,000 a year : this amount is considered
minimum for a year’s living expenses.
A letter from your educational institution confirming that
your living expenses have already been paid for as part of your
fees.
A
bank document showing that funds of the required amount will be
available to you in New Zealand ($1000 for each month of your stay
for short term study, $7000 a year for long term study)
An
award of a full New Zealand scholarship
If you
intend studying in New Zealand for more than 24 months, you will
need :
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Completed
New Zealand Immigration service medical and chest X-ray
certificates.
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Character
clearances, which must be two original character references (if
under 17 years of age), or a local police clearance (if you are
17 and over). You will be advised of the procedure for obtaining
these by the New Zealand government office.
All these documents are essential
before a student visa is issued. When the overseas New Zealand
government office is satisfied that your application is complete and
in order, you will be issued a student visa .
For more information, Contact the New
Zealand Embassy or High Commission in your country.
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