Depending on your plans, you can visit New Zealand for up to 9 months. You can come here to holiday, for sightseeing or adventure activity, or to visit friends and family.
You may be able to study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years and you may be able to work while you’re studying.
This visa is for young citizens of other countries who want to work or study while they holiday in New Zealand. Each country would have a different visa. Check with Immigration New Zealand to find out related options.
Parents and legal guardians can visit New Zealand to live with and care for their children who are studying in New Zealand.
You can study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years in an approved student exchange scheme.
If you are funded by a New Zealand scholarship administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), you can apply to study full time on this visa.
Students who need to do practical work experience to meet a study requirement, can apply to come to New Zealand to complete it. Medical and dental trainees, religious trainees and apprentice jockeys can also apply to do their training in New Zealand.
The dependent children of certain kinds of work and student visa holders can apply for a student visa to allow them to go to a primary or secondary school in New Zealand.
This visa is for trainees who are awarded a New Zealand Short Term Training Scholarship, funded through the New Zealand scholarships that are administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. To apply, you need a paid place at Manukau Polytechnic, or evidence of your New Zealand Short Term Training Scholarship.
If you have a foreign government loan or scholarship, you can study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years.
You may be able to study up to 3 consecutive courses in New Zealand on a single student visa. You may be able to study for up to 5 years, and work while you’re studying.
