Visa for Indian Students for Study in New Zealand

If you are an international student wanting to study in New Zealand, you would be requiring a student visa. For applying for a student visa, you need to hold a valid passport which will be valid three months past the end of your planned stay.

Learn more about Student Visa and its necessity.

When do you need a student visa?

Under all conditions, as an Indian student studying in New Zealand, you would require a student visa unless your course is less than 3 months, then you would not need a student visa but a visitor visa.

If you are enrolled in two or more short courses  (whether at the same time, or one after the other), then you need a student visa or permit, unless you are on a working holiday visa or permit.

Visa Requirements

Ensure that you meet the visa requirements before you apply for a student visa. To get a student visa you must include:

• minimum time required for completing the course and name of the course
• proof that the course and course provider meet New Zealand’s requirements for international students, and  approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)
• total course fees and amount of annual fees, if the course is longer than one year
• nature of course fees, whether domestic or foreign fees
• whether the course is full-time or part-time

To acquire a student visa, you need to show sufficient proof that you are able to fund yourself during the entire stay:

Evidence includes:

• financial assistance available to you under aid programmes operated in New Zealand by a government agency
• that you have enough money in New Zealand by you, or on your behalf
• somebody undertakes the responsibility to cover your accommodation and living costs in New Zealand
• an undertaking by a New Zealand sponsor to cover your accommodation and living costs

You must also demonstrate your intention of leaving the country after completion of your course.

Visa Fees: Visa fee for Indian students is Rs 6400. (Please check with the official website for update on visa fees.)

Contact:

Website: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/newdelhi

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +91 11 4259 6300 
Fax: +91 11 4761 2990