Documentation - New Zealand

The following documents must accompany your application form:

• A written offer of a place, accepting the student to study in an educational institution
• A receipt for payment of course fees (You are not required to produce the receipt before your application has been approved in principle) OR A New Zealand Government Scholarship.
• 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.
• 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.
• Your passport or certificate of identity, which must be valid for the period of time for which you are applying to study.
• Evidence that funds are available for your maintenance throughout your stay. One of the four is acceptable as evidence :
• Evidence that you meet the English language requirements (IELTS test scores etc).
• 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
• Completed New Zealand Immigration service medical and chest X-ray certificates
• 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.