New Zealand Student Visa Fees, Student Visa Fees NZ

• You can work 20 hours per week. You can also work full time during the holidays.
• You can also bring your children or parents with you.

What are the requirements for Fee Paying Student Visa?

If you want to qualify for this visa, you must pay attention to the following:

1. Costs

You need to have enough money to cover your expenses in New Zealand:

• You must prove that you have at least NZ$ 15,000 to spend for one year. Or show that you can pay at least NZ$ 1,250 per month.
• Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry must be completed by an approved sponsor.
• Complete Financial Undertaking for a Student.

2. Tuition Fee

You must show that you have enough money to pay the tuition fee unless you are exempt. The documents you show in this regard are:

• You must provide a letter from your education provider stating the status of the tuition payment.
• If you have received a loan from your own government to cover the costs, you must provide proof.
• If you have a scholarship, you must show the documents.
• If you have taken several courses or are taking one course for several years, you must show that you have enough money to pay the tuition for the first course or the first year. You must also explain how you will pay the tuition for future years.

3. Genuine Intention

When applying for a temporary visa, you must prove that you do not intend to stay in New Zealand permanently.

4. Police Certificate

If you are 17 years of age or older and intend to stay in New Zealand for more than 24 months, you will need to provide a police certificate. To get a police certificate you can:

• Refer to the country of which you are a citizen, or
• Refer to a country where you have lived for more than five years after reaching the age of 17

You will not need to provide a police certificate in the following cases:

• You have recently submitted this certificate to receive another visa, provided that no more than 36 months have passed since its issuance.
• You are under 20 years old and have applied for a further student visa since you turned 17 years old.

5. Onward Travel

You must provide a return ticket from New Zealand or show that your Onward Travel is somehow covered. For this purpose, note the following:

•  The travel ticket
• In addition to the costs within New Zealand, you must show that you can get a return ticket from New Zealand.
• Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry must be completed by the acceptable sponsor.

How to apply for a New Zealand Fee Paying Student Visa?

You must first prepare the necessary documents. The documents you need are:

1. Photo

If you are applying online, you must submit one photo, and if you are sending your documents on paper, you must attach two photos.

2. Passport or certificate of identity

If you send your documents in paper form, you can send a copy or original of the passport. Keep in mind that if you send the original passport, your application will be processed faster. If you are applying online, it is enough to send a copy of your passport. If you want to send your passport, you must go to the nearest Visa Application Center near you. Note that if the passport is not received in the specified time frame, the visa application may be rejected.

3. Your health status

To be able to enter New Zealand, you must first perform medical examinations and tests. In some cases, a chest x-ray is necessary.

• There is no necessity for a chest x-ray if you are staying in New Zealand for less than six months.
• If you want to stay in New Zealand for more than six months, a chest x-ray is required if:

1. 1. You come from a country where the prevalence of tuberculosis is not low.
   2. If you have been in a country where tuberculosis’s prevalence is not low for more than three months in the last five years

• If you intend to live in this country for more than 12 months, you must take this test, regardless of which country you are coming to from New Zealand.

4. Police certificate

Applicants who are 17 years of age or older must provide this certificate. Criminal checks, police clearance certificates, or penal records are other names for this certificate.

5. Admission letter

You should get an offer from an approved education provider and then submit a letter from them. This letter must contain the following information:

• Name of the course and its duration
• Is this course full-time or part-time?
• If your course is more than one year, the scheduled holidays must be specified in the letter.
• If you are under 18, your accommodation must be approved in accordance with the” Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students”.

6. Medical and travel insurance

You must provide complete medical insurance and provide the related documents in the visa application process. You can get your insurance through education provide. This insurance must cover your expenses from the arrival time in New Zealand until the time of departure. Medical care in New Zealand includes:

• diagnosis,
• prescription,
• surgery,
• and hospitalization.

7. The parent or legal guardian

If you are under nine years old, you must come to New Zealand with your parents or legal guardians unless you live in NZQA approved school hostel. For this purpose, you must provide the following documents:

• Passport of legal parent or guardian
• Evidence that you lived in your home country with your parents
• Proof that they pay your education expenses
• Training records show they are responsible for your training.
• Birth certificate or adaptation documents

Once your documents are available, you can submit them in one of the following ways:

• Online submission: If you submit your New Zealand Fee Paying Student Visa application online, the processing will be faster. Then create an account in it. Remember to upload your photo along with your documents. You can use your credit card (Visa, MasterCard,  Union Pay) or debit card (Visa, Master Card, Union Pay credit card) to pay for your visa application. Once you have submitted your documents, you can check your account regularly to be informed of your application’s progress.
• Paper submission: If you can not apply online, submit your documents through the Visa Application Center near you.

How much does it cost to apply for this visa?

If you apply online, the visa application fee is $222, which must be paid by the applicant. Keep in mind that the New Zealand Fee Paying Student Visa application will not be processed if this fee is not paid. On the other hand, the visa application fee is non-refundable. This means that even if you do not have a visa, this fee will not be refunded to you.

If you choose to submit your documents on paper, you will have to pay $222 to process your visa application. $38 is also considered a VAC Service Fee. This fee is paid to the Visa Application Center to receive your documents and send them to New Zealand. Besides, you need to pay $ 30- $ 60 as Courier Fee.

How long does it take to evaluate the submitted documents and issue New Zealand Fee Paying Student Visa?

Whether you submit your documents online or on paper, the processing time will be 3 months.

If you already have a student visa, how do you apply for another student visa?

If you already have a student visa, you can apply for another visa; you just need to provide the following documents:

• Academic transcripts
• A letter from your approved education provider
• Attendance records

Can the visa holders work in New Zealand?

• If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can work 20 hours per week or full time on vacation, if you have permission from:

• • Your parents or legal guardian
  • Your approved education provider

• Students over the age of 18 do not need this permit.
• Children under 16 are not allowed to work in New Zealand.

If you must have practical work experience as part of your course:

• You should provide a letter from an approved education provider.
• The outline of the program, as well as the importance of practical work in it, should be specified.

Let’s sum up…

In this article, we discuss important issues related to the New Zealand Fee Paying Student Visa, including the application process, processing time, costs, and other details. In other materials on the Visa Library website, you can learn other New Zealand visas as well as the application procedure for other countries.

If you have experience in obtaining visas for different countries, share it with other readers and us through the comments section. Conveying your experiences can be useful for those who have difficulty in their visa application process. We will also be delighted if we receive your constructive comments and suggestions.