New Zealand || Visa Guidance

At Sanctum Global we have counsellors who are trained in Student Visa formalities and will help student on the same regards. 

The first essential is to have an offer of a place from a New Zealand education provider. The offer must include:

• the name of the course and the minimum time required for completing it
• proof that the course and course provider meet New Zealand’s requirements for international students
• the amount of the fee for the complete course or, if the course is longer than one year, the annual fee
• whether you have to pay course fees and whether the fees are domestic or foreign
• whether you are studying full-time or part-time.

Evidence of funds to support yourself

To gain your student visa or permit, you must prove that you can meet your living costs during your stay. Suitable evidence for this may include:

Courses shorter than nine months
If the course you intend to study lasts less than nine months, you’ll need to show that you have access to:

• NZ$1000 for each month of your stay
• NZ$400 for each month, if your accommodation is already paid for (you will need to show evidence of this), or
• a letter from your education provider saying that your accommodation and other living costs are included in the package you’ve already paid for.

Courses longer than nine months
If the course you intend to study lasts more than nine months, you’ll need to show that you have access to:

• NZ$10,000 per year to cover your costs during your stay in New Zealand, or

Character requirements
If you are studying in New Zealand for more than two years you will also have to provide a police certificate, less than six months old, from your country of citizenship and from any country in which you have lived for five or more years since reaching 17 years of age.