Can you apply? Check yourself in 30 seconds
To apply for the Fee Paying Student Visa you must meet these requirements. Tap your answer for each one.
- 1
Be offered a place on a course by an approved education provider
- 2
Have enough money to pay your tuition fees, or have a scholarship
- 3
Have enough money to pay your living expenses, or have an acceptable sponsor
- 4
Declare that you will have insurance that is acceptable to your education provider
- 5
Have your parent or legal guardian with you if you are aged under 10 and not living in an New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)-approved hostel
Your answers stay on this device. A licensed adviser confirms the details with you.
What this visa lets you do
Your rights and conditions once the visa is granted.
Study full-time in New Zealand on an approved course, including primary, secondary, tertiary study
Work part-time up to 25 hours a week while studying and full-time in holidays, depending on your visa conditions
Travel in and out of New Zealand until your visa expires
Documents you’ll usually need
Tick what you already have — we’ll remember it on this device.
Your adviser gives you the exact list for your situation.
What it costs
Two separate fees, paid to two different organisations — no surprises.
The visa application fee you pay to INZ when the application is lodged. Set by the government and can change.
Our professional fee for advice and preparing your application, agreed in writing before any work starts. Your first consultation request is free.
Other costs you might have if your visa needs them
- Medical certificates and chest X-rays, if required
- Police certificates from each country you’ve lived in, if required
- Certified translations of documents not in English
- Qualification assessments (NZQA IQA), if required
How we help you apply
From your first question to INZ’s decision — one licensed adviser stays with your file.
- 1Free first consultationTell us your situation online or in person.
- 2Eligibility & strategyA licensed adviser confirms this is the right visa — or a better one.
- 3DocumentsYour personal checklist and a review of every document.
- 4LodgementWe submit to Immigration New Zealand on your behalf.
- 5DecisionWe answer INZ’s questions and stay with you to the decision.
Requirements summarised from immigration.govt.nz (© Crown, CC BY 3.0 NZ), checked 14 Oct 2026. Rules change often — we confirm the current requirements with you before you apply.
