Visitor Visa

Visitor Visa

Depending on your plans, you can visit New Zealand for up to 9 months. You can come here to holiday, for sightseeing or adventure activity, or to visit friends and family.

Student Visas

Fee Paying Student Visa

You may be able to study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years and you may be able to work while you’re studying.

Working Holiday Visa

Working Holiday Visa

This visa is for young citizens of some countries who want to work or study while they holiday in New Zealand.

Guardian of a Student Visitor Visa

Guardian of a Student Visitor Visa

Parents and legal guardians can visit New Zealand to live with and care for their children who are studying in New Zealand.

Student Visas

Exchange Student Visa

You can study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years in an approved student exchange scheme.

Student Visas

New Zealand Aid Student Visa

This visa is for people who want to study full-time in New Zealand and have New Zealand Aid Programme funding.

Student Visas

Student and Trainee Work Visa

Students who need to do practical work experience to meet a study requirement, can apply to come to New Zealand to complete it. Medical and dental trainees, religious trainees and apprentice jockeys can also apply to do their training in New Zealand.

Student Visas

Dependent Child Student Visa

The dependent children of certain kinds of work and student visa holders can apply for a student visa to allow them to go to a primary or secondary school in New Zealand.

Student Visas

Vocational Trainee Student Visa

We may grant this visa to students who work for a shipping company and want to attend programmes of nautical study at Manukau Polytechnic. We can also grant it to trainees who are awarded a New Zealand Aid Programme Short-Term Training Award.

Student Visas

Child of a Refugee Claimant Student Visa

School-aged children of refugee or protection status claimants who want to study at a primary or secondary school in New Zealand may be granted student visas.

Student Visas

Foreign Government Supported Student Visa

If you have a foreign government loan or scholarship, you can study full-time in New Zealand for up to 4 years.

Visitor Visa

Occupational Registration Visitor Visa

You can apply for this visa if you want to come to New Zealand to obtain New Zealand occupational registration. You can also apply if you’re already in New Zealand, have applied for residence, and need more time to obtain your occupational registration.

Student Visas

Pathway Student Visa

You may be able to study up to 3 consecutive courses in New Zealand on a single student visa. You may be able to study for up to 5 years, and work while you’re studying.

Student Visas

Trafficking Victim Student Visa

We may grant a visa to a child identified as a victim of people trafficking, so they can study at primary or secondary school in New Zealand.

Student Visas

Argentina Working Holiday Visa

This visa is for young citizens of the Argentine Republic who want to work or study while they holiday in New Zealand.