Requirements for accompanying students studying in New Zealand

Many young students begin to plan to study abroad, but not all countries support the accompanying policy. New Zealand, which has launched a companion study policy, has been greatly favored by many students. New Zealand’s policy of accompanying students has always been more advantageous than other countries for studying abroad. Choosing to accompany students also needs to meet certain requirements. Let's take a look together.

1. Accompanying study policy in New Zealand

Accompanying visa is divided into parents accompanying their children to study, and one spouse accompanying the other parent to study. Parent-accompanied study means that one parent accompanies the child to school in New Zealand. Spouse-accompanied study means that one spouse is studying in New Zealand for a bachelor's degree or a master's degree in a major that is in short supply, and the other parent can work full-time in New Zealand. For the above two types of visas, the duration of the accompanying person’s visa is the same as the person being accompanied.

New Zealand has recently launched a series of new policies for studying abroad. For example, since 2013, students under the age of 13 who attend schools approved by the New Zealand Ministry of Education can be directly supervised by the school without the supervision of one parent.

Originally, many parents had to postpone their children’s study abroad plans because they could not give up everything in China to accompany their children to study. This new policy not only facilitates parents, but also enables young international students to achieve optimal development. Parents and students need to submit their request for guardianship to the school 6 months in advance before applying to the school, and entrust the school to find a suitable local guardian.

In addition, New Zealand’s new policy has also relaxed restrictions on work visas for international students and their spouses. For example, students applying for a pre-master's program or above can obtain an international graduate open work visa for 1 year after graduation. Students holding this visa can look for work within one year. As long as you sign a formal labor contract with a local employer, you can obtain a two-year work visa. The spouses of students who apply for postgraduate courses or above, or who study in occupations that are in long-term shortage, can obtain a work visa with no job type and no time limit.

The latest study abroad policy launched by New Zealand has greatly facilitated and brought benefits to students.

2. Conditions for accompanying students

At present, parents or spouses of domestic students can obtain accompanying visas under the following circumstances:

If the child is under 18 years old, One of the parents is studying with him;

One of the spouses is studying in New Zealand for an undergraduate degree in a major that is in short supply, or any major above graduate level;

One of the spouses has a formal job in New Zealand;

Accompanying background: In most cases, children go to primary school or secondary school in New Zealand and one of their parents accompanies them. Only the father or mother can accompany you when studying. No other relatives, including grandparents, can accompany you.

One spouse is studying in NZ for an undergraduate degree in a major that is in short supply or has a postgraduate degree or above:

(1) Accompanying background: In this case, one spouse goes to New Zealand to study. If one spouse is studying for an undergraduate degree, the other spouse If the major is a shortage immigration major, then the spouse can apply for a spouse-type work permit. Please refer to the Immigration Bureau’s latest list of in-demand majors for details.

Or if one of the spouses is studying for graduate school, master's degree, or doctorate, the spouse can also apply for a spouse work visa. There are no restrictions on majors, but the course level must be level 8 or above.

(2) To apply for a companion visa, you must meet the following conditions: one spouse will go to NZ to study as an undergraduate or postgraduate student, and the companion must be the spouse of the student, and the relationship must be genuine. Secondly, the companion’s guarantee must be 200,000-300,000. For RMB, it is best to have a historical deposit period.

One spouse has a formal job in New Zealand:

(1) Accompanying background: This accompanying visa is for one spouse who has a formal job in New Zealand and the other spouse is not in New Zealand. In this way, the spouse can apply for a spouse-type work visa.

(2) When applying for a companion visa, you must meet the requirements: The Immigration Bureau will consider 3 points for this visa. The first is whether the work of the person working in New Zealand is genuine and effective, and the second is whether the relationship between the spouses is genuine.

3. Accompanying visa application

List of accompanying visas for parents of children studying abroad:

Original passport; application form for accompanying visa (on the website of Shanghai Immigration Bureau of New Zealand Download); Notarization of no criminal record; Notarization of relatives (English); Instructions for accompanying students (in English, explain that you are applying for accompanying students because your child is young); After preparing the above information, express it to the Immigration Bureau in Shanghai, New Zealand.

Wait for 10 working days, and there will be preliminary news, either telling you that your child’s pre-signing has been issued, or asking you to supplement the materials. (If you are asked to supplement the materials, you will have to wait 10 working days after completing the supplements)

After the reservation is signed, you need to take your child to the designated hospital for a physical examination and contact the school to pay the tuition. You can Email the pre-signed letter to the school. After receiving your tuition fee, the school will provide the receipt and official admission notice to the visa officer based on the information on the pre-signed letter, and will also send a copy to you.

At the same time, you also need to apply for a money order of 10,000 New Zealand dollars (this money order is a living deposit for you and your child)

Next, submit the child’s physical examination report and the amount of the money order. Provide the copy, receipt and official admission notice (if the school does not give it to the visa officer) to the Immigration Bureau.

At this time, if you wait patiently for a few more days, the child's official visa will be issued, and then you will need a physical examination.

After that, you can just send your physical examination report to the Immigration Bureau. Some parents will be asked by the Immigration Bureau to provide a resignation report due to their work. (I was not asked, but my friend was)

At this time, you only need to wait for another 10 jobs On the same day, usually a few days, your official visa will be issued.

Then you can prepare your luggage.