When does the New Zealand student visa open? What are the general situations?

Next, let's see when the New Zealand student visa will open.

When does the New Zealand student visa open? If you are currently outside New Zealand, you can apply for a new student visa at 23: 59 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) on July 3, 2022.

You can go to New Zealand as an international student if you meet the following conditions:

Still holding a valid student visa and a valid study place,

There are conditions on the visa that allow you to go to New Zealand, and you continue to meet the conditions of a student visa.

If your situation changes after you get a visa, or you no longer meet the requirements, you may not be able to travel to New Zealand with your current student visa. For example, if your course or education provider is different from the name in your visa conditions.

If you want to travel with your current student visa, you need to get the latest evidence to prove that you still meet the requirements of the student visa. When you travel to New Zealand, you may be asked to provide this information.

If you are a real tourist, have an existing tourist visa or come from a visa-free country (and have the New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)), you can go to New Zealand.

If you have an existing visitor visa or visa-free visitor, you can take short courses with a total duration of no more than 3 months. For example, short-term English language courses, or, for school-age children, three-month single-semester courses in New Zealand schools.

As a tourist visa holder or visa-free tourist, you can't take a longer course of 3 months. For example, you can't study some diplomas or degrees as a visitor, because the total duration of diploma or degree courses is more than 3 months.

If you want to attend a course with a total duration of more than 3 months, you should wait to enter New Zealand with a suitable student visa. Although potential students can apply for a student visa in New Zealand, you can't start studying until you get a visa with appropriate study conditions. This may mean a delay in starting learning.