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New Zealand Exchange Student Visa

Overview Eligibility Documents Offers Add-ons FAQs

Overview

New Zealand Exchange Student Visa is an entry permit for individuals who have been accepted into an exchange program and will study full-time in New Zealand. The maximum stay is up to 4 years, depending on the length of the exchange.

For this visa application, official government documents such as the Family Certificate, National ID, Marriage Certificate, or Divorce Certificate must be translated into English by a sworn translator. SPUN can assist with the translation process. You may add the document translation service through the add-ons section.

30-35

Days

Time needed to process your application once submitted.

40-60

Minutes

Time you'll need to compile all the required documents.

Years

Stay period for each visit.

Eligibility

Am I eligible for this visa?

To be eligible for this visa, you need to fulfill all of the following conditions:

Have a Letter of Acceptance (Offer of Place/Confirmation of Enrollment) from an approved education provider, unless you are coming with an official exchange program organization.
Never been rejected for any New Zealand visa application.
Not currently live in New Zealand when applying this Visa