Continuing students coming to New Zealand

Step one - Enrol in your courses

• As a continuing student who has studied at the University of Auckland previously (either online or in-person) you will need to enrol in your courses first.
• You must be enrolled in at least three courses (or a minimum of 45 points) per semester, to be eligible for a student visa.
• An exception to this rule is if you are in your final semester and only have one or two courses left to complete your programme (this rule exception is permitted only once).
• If this is your situation then you can still apply for a student visa but you will be required to submit an additional form with your application. Contact us for more information.
• If you need to apply for a course concession, do so as soon as possible to avoid delays in the enrolment process.

Links:

• Enrolment information
• Enrolment concessions
• Part-time visa for international students completing final courses
  

Step two - Pay your fees

• After your enrolment is complete, pay your fees including the insurance fees.
• You need to pay fees for a whole year*. 
• Once you have paid, it may take a few days for your payment to be allocated to your tuition fees account depending on the form of payment used.
• When your payment has been allocated, you will need to generate a receipt and save a pdf copy to upload with your visa application.
• If you are a scholarship recipient, please refer to the Student Visa guide and checklist below for further information.

Links:

• Paying your fees
• Fee payment methods
• Generate a receipt

Step three - Request a "Confirmation of enrolment" letter

• As a continuing student you have to provide a confirmation of your enrolment.
• To do so you have to request a "Confirmation of current enrolment" letter from the University.
• Allow at least one week for the letter to be generated.
• Do not submit your Offer of place/admission that you received when you started at the University of Auckland as this will be out of date.

Link:

• Request a "Confirmation of current enrolment" letter

Step four - Evidence of your progress and attendance

• To provide evidence of your academic progress, generate an unofficial transcript through your Student Services Online (SSO) account.
• As the University of Auckland does not record attendance you won’t need to submit an attendance record.

Link:

• How to generate an unofficial transcript

Step five - Evidence you have enough money to live on

INZ requires you to show evidence that you can support yourself during your studies:

• For a one year enrolment you will need to show evidence that you have funds available  of at least NZ$20,000 or NZ$1,667 per month of study.
• Refer to the Student Visa guide and checklist below for further information and for acceptable forms of evidence.

Link:

• Evidence of funds to support your study
  

Step six - Evidence you have enough money to leave New Zealand

• In addition to the funds mentioned in the previous step, you’ll also need to show evidence that you have funds available covering the equivalent of a flexible flight ticket to your home country.

Step seven - Evidence of your health and character

• You may be required to submit a chest x-ray and/or medical certificate with your visa application.
• You may be required to submit a police certificate (or certificates) and a certified translation if it is not in English to show you are of good character.
  

Links:

• Who needs a chest x-ray or medical examination
• Who needs to provide police certificates

Step eight - Electronic copies of visa application documents

• Ensure you have electronic copies of all the above documents available to upload with your student visa application.
• You will also need to upload a copy of the identity pages on your current passport.
  

Step nine - Submit your visa application through the INZ portal

Most students will apply under the Fee paying student visa category. The University is unable to support Pathway student visa applications at this time.

If you are unsure which category applies to you (e.g. if you are holding a government scholarship) please contact Immigration New Zealand.