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In August 2024, Immigration NZ announced plans to raise fees for a range of visitor, work, student and migrant visas from 1 October 2024 in line with the Sixth National Government's policy of shifting the visa processing system towards a "user-pay system."
A New Zealand general entry stamp issued to a temporary entry class visa holder. A New Zealand Visitor Visa stamp granted on arrival to a visa waiver traveller. A New Zealand Resident Visa stamp granted on arrival under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement on an Australian travel document. These stamps have been discontinued from 19 March 2018.
to work in New Zealand or in the exclusive economic zone of New Zealand; to study in New Zealand; to receive free or subsidised health care at publicly funded health services. [2] to free education at state-run primary and secondary schools, and subsidised fees for domestic students at private schools and tertiary institutions. [3]
Visa requirements for New Zealand citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of New Zealand. As of 2025, New Zealand citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the New Zealand passport 5th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index ...
It is managed by Immigration New Zealand under the Immigration Act 2009. The current SMC commenced on 9th October 2023, [1] replacing the previous SMC which suffered from lengthy processing delays prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Immigration New Zealand figures reportedly showing unprocessed skilled migrant applications jumping from 8,000 ...
In New Zealand, international students are not required to apply for a student visa if they are studying for a course which is less than three months in duration. Under certain circumstances international students can seek part-time employment for up to 20 hours per week whilst studying (full-time) in a course that at least 6 months in duration.
The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. A post-Brexit immigration system came into force in January 2021. Under this system, EU and non-EU citizens both need to get work visas in order ...
The total amount of student loan debt in New Zealand has increased from 934 million [52] in 2002 to 16 billion [53] in 2021. In 2003, the average student loan debt was 12,280. [54] According to recent data that was published November 2022, the average student debt in New Zealand is now around $24,000. [53]