Education agent performance data
Find student visa approval rate data for education agents recruiting students from overseas.
Becoming an education agent
You must be licensed or exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 to give immigration advice.
Education agents who are not in New Zealand advising on student visas only are exempt from the requirement to be licensed, however you must declare your involvement in the student visa application.
There are a number of professional bodies or groups for immigration professionals to collaborate in the international education space. Education agents or advisers don't need to join a professional group to submit student visa applications or give immigration advice outside of New Zealand. Membership is optional.
Read more about providing immigration advice to students.
Services to support education agents and consultants
Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao offers AgentLab, a service to support education agents and consultants.
AgentLab includes:
- agent-specific marketing assets
- key resources
- updates — including the AgentLab Pānui.
You can create an account to access AgentLab via MaiENZ. MaiENZ is the portal for all Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao digital services.
Education agent performance data reports
The reports show the student visa approval rates for applications from overseas, and application volumes (range) for education agents by market.
Only those applications where the agent (exempt adviser) has been declared on the application and a declaration form provided are included in the data.
Approval rates in the reports are based on international student visa applications from applicants who were overseas at the time the student visa was applied for.
The reports do not include:
- education agents with low application volumes
- applications that were withdrawn or lapsed.
Terms of use of our online systems
Performance reports for 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
This report does not include any agents or advisers declared on the application as a licensed immigration adviser (LIA) or lawyer.
The performance report holds data for:
- Brazil
- China
- Colombia
- India
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Vietnam.
Performance reports for 1 August 2022 to 31 December 2023
This report does not include any agents or advisers declared on the application as a licensed immigration adviser (LIA) or lawyer.
The performance report holds data for:
- Brazil
- China
- Colombia
- India
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Vietnam.
Performance reports for 1 January 2017 to 1 December 2019