Can I change my course and education provider?
There's a couple of options for changing your course or education provider. Check here for more information.
Study
- Can I change my course and education provider?
- Can I change my sponsor?
- Can I do unpaid work while studying in New Zealand?
- Can I extend my visa if I failed one of my papers?
- Can I stay in New Zealand after my studies?
- I’m a PhD student. Can I stop studying to work full-time?
- Can I undertake 2 courses at the same time if one course is by correspondence?
- Can I work full-time and study part-time?
- Can I work while studying?
- How long can I travel or be away overseas?
- I am unable to leave New Zealand before my visa expires. What can I do?
- Staying for a graduation ceremony after your studies
- My scholarship funding has stopped. Can I apply for a further student visa?
- Can I get a refund of my application fee?
Option A: Apply for a new student visa
If your current course expires soon, apply for a new student visa. You must provide evidence that you meet criteria for the new visa.
Option B: Apply for a variation of conditions
If you currently hold a pathway student visa and wish to change your education provider, you will need to apply for a new student visa.
If you want to change your programme of study and/or education provider get a variation of conditions first.
The new course must be at the same, or higher level, and provided by a University or category 1 or 2 education provider.
Don’t end your course before we authorise it or you will break the conditions of your visa and you may have to leave New Zealand.
Applying for a variation of conditions to your visa will not change its expiry date.