U6.5 Distance education (correspondence) students

1. Distance education students may attend the New Zealand education provider at which they are enrolled so that they can undertake practical study or sit examinations, or for any other educational reason that requires their presence at the provider.
2. Students who apply to come to New Zealand for more than 3 months for this purpose may be granted a student visa for the necessary period.
3. Students who wish to come to New Zealand for this purpose for less than 3 months may do so on a visitor visa.
4. Immigration officers should sight evidence that distance students who apply for student or visitor visas:
   1. are distance education students; and
   2. have an offer of a place at an education provider (if they are in New Zealand for more than 3 months); and
   3. have paid the tuition fees or are exempt from having to pay them.

Effective 02/12/2013