U12 Foreign government-supported students (26/11/2012)

1. A foreign government-supported student receives funding from their home country government to support their study in New Zealand.
2. A foreign government-supported student must meet the general student requirements under U3.1, and is exempt from having to provide evidence of paying their course fees.
3. In addition to the requirements at U3.1, a foreign government-supported student must provide a letter from the foreign government:
   1. that sets out the terms of the student’s sponsorship and undertakes to pay the course fees directly to the education provider and pay the student’s living expenses; and
   2. states that the student is of good character.

Effective 26/11/2012