U3.5 Offer of a place (02/12/2013)

Applicants must have an offer of a place with a New Zealand education provider, which shows:

1. the name of the programme of study or training scheme and the minimum time required for completing it; and
2. evidence that the programme of study or training scheme and education provider meet foreign student requirements (see U5); and
3. confirmation that the education provider has assessed and is satisfied the prospective student meets the programme of study or training scheme competencies and enrolment provision (section 7.1) as set out in the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students; and
4. the amount of the tuition fee, or, if the programme of study is longer than one year, the annual fee; and
5. whether or not the student has to pay programme of study or training scheme fees and whether the fees are domestic or foreign fees; and
6. whether the student is full-time (see U6.1.1) or part-time (see U7.20); and
7. the dates and duration of all scheduled vacations if the programme of study or training scheme is one academic year or more.

Note:
~For the information specified at U3.5(g), this can be provided in a separate document accompanying the Offer of Place or Confirmation of Enrolment.

~From January 2014, students seeking to enrol in a programme of study or training scheme offered at an education provider that holds a Category Four status under the NZQA’s External Evaluation Review (EER) quality assurance system will not be granted a student visa.

Effective 02/12/2013