U14.10 Currency and conditions of pathway student visas

1. For the purposes of the pathway student visa pilot, a visa can be granted up to a maximum of five years.
2. A visa may be granted to expire no more than three months beyond completion of the final pathway programme of study within the maximum currency of five years.
3. Work conditions for the duration of the pathway student visa will only be granted where the first programme of study meets the requirements as set out at U13.1, U13.10 or U13.15.
4. If the second or subsequent programme of study meets the requirements set out at U13.1, U13.10 or U13.15, a variation of conditions is required in order to be granted work conditions.
5. Where (d) applies, a Variation of Conditions or Variation of Travel Conditions (INZ 1020) application form must be completed and submitted with the required fee.
6. The holder must make satisfactory progress on the pathway by:
   1. meeting the conditional pre-requisites for enrolment into a second or subsequent programme of study (E3.20(d)); and
   2. commencing the second or subsequent programme of study on a pathway within a 16 week period of completing their earlier programme of study.
7. Where a first time student has submitted an English language test result as set out at U14.5.1 (c) and been granted a pathway student visa to undertake an English language programme of study culminating in a qualification at Levels 5 to 8 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, the English Language programme of study must be completed within a 20 week period.

Effective 26/11/2018