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OFFICE USE ONLY Client no.: Date received: / / Application no.: INZ 1012 November 2018 Student Visa Application for a temporary stay in New Zealand Apply for your visa online – it’s faster & easier The fastest and easiest way to apply for a student visa is online. Once you have your documents prepared, it should take less than 15 minutes to complete the online application form. Explore your options and apply online at www.immigration.govt.nz/study. Refer to the Student Visa Guide The Student Visa Guide (INZ 1013) contains important information about the requirements for a student visa and how to complete the form. It can be downloaded from www.immigration.govt.nz/forms. Documents required Use the checklist on page 2 of this form to find out which documents you must provide. If you have not provided the correct documents, we will return your application. Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application. For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the Immigration Advisers Authority website www.iaa.govt.nz or email info@iaa.govt.nz. Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act. For more information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website www.lawsociety.org.nz. When filling in this form, please write clearly in English using CAPITAL LETTERS. immigration.govt.nz When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. Application checklist Information and documents you must supply Accompanied by a parent or legal guardian Evidence of your relationship with your parent or legal guardian. Domestic students Evidence of your domestic student status. Completed, signed application form. Appropriate fee and immigration levy. Two passport-size colour photographs. Passport or travel document*. If you are a dependent child of an Essential Skills visa holder, evidence that your parent is eligible to support your visa – see www.immigration.govt.nz/ work-support-child. Medical or chest X-ray certificates if required by Section C: Your health. Police certificates if required by Section D: Your character. Applicants in the circumstances below must provide the relevant documents (more than one section may apply to you). Applicants who are... Foreign feepaying students If you are a dependent child of a Religious worker visa holder, either: Must provide... An offer of place(s) from an approved New Zealand education provider(s) evidence that your parent is eligible to support your visa – see www.immigration.govt.nz/ work-support-child. A Confirmation of Enrolment if you are a student returning to the same provider and studying the same programme. If you are applying for a pathway student visa, a letter from your education provider(s) stating they support your application for a pathway student visa. Evidence that your tuition fees: a signed and completed sponsorship form indicating that the religious organisation sponsoring your parent will support you. In year 12 or 13 at secondary school, wishing to work are covered by a foreign government loan, or will be paid by your home country government. If you are applying from outside New Zealand, evidence that you/ your family have sufficient funds to pay your tuition fees after your visa application is approved in principle. If you are already studying in New Zealand, evidence of: previous student performance and progress, and attendance records. Evidence of your financial support, as described in Section F: Fee-paying PhD and scholarship students. Foreign feepaying students Evidence of pre-purchased outward travel, or Evidence of sufficient funds to purchase outward travel (additional to your living funds), or Either a sponsorship form or a financial undertaking form guaranteeing to cover the cost of outward travel from New Zealand. 2 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 Permission to work 20 hours per week and/or full-time during the summer holiday period from your: parents, and education provider (not required if you are over 18 and at secondary school and wish to work during the summer holiday period), and Exchange Provider Organisation (if you are an exchange student, e.g. AFS, Rotary). have been paid are covered by a study abroad or non-award scheme Evidence that your parent or legal guardian cares for you in your home country. Exchange students Evidence from the scheme organiser that you have been accepted to an approved student exchange scheme. New Zealand Aid Programmesupported students Evidence that you receive funding from the New Zealand Government under one of the New Zealand Aid Programme schemes. Foreign governmentsupported students Evidence that your home country government will fully fund your stay and study in New Zealand. *While you can provide a certified copy of your passport with your application, we highly recommend you provide your original passport. This will enable us to process your application faster and it may be needed to complete your application. Please note during the processing of an application an immigration officer may request any document, including your original passport Full-time vacation work rights If you are entitled to work full-time during vacation periods scheduled by your education provider, you must provide evidence of these vacation periods along with the credit value of your programme of study with your application. (To confirm entitlement, see ‘Can you work while holding a student visa?’ section in the Student Visa Guide (INZ 1013)). If your circumstances are not covered in the above list, refer to the INZ website, www.immigration.govt.nz, or Operational Manual, www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual, for information about the documents you must provide. Which type of student visa are you applying for? Foreign fee-paying Domestic Exchange New Zealand Aid Programme-supported Limited visa Other, please specify Section A Principal applicant’s personal details Attach two colour passport-size photographs of yourself here. The photographs must be less than six months old. Write your full name on the back of both photographs. For more information about the questions in this section, see ‘Completing Section A: Principal applicant’s personal details’ in the Student Visa Guide. 4.5cm A1 Name as shown in passport Family/last name 4.5cm 3.5cm 3.5cm Given/first name(s) A2 Preferred title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr other (specify) A3 Other names you are known by or have ever been known by A4 Gender Male Female A5 Date of birth D D M M Y Y Y Y A6 Town/city of birth Country of birth A7 Passport details Number Country Expiry date D D M M Y Y Y Y A8 Other citizenships you hold A9 Partnership status Single Married/in civil union Separated Engaged Partner/De facto Widowed Divorced Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 3 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. Section B Contact details Note: We prefer to contact you using email. Please provide your email address if you have one. B1 Your current residential address. Address Telephone (landline) Telephone (mobile) Email B2 If you are currently in New Zealand, your most recent overseas address. Address B3 Name and address for communication about this application. Same as address at B1 , or as below Name of contact person Organisation name (if applicable) and address New Zealand Business Number (for New Zealand businesses only) For help search: www.nzbn.govt.nz Telephone (daytime) Telephone (evening) Email B4 Do you authorise the person stated at B3 to act on your behalf? Yes No B5 Do you authorise all other licensed immigration advisers or persons exempt from licensing who work for the organisation named at B3 to act on your behalf (if applicable)? Yes Note: the person identified at B3 will receive all communication from Immigration New Zealand. No Only the person indicated at B3 may act on my behalf. B6 Have you received immigration advice on this application? You can find a definition of immigration advice at www.immigration.govt.nz/advice. Yes Make sure that your immigration adviser completes Section I: Immigration adviser’s details. No B7 Names and addresses of any friends, relatives, or contacts you have in New Zealand (if applicable) Name Address Relationship Date of birth (if known) D D M M Y Y Y Y Date of birth (if known) D D M M Y Y Y Y Name Address Relationship 4 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 B8 List all periods of employment, including self-employment Date from (DD/MM/YY) Date to (DD/MM/YY) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Name of employer New Zealand Business Number Location Type of work/occupation/ job title The New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) is for New Zealand businesses only. For help search: www.nzbn.govt.nz. Section C Your health For more information about the questions in this section, see ‘Completing Section C: Your health’ in the Student Visa Guide. C1 Do you have tuberculosis (TB)? Yes No C2 Do you have any medical condition that requires, or may require, one of the following during your stay in New Zealand? Yes No • Renal dialysis • Hospital care Yes No • Residential care Yes No Residential care is defined as in-patient care for people with psychiatric, sensory or intellectual disabilities or live-in facilities for the aged. C3 Have you been identified as a person who requires special education services? (Refer to ‘Completing Section C: Your health’ in the Student Visa Guide (INZ 1013) for further information). Yes No C4 If you have answered Yes to any of the questions in C1 to C3 , provide details. C5 Are you pregnant? Yes No Date you are due to give birth D D M M Y Y Y Y Go to C6 Go to C7 C6 If you intend to give birth in New Zealand, please indicate how the cost of maternity health services will be paid for and provide the relevant evidence. Not applicable as I do not intend to give birth in New Zealand. I am, or will be eligible for publicly-funded maternity health services and have provided evidence of my eligibility. I will cover the cost myself and have attached copies (not originals) that I have at least NZ$9000 of funds available. My sponsor has guaranteed to cover the cost and I have attached a completed Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025). Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 5 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. Medical certificates and insurance requirements Answer the questions below to find out whether you are required to provide a medical certificate or chest X-ray certificate as part of your application. Medical certificates and chest X-ray certificates must be less than three months old when you submit them to Immigration New Zealand. This section also includes a declaration regarding insurance requirements for foreign fee-paying students. Only domestic, exchange, PhD and NZ Aid Programme-supported students should answer questions C7 to C12 . Foreign fee-paying students must go to C13 . All applicants required to provide a medical or X-ray certificate must answer question C19 . C7 Will you be in New Zealand for less than six months? Yes No You do not need to provide a medical certificate or chest X-ray certificate. Go to Section D: Your character Go to C8 C8 Will you be in New Zealand for more than six months and less than 12 months? Yes Go to C9 No Go to C10 C9 Are you from, or have you visited for more than three months, a place that is outside the list of ‘Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’*? Yes No Go to C11 You do not need to provide a medical certificate or chest X-ray certificate. Go to Section D: Your character. C10 Have you previously provided a medical certificate which was issued less than 36 months ago? Yes You do not need to provide a new medical certificate (or further medical information other than a chest X-ray certificate, if required below) unless (select an option if applicable): your health has deteriorated, or you been advised in writing by Immigration New Zealand to provide a medical certificate or further medical information with this application. Go to C11 No You must provide a completed medical certificate**. Go to C11 C11 Have you previously provided a chest X-ray certificate which was issued less than 36 months ago? Yes No Go to C12 You must provide a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) unless you are (select an option if applicable): pregnant, or under 11 years of age. Go to Section D: Your character. C12 Have you spent six consecutive months since your previous visa application in a place that is outside the list of ‘Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’*? Yes You must provide a new Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) unless you are (select an option if applicable): pregnant, or under 11 years of age. Go to Section D: Your character. No You do not need to provide a new chest X-ray certificate. Go to Section D: Your character. * Refer to ‘Completing Section C: Health’ in the Student Visa Guide (INZ 1013) for the ‘List of Countries, areas and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’. ** Refer to ‘Completing Section C: Your health’ in the Student Visa Guide (INZ 1013) for information about the two types of medical certificates which may be provided: – the General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007), which should be used by most students, and – the Limited Medical Certificate (INZ 1201), which should be used by students who are the dependent child of a New Zealand citizen or resident, and meet the requirements to be granted residence under the Dependent Child Category, except where limitations apply. 6 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 Only foreign fee-paying students (excluding PhD, exchange and NZ Aid Programme-supported students) should answer the questions C13 to C20 . C13 Will you be in New Zealand for less than six months? Yes No You do not need to provide a medical certificate or chest X-ray certificate. Go to C20 Go to C14 C14 Have you ever used intravenous drugs? Yes No Yes Have you ever had a blood or blood product transfusion? No Have you ever participated in or been exposed to any activity which may have exposed you to a serious infectious disease (such as HIV, or hepatitis B or C)? Yes No If you answered Yes to any of the questions in C14 you must provide a completed General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007) regardless of any other advice below. Go to C15 C15 Are you from, or have you visited for more than three months, a place that is outside the list of ‘Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’*? Yes No You do not need to provide a chest X-ray certificate. Go to Go to C16 C18 C16 Have you previously provided a chest X-ray certificate which was issued less than 36 months ago? Yes No Go to C17 You must provide a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) unless you are (select an option if applicable): pregnant, or under 11 years of age. Go to C18 C17 Have you spent six consecutive months since your previous visa application in a place that is outside the list of ‘Countries, areas, and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’*? Yes You must provide a new Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) unless you are (select an option if applicable): pregnant, or under 11 years of age. Go to No C18 You do not need to provide a new chest X-ray certificate. Go to C18 C18 Have you been advised in writing by Immigration New Zealand to provide a medical certificate, a chest X-ray certificate or any other medical information with this application? Yes You must provide a General Medical Certificate (INZ 1007), a Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) or the further medical information requested by Immigration New Zealand. Go to C19 No Unless the previous questions have indicated that you must provide a medical certificate, or a chest X-ray certificate, or further medical information, you do not need to provide any further documents about your health. Go to C20 C19 Tick the option that applies to you: Is a physician submitting your medical and/or chest X-ray certificate to Immigration New Zealand on your behalf? Yes Has your physician supplied you with an eMedical Reference Code (NZER)? Yes Enter your eMedical Reference Code here: No Enter the name of the clinic that is submitting your health information: Go to C20 Go to C20 No If the physician has returned the medical and/or chest X-ray certificate to you, then you will need to submit these with your visa application. Go to C20 * Refer to ‘Completing Section C: Your health’ in the Student Visa Guide (INZ 1013) for the ‘List of Countries, areas and territories with a low incidence of tuberculosis’. Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 7 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. C20 Declaration regarding insurance requirements. For more information about insurance requirements, refer to ‘Completing Section C: Your health’ in the Student Visa Guide. I agree to arrange and hold insurance which my education provider considers acceptable, from the period of my enrolment until the expiry of my student visa, unless I depart New Zealand earlier. I understand that holding insurance will be a condition of my visa and that I may become liable for deportation if I do not hold insurance, from the period of my enrolment until my visa expires, unless I depart New Zealand earlier. I understand that if I apply for a further visa, I may be required to provide evidence that I held acceptable insurance while in New Zealand, holding the visa that I am currently applying for. I agree with the declaration Section D Your character All applicants must complete this section. Note: if your application is declined for character reasons, Immigration New Zealand may place a notation in your passport indicating that you applied for a visa for New Zealand. D1 Have you been convicted at any time of any offence, including any driving offence? Please note that this includes any conviction(s) outside of New Zealand subsequently cleared or wiped by ‘clean slate’ legislation. Yes No D2 Are you currently: • under investigation • wanted for questioning • facing charges Yes Yes Yes No No No for any offence in any country? D3 Have you ever been: • excluded • refused entry • removed or deported Yes Yes Yes No No No from any country, including New Zealand? D4 Have you ever been refused a visa/permit to visit, work, study or reside in any country? Yes No D5 Have you ever been a member of, or adhered to, any terrorist organisation? Yes No D6 Have you had (or do you currently have) an association with, membership of, or involvement with, any government, regime, group or agency that has advocated or committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and/or other gross human rights abuses? Yes No If you have answered yes to any of the questions above give full details. This includes full details of any charges, convictions and the sentence or penalty imposed. Continue on a separate piece of paper if necessary. 8 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 Police certificates you must provide Select the appropriate option to indicate whether you are required to provide a police certificate with this application. Police certificates must be less than six months old when you submit them to Immigration New Zealand. D7 You do not need to provide a police certificate if: you are under 17, or you are not intending to be in New Zealand for 24 months or longer, or you have provided a police certificate to Immigration New Zealand with a previous application, and that certificate was dated: less than 36 months ago, if you are a full-fee-paying or PhD student,or less than 24 months ago if you are not a full-fee-paying or PhD student, or you are younger than 20, and held a student visa on your 17th birthday, and have held student visas (or interim visas with study conditions) continuously since turning 17. D8 You must provide police certificates from your country of citizenship and any country you have lived in for five years or more since the age of 17 if you plan to be in New Zealand for 24 months, and, either: you have not previously provided police certificates to Immigration New Zealand, or you have previously provided a police certificate to Immigration New Zealand, but that certificate was dated: more than 36 months ago, if you are a full-fee-paying or PhD student, or more than 24 months ago if you are not a full-fee-paying or PhD student. Your visa Section E E1 Tick one of the boxes below to show the type of visa you are applying for and provide the date of your arrival in New Zealand if applicable. Applying for a student visa while outside New Zealand. Date you will enter New Zealand (if applicable) D D M M Y Y Y Y Applying for a student visa while inside New Zealand. Note: student visas normally allow multiple entry travel. Applying for a limited visa. List the reasons below. Date you will enter New Zealand on a limited visa Applying for a further limited visa. List the reasons below. D D M M Y Y Y Y Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 9 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. Section F Fee-paying, PhD, pathway and scholarship students If you are a dependent child with domestic status, go to Section G: Your parent or legal guardian. Your programme(s) of study F1 Are you applying for a pathway student visa? Yes No F2 Details of your programme(s) of study Programme of study/ Qualification Education Provider/Location Start date End date F3 Provide the date to which your fees have been paid. If you have a scholarship, provide the date your scholarship ends D D M M Y Y Y Y Your financial support F4 Tick one or more of the following boxes below. I have attached copies (not originals) of evidence that I have sufficient funds equivalent to NZ$15,000 for a full year of study, or NZ$1250 per month that I will be in New Zealand. I have attached copies (not originals) of evidence that my living costs are already paid. I have attached evidence (copies only) that I have access to sufficient funds to support myself throughout the intended length of my pathway student visa. I have attached a letter from my home country government that states that I am fully funded for my study and the duration of my stay in New Zealand. I have attached a Sponsorship Form for Temporary Entry (INZ 1025) completed by an acceptable sponsor. I have attached a completed Financial Undertaking for a Student (INZ 1014). Note: If you are in New Zealand, a financial undertaking can only be provided if your original student visa application made outside New Zealand included a financial undertaking. The financial undertaking supplied with this application must be completed by the same person who completed the original undertaking. I have attached a written guarantee of maintenance from a relative in New Zealand who is either a New Zealand citizen or residence class visa holder. This option is for students from Tonga or Samoa only. 10 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 This form has been approved under section 381 of the Immigration Act 2009 Section G Your parent or legal guardian Complete this section if you will be living with your parent or guardian for the duration of your visa. G1 Name of parent/legal guardian as shown in their passport Family/last name Given/first name(s) G2 Other names your parent/legal guardian is known by G3 Gender Male G4 Date of birth Female D D M M Y Y Y Y D D G5 Place of birth Country of birth G6 Passport details Number Country Expiry date M M Y Y Y Y G7 Other citizenships your parent or legal guardian holds G8 Relationship to you: Mother Father Legal guardian G9 Please indicate your parent or legal guardian’s intended immigration status in New Zealand while you are studying. My parent or legal guardian is applying for a guardian visitor visa to accompany me. My parent or legal guardian is a New Zealand citizen, resident or the holder of a temporary visa that entitles me to domestic student status. (Note: For more information about domestic student status see the Student Visa Guide.) Other – please explain: Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 11 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. Section H Declaration by applicant I have provided true and correct answers to the questions in this form. I understand that if false or misleading information is submitted, my application may be declined without further warning. I understand that if this application is found to contain false or misleading information after the grant of my visa, sufficient reason may exist for me to be made liable for deportation under section 157 of the Immigration Act 2009. I agree to tell Immigration New Zealand about any changes to my circumstances that occur after making this application. I agree to leave New Zealand before my visa expires. If I remain in New Zealand after my visa has expired, I may be liable for deportation. I agree that if I am not entitled to free health care in New Zealand, I will pay for any health care or medical assistance I may require in New Zealand. I understand that if I have received immigration advice from an immigration adviser and if that immigration adviser is not licensed under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return my application. I understand that Immigration New Zealand may provide information about my entitlement to work to potential employers including via the online VisaView system. I authorise Immigration New Zealand to provide information about my health and my immigration status to any health service agency. I authorise any health service agency to provide information about my health to Immigration New Zealand. I authorise Immigration New Zealand to make any necessary enquiries about information on this form and/or accompanying documentation. I authorise any agency whether in New Zealand or overseas, including but not limited to border or immigration agencies, education providers, financial institutions, foreign embassies, government authorities, health care providers, insurance providers, police or other law enforcement agencies, that holds information (including personal information) related to information on this application form and/or accompanying documentation to disclose that information to Immigration New Zealand. I authorise Immigration New Zealand to provide information about my immigration status to my past, present or future education provider, including via VisaView. I authorise Immigration New Zealand to provide information about the status and outcome of my student visa application to the education provider named in this application. If I am granted a student visa with the condition that I am accompanied by a legal guardian, I agree to live with my legal guardian. I understand that both I and my legal guardian could be made liable for deportation if this condition is not met. If I am granted a limited visa, I agree that I will leave New Zealand on or before the expiry date of that visa. If I do not leave New Zealand, I may be immediately deported from New Zealand without the right of appeal. If I am granted a student visa with the condition that I hold acceptable insurance, I understand the requirements regarding insurance that I have agreed to at C20 . Signature of applicant Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Signature of parent or guardian if applicant is under 18 years of age 12 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 Section I Immigration adviser’s (licensed and exempt) details This section must be completed by the applicant’s immigration adviser. If the applicant has authorised all advisers within an organisation to act on their behalf at B5 , only the person named at B3 must complete this section. If the applicant does not have an immigration adviser or offshore education agent, this section does not have to be completed. I1 If you are a licensed adviser, please provide your licence details. full provisional limited List conditions specified in the register Licence type Licence number 2 0 Go to Section J: Declaration by person assisting the applicant I2 If you are exempt from licensing, tick one box below to show why you are exempt from licensing then go to Section J: Declaration by person assisting the applicant. I provided immigration advice in an informal or family context only, and I did not provide the advice systematically or for a fee. I provided immigration advice offshore in relation to applications or potential applications for student visas only e.g. offshore education agents. I have provided immigration advice in the course my work (employed or volunteer) and that work exempts me from the requirement to be licensed. Indicate the reason for your exemption below. Lawyer with current New Zealand practicing certificate New Zealand Member of Parliament or staff Community Law Centre New Zealand public servant Citizens Advice Bureau Foreign Diplomatic/Consular See www.immigration.govt.nz/adviserlicensing for more information about who is exempt from licensing. Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 13 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. Section J Declaration by person assisting the applicant This section must be completed and signed by any person who has assisted the applicant by providing immigration advice, explaining, translating, or recording information on the form for the applicant; or by the applicant’s immigration adviser. If the applicant does not have an immigration adviser, and no one helped the applicant to fill in this form, this section does not have to be completed. If you are not exempt under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, it is an offence for you to provide immigration advice without holding a license, and Immigration New Zealand will refuse to accept your client’s application. More information about immigration adviser licensing can be obtained from the Immigration Advisers Authority website www.iaa.govt.nz, via email info@iaa.govt.nz or by telephone on 0508 422 422. Name and address of person assisting applicant.  Same as name and address given at Family/last name B3 , or  as below. Given/first name(s) Organisation name (if applicable) and address New Zealand Business Number (for New Zealand businesses only) For help search: www.nzbn.govt.nz Telephone (daytime) Fax Telephone (evening) Email I understand that after the applicant has signed this form it is an offence for me to change or add further information, or change or add any documents attached to the form, without making a statement identifying what information or material has been changed, added or attached and by whom. If I make these changes or additions, I must state on the form what they were, who made them and the reason they were made. I understand that the maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of up to NZ$100,000 and/or a term of imprisonment of up to seven years. I certify that the applicant asked me to help them complete this form and any additional forms. I certify that the applicant agreed that the information provided was correct before signing the declaration. I have assisted the applicant as an interpreter/translator I have assisted the applicant with recording information on the form I have assisted the applicant in another way. Specify I have provided immigration advice (as defined in the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007) and my details in Section I: Immigration adviser’s (licensed or exempt) details are correct. Signature of person assisting 14 – Student Visa Application – November 2018 Date D D M M Y Y Y Y About the information you provide Deciding whether you are eligible for a visa Immigration New Zealand collects the information about you on this form to decide whether you are eligible for a student visa or a limited visa. We may also use the information to contact you for research purposes or to advise you on immigration matters. Collecting the information is authorised by the Immigration Act 2009 and the Immigration Regulations made under that Act. You do not have to provide the information, but if you do not we are likely to decline your application. Deciding whether you are eligible to board a flight to New Zealand The information we collect may also be used to determine whether you are allowed to board a flight to New Zealand. We will not share your personal information with airline check-in agents; however, we will send a boarding message to the airline check-in agent based on the information you have provided in this form. Immigration New Zealand may also share the information you have provided with other government agencies that are entitled to it by law, or with other agencies (as you have agreed in the declaration). You are able to ask for the information we hold about you and have any of it corrected if you think it is necessary. The address of Immigration New Zealand is PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. This is not where your application should be sent. For more information If you have questions about completing the form: • see our website www.immigration.govt.nz/contactus • telephone our call centre on 0508 558 855 Paying your application fee and immigration levy Section K To find out much to pay, where to send your application, and how long a decision may take, see www.immigration.govt.nz/fees. Your application fee and immigration levy Amount you are paying: Amount Currency (e.g. NZD, USD, RMB) Application number (office use only) Preferred methods of payment We recommend that you use one of the following methods of payment for better security and faster processing: Bank cheque/bank draft Credit card (choose one) Mastercard Visa SWITCH card (UK only) SWITCH card issue number Name of cardholder Card number CVC/CVV number Note: your CVC/CVV number is the three-digit number found on the signature strip on the back of your credit card. Expiry date D D M M Y Y Y Y Signature of cardholder (within New Zealand). Returning your documents Please return documents to me by secure post at the address given at: B1 B2 B3 Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Other methods of payment Personal cheque. Note that we will hold your application for 10 working days to allow the cheque to be cleared. Cash. Our New Zealand offices do not accept cash. Most of our offices outside New Zealand do not accept cash. We do not accept money orders. Student Visa Application – November 2018 – 15 When filling in this form, please write clearly using CAPITAL LETTERS. 16 – Student Visa Application – November 2018