Getting a Student Visa
We strongly recommend that where possible you use a local Education Consultant to help get your Visa. A list of Consultants and Agents is available at the New Zealand Education Service Centre at the New Zealand Embassy or High Commission. The Consultant will deal with all the paperwork for you, and will be in constant communication with us.
Immigration:
Full details of visa and permit requirements, advice on rights to employment in New Zealand while studying, and reporting requirements are available through the New Zealand Immigration Service, and can be viewed on their website.
You can obtain a visa without using an agent by corresponding directly with the School.
- Apply to the School on the official 'Initial Application Form for a Place at Melville High School' ensuring you complete all sections and that you and your parent(s) sign it. Enclose with your application your latest school report and/or public examination results and a letter outlining why you wish to study in New Zealand and the University degree you are hoping to get.
- If your application fulfils our criteria, we will reply reserving a place for you.
- You will then be sent an 'Offer of Place' form. Take this to your nearest New Zealand Embassy/High Commission and get an application for a visa and other documentation Immigration may require.
- When you have supplied all the correct documents you will be approved for a visa. You must then send the school fees to us by , either registered mail, courier or telegraphic transfer. Telegraphic transfers can be delayed a few days in the banking system however, this is our preferred method of receiving your payment.
- After receiving the fees we will fax a copy of the receipt to the Visa Office in your country and mail the original to you.
- The Visa Office will issue you with a Student Visa. As you pass through Immigration on your arrival in New Zealand this will be converted to a Student Permit.