immigration New Zeeland

  • Travel disrupted by
    the Middle East
    situation
  • Issued: Monday 02 Mar 2026, 07:10 pm NZDT

We have established a priority phone line from Monday to Friday for people to contact us about this specific situation. Call 0508 558 855 (toll free from NZ landlines) or +64 9 914 4100 and press option 7. For information about what options are available to you, check:

Middle East: advice for temporary visa holders in New Zealand affected by travel disruptions

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For education providers

Learn the rules for approved education providers, and how to attract international students and apply on their behalf. Find out about processing times for applications.

  • Applying for someone else

Immigration advisers, employers, and education agents and providers, and travel agents can use the Immigration Online system to help others apply for visas.

  • Rules for approved education providers

There are rules you must follow if you are an approved education provider to ensure the wellbeing and safety of your international students. You must also make sure your students are in New Zealand legally and not give students any immigration advice.

  • Marketing to international students

Find marketing resources to encourage international students to study here.

  • Offering a place to a student

New Zealand education providers must give most of their international students an offer-of-place letter for their student visa applications.

  • Preparing students for life in New Zealand

Information is available to help your students plan their move to New Zealand and settle quickly once they get here.

  • Terminating a student enrolment

This page includes two forms: one to help you work out if you need to notify us that you are terminating the enrolment of a person with a Student Visa, and one to notify us of the termination. Do not use this form if students have completed or graduated from their course.

  • Using VisaView to check if someone can study at your organisation

VisaView is an online service that allows education providers to check the immigration status of a person and whether they can study with them in New Zealand.

  • Data and processing times for international student visas

Find data about education agent performance, offshore student visa application decisions and visa processing times for international students.