Exchange schemes

Learners studying in New Zealand under approved exchange schemes qualify for domestic student status under Rule ENR003[1]. Exchange schemes may be government-to-government or private schemes.

Immigration New Zealand approves and oversees all international student exchange programmes existing within New Zealand. Information is provided in the publication Temporary Entry available on the INZ website.

German and French student exchange schemes

Budget 2009 ceased domestic status for German and French postgraduate students. Existing students, and those already offered places under these schemes, retain domestic status until completion of their studies.

The agreement with the German Government continues to allow German students in receipt of a German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD) to study in New Zealand at undergraduate or postgraduate level and pay domestic tuition fees.

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  Rule ENR003: Domestic student status - learners on exchange schemes

  The following learners are classified as domestic students:

  • Persons who are in New Zealand to study under an exchange scheme approved by the Government
  • Persons who are in New Zealand to study under an exchange scheme approved by the council of the tertiary education institution at which the person is, or is to be, enrolled.

  Note: The New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS) approves all international student visas, which will identify the student as "domestic" or "foreign". Information is provided in the publication "Temporary Entry" available on http://www.immigration.govt.nz/.