Rule ENR032: Verifying learner identity - identification documents
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Tertiary education organisations must use the identification documents described in the following table to verify learner identity:
| Learner status | Evidence of identity |
| New Zealand citizens (domestic students) | New Zealand citizens must supply one of the following: - Passport. If a learner is recorded as a child on their parent's passport, they may use their parent's passport as evidence of identity and citizenship
- Birth certificate
- Certificate of citizenship for New Zealand
- Whakapapa (if certain conditions are met) - see Rule ENR035.
[Note: New Zealand citizens may supply other evidence of their legal name, for example marriage certificate or a letter from a bank, but they must still provide evidence of their date of birth, citizenship and residency. Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau citizens who are studying there or in New Zealand must supply one of the same identification documents that New Zealand citizens supply.] |
| New Zealand permanent residents (domestic students) | New Zealand permanent residents must supply one of the following original documents: - Passport with a current resident's permit
- Letter of confirmation from the New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS)
- Certificate of identity from NZIS if the learner was a refugee.
[Note: If a permanent resident leaves New Zealand they need a valid Returning Resident's Visa to return and study in New Zealand.] |
| Australian learners (domestic students) | Australian learners who are living in New Zealand must supply one of the following documents: - Birth certificate
- Original or verified copy of their Australian passport
- Current Returning Resident's Visa if they are an Australian permanent resident.
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| Exchange students (domestic students) | Exchange students must be enrolled with a TEO through an exchange scheme approved by the NZ Government or the TEO. |
| Dependants of diplomatic personnel (domestic students) | Dependants of foreign diplomatic personnel must provide a completed and authorised form MFA 605 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. |
| Refugees (domestic students) | Refugees must supply a certificate of identity from NZIS. |
| Foreign students studying in New Zealand | Foreign students must supply one of the following original documents if they are studying in New Zealand: - Passport with a current student visa or permit to study with a specific TEO
- Work Visa or Permit with a variation to allow for study in the case of foreign students who have a practical component in their programme of study
- Visitor's Permit for foreign students enrolling in courses of fewer than 12 weeks.
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| Foreign students resident overseas (studying by distance learning) | Foreign students resident overseas and studying by distance learning must supply a verified copy of one of the following: - Passport
- Birth Certificate
- Certificate of Residence
- Residence Permit.
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Last changed:
17 December 2010
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Last verified:
17 December 2010
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