Some migrants have to pay English language tuition fees to Immigration New Zealand when they apply for their visas, before they arrive in New Zealand.

We administer pre-purchased English tuition funding on behalf of Immigration New Zealand. This funding enables migrants who have paid these fees to enrol in English language courses in New Zealand.

The funding is only for English language courses offered by PELT-approved TEOs. It covers the student fees for the course(s) the migrant wishes to enrol in.

The amount of funding per migrant depends on their English language proficiency at the time they applied for their visa.

We pay the migrant’s student fees to their chosen approved TEO once we receive the TEO’s confirmation of their enrolment in the PELT course(s).

Search PELT-approved TEOs in the PELT Directory of Providers.

Enrolling a migrant learner in a PELT course

To enrol a migrant learner, email our Customer Contact Team 10 or more working days after the student starts the course, with:

• a completed enrolment form (DOCX 175 KB)
• a copy of their visa and passport

Email these to customerservice@tec.govt.nz.

How to apply to be an approved PELT TEO

Email your expression of interest in being an approved PELT TEO to our Customer Contact Team at customerservice@tec.govt.nz.

More information

If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Contact Team at customerservice@tec.govt.nz or 0800 601 301.