New Zealand Visa - Overview:
A visitor visa allows you to study one or more courses of up to a total of three months in each of the 12-month periods your visa is valid. School-aged visitor visa holders can attend a primary, intermediate, or secondary school for a single period of study of up to three months per calendar year provided the study finishes within that calendar year. You are also not permitted to study in term one of a school year if you held a visitor visa and undertook a single period of study in term four of the previous year. If you want to study for longer than three months you will need to apply for a student visa.
You will need to apply for a visitor visa before you come to New Zealand if you are not from a visa-waiver country,
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A visitor visa allows you to stay in New Zealand as a visitor for a limited amount of time, It allows you to:
- Visit as a tourist
- Visit friends or relatives
- Play sport or perform in cultural events without pay
- Enter New Zealand to get married
- Undertake short-term study.