Student exchange approvals
Application forms for approval of any new student exchange programmes.
International student exchange approvals are undertaken by the Ministry of Education.
Applications for approval should be sent to the Ministry of Education using the application forms in the related downloads section at the bottom of this page:
- For tertiary exchanges – use the ‘Tertiary Exchange Student Application' form
- For compulsory schooling and exchange provider organisations – use the 'School to School Exchange Student Application' form.
The Ministry of Education will assess the application on all criteria and forward the application to Immigration New Zealand (INZ).
If the exchange agreement is approved, the Ministry will notify the applicant.
The Ministry then logs the scheme as Government approved in their records and notifies INZ to do the same. The Ministry will maintain a master list of all Government approved exchange programmes.
If the exchange agreement is not approved, the applicant will be advised by the Ministry along with the reasons for the application not being approved.