If you've been living overseas and come to New Zealand to study, you may be able to get some help from us.
To get a Student Allowance or Student Loan, you need to be either:
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Repaying my student loan when I earn salary or wagesFee Paying Student VisaStudent Loans & Allowances- a New Zealand citizen
- ordinarily resident in New Zealand and have lived in New Zealand for at least 3 years and be entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand for at least 3 years.
You can also apply for a Student Allowance or Student Loan if you’re:
- a refugee or protected person who is entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand
- on a Christchurch Response 2019 Permanent Resident Visa or be eligible for it, even if you’re already on another residence visa
- entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand and were sponsored into New Zealand by someone in your family who, at the time you were sponsored, was a refugee or protected person who was entitled to reside indefinitely in New Zealand
- on an Afghan Emergency Resettlement Visa, for study starting on or after 1 January 2022.
What you can get
If you're in one of these situations, you may be able to get a:
- Student Loan to help pay for your:
- compulsory course fees
- course-related costs
- living costs
- Student Allowance to help pay for your living costs.
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