Government announces new initiative to attract international students to Christchurch
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Immigration Minister Nathan Guy has today announced a new initiative to attract international students to Christchurch.
Under the initiative, which will run for 18 months, work rights will be extended to English language students who attend quality education providers in Canterbury. Students would be eligible to work 20 hours per week provided they are studying an English language programme of at least 14 weeks' duration or a Level 4 Foundation Certificate of one academic year’s duration.
The initiative will come into effect on 27 August 2012.
Students would be eligible to work 20 hours per week provided they are studying an English language programme of at least 14 weeks' duration or a Level 4 Foundation Certificate of one academic year’s duration.作者: MaxPower 时间: 2012-8-13 16:37:50
Working while studying
You can work part time while studying full time, under certain circumstances:
to meet course requirements for practical work experience, or
during the Christmas and New Year holiday period if you are in a full-time course of study lasting 12 months or longer, and/or
for up to 20 hours in any given week during the academic year if you are in full-time study:
- at a private training establishment or tertiary institution and taking at least two academic years to complete, or
- culminating in a New Zealand qualification that would qualify for points under the Skilled Migrant Category, or
- at a secondary school full year course of study in years 12 or 13, provided you have written permission from your school and written consent from your parent, or
- in a full-time study course lasting at least six months, at a private training establishment or tertiary institution. Your immigration officer has to be satisfied that the main purpose of your course is to develop English language skills and you have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall band score of 5.0 or above (General or Academic Module), or
- at a tertiary level of at least one academic year duration as part of an approved tertiary student exchange scheme.
In order to work, you will need to have the conditions of your student visa changed. Find out how to apply for a change in visa conditions.
