Study Abroad: New Zealand Expands Work Rights for Accompanying Dependents of Foreign Students

Immigration New Zealand has expanded the eligibility for work visas for partners of some foreign students in the country. Accompanying dependents can now apply for a partner of student work visa with open work rights if their partner is studying in “a specified level 7 or 8 bachelor’s or bachelor’s (honours) degree that will lead directly to professional registration required for a Green List role.”

Occupations that have been classified as being in high demand by the New Zealand government are known as Green List roles. These roles include STEM fields, health care positions and others.

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The new policy offers a significant benefit to accompanying children of Green List enrolled students as well in that: “For partners who are now eligible their dependent school-aged children can be treated as domestic students. The children can apply for a dependent child student visa so that they do not have to pay tuition fees to go to school. This currently applies to anyone with a Partner of a Studnet work visa.”

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Various schools, universities, language institutes, and vocational institutions together hosted 69135 international students last year which is a 67% increase in total foreign enrolment over 2022. This represents 60% of the international student base in 2019 when over 115000 international students were enrolled.

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