One of the major attractions for study in New Zealand for married students is that they may support the dependent spouse work visa or dependent spouse visitor visa. The type of partner visa the student may support for the spouse depends on the course the students wants to study in New Zealand. This blog article compiled by an experienced LIA Licensed Immigration Adviser for New Zealand visa contains information about 1 year course in New Zealand where dependent spouse may apply for work visa based on the New Zealand student visa status.
This article contains the following information
- 1 year Masters at level 9 in New Zealand where spouse may apply for work visa
- 1 year post graduate diploma at level 8 in Green list in New Zealand where spouse may apply for work visa
- 1 year Graduate diploma at level 7 in green list in New Zealand where spouse may apply for work visa
- Living together in a genuine and stable relationship condition for New Zealand spouse work visa
If you looking to apply for New Zealand student spouse visa then read the below information which could be helpful for you
Following are the courses where the applicant may support dependent work visa for their spouse based on their New Zealand student visa status
Masters in New Zealand
As per the policy of Immigration New Zealand if you are doing a Masters course in New Zealand then your spouse may apply for partner based work visa for NZ. The Masters could be Masters by course work or Masters by research
There are many Master’s degree in New Zealand. The duration of the program could be from 1 year Masters to 2 years of Masters Course. Almost all the universities, ITP’s and PTE in New Zealand have got Master’s degree. Some of the 1 year Master’s degree course options are
- Master of Education
- Master of Business Management
- Master of Laws in International Law
- Master of Science in Economics
- Master of Computer Science
- Master of Commerce in Accounting
- Master of Social Work
- Master of Commerce in Commercial Law
- Master of Sports Exercise and Health
- Master of International Studies
- Master of Accountancy and Finance
Postgraduate diploma at level 8 in Green List in New Zealand
Another course where the student may support work visa for spouse is a post graduate diploma which falls in Green List. Here the applicants must note that only programs in green list make you eligible to support work visa. Following are some of the programs and universities proving the programs
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning Primary in AUT
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning Early Childhood in AUT
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Primary Education) in University of Canterbury
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary Education) in University of Canterbury
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDipTchg) ECE in University of Waikato
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) in University of Waikato
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) in University of Waikato
Graduate diploma at level 7 in green list in New Zealand
Another course where the student may support work visa for spouse is a graduate diploma and level 7 of New Zealand qualification framework which falls in Green List. Graduate Diplomas in New Zealand are of 1 year in duration .Here the applicants must note that only programs in green list make you eligible to support work visa. Following are some of the programs- Graduate Diplomas which are in the green list
Graduate Diploma at NZQF Level 7 with following strands
- Highway engineering or civil engineering
- Construction management or construction project management
- Construction
- Quantity Surveying
- Graduate Diploma acceptable to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand for registration
- Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education) or comparable qualification that is acceptable to the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand for registration.
Choosing to do a type of course Master’s degree, post graduate Diploma or a Graduate Diploma would depend on various factors like the career outcomes you wish to have, program availability as per your choice, budget you may have for your study in New Zealand as well as the entry requirements for the desired course.
Living together in a genuine and stable relationship condition for New Zealand spouse work visa
Other than fulfilling the course requirements living together condition is a compulsory requirement which must be met by the applicants. If you do not fulfil this requirement then despite being enrolled in a course where the spouse may apply for work visa, the application may still not be successful. So take care that you meet the living together in a genuine and stable relationship requirement as set by Immigration New Zealand for partnership based applications .Applicants must contact with a LIA having expertise in dealing with spouse visa cases for assessment of their application.
West Highlander Immigration- Your trusted and best spouse visa consultant for New Zealand in Chandigarh
Applicants may contact LIA Licensed immigration adviser at West Highlander Immigration in Chandigarh India to know more about New Zealand student dependent work visa. Ms Parwinder Kaur LIA at West Highlander has got years of experience in dealing with partnership based applications for New Zealand and have got very high success rate for spouse visa applications.
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