New Zealand is one of the favourite study abroad destinations among international students. It has got very attractive policies for students who wish to study in New Zealand.
One of the biggest attractions among study in New Zealand aspirants is the post study work visa policy after the completion of eligible course in New Zealand. Applicants may apply for a PSW visa that is post study work visa.
The duration of the post study work visa for courses after 12th in NZ
After completion of an eligible program on New Zealand study visa the students may apply for the post study work visa . The students may avail this New Zealand post study work visa opportunity if they complete a Diploma of 2 years or a after doing bachelor’s degree. If you are a student who has recently done his 12th then you may choose to study either a diploma program or a bachelor’s degree for your further study in New Zealand. These are the two options available for you. On the successful completion of the program on New Zealand student visa you may be eligible for a post study work visa. The duration of the post study work visa would depend on the course you may have completed.
If you do 2 years diploma program in New Zealand then as per the policy you may apply for a post study work visa of up to one year. This is the option available for you.
How duration of the course affects Post study work visa for New Zealand
Let’s say that you are a student who has done his 12th from Commerce and now wish to do 2 years diploma in business in New Zealand .so as per the policy after you complete this two years of course you may be eligible to apply for a post study work visa of a 1 year.
If you are a student who wishes to do a bachelor’s degree then as per the policy you may be eligible to apply for a post study work visa of up to 3 years . Doing a bachelor’s degree has got its advantages
Comparing the course the student does and the duration of the PSW
Let’s say that you are a student who has done his 10 + 2 in commerce and now would like to do a business course in New Zealand. You have two options
- First option is two years New Zealand diploma in business at level 6 of NZQF
- The second option is a three years Bachelors Degree at level 7 of NZQF
Now as per the policy the Post study work visa would be different for both the programs. If you choose the two years diploma program you get a post study work visa of 1 year and if you choose a bachelor’s degree you get a post study work visa of three years.
The duration of the post study work visa for courses after graduation in NZ
Now here we will be writing about the post study work visa duration if you do
- A graduate diploma
- A postgraduate diploma or
- A master’s degree
If you are a student who has done his graduation from India and is looking forward to study in New Zealand then you may choose to do either a graduate diploma which is at level 7 the duration of which is of one year, post graduate diploma which is at level 8 of NZQF and the duration which is of about one year or a master’s degree which is at level 9 of NZQF the duration of which may be one and a half to two years.
Now as per the policy
- After the completion of a graduate diploma the students may apply for a post study work visa of 1 year. If you do a graduate diploma which leads to occupational registration in New Zealand then the students may get extra post study work visa of 1 year.
- If you choose to do a postgraduate diploma at level 8 or a master’s degree at level 9 the duration of the post study work visa is of 3 years