Be specific
Name modules, professors or projects that drew you to the program.
🇳🇿 Fee Paying Student Visa
New Zealand Student Visa Interview Questions
Common Fee Paying Student Visa interview questions and how Indian students should answer them.
- Fee Paying Student Visa
- Funds: NZD 20
- Interview: Sometimes, by phone
- File review & mock interview
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New Zealand student visa interview questions: the short answer
Sometimes, by phone. Expect questions on your course choice, university, funding, ties to India and plans after graduation.
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Official sources: Immigration New Zealand — Student visas
Fee Paying Student Visa at a glance
- Visa
- Fee Paying Student Visa
- Fee
- Check Immigration New Zealand's fee finder (fees rose in 2024)
- Processing
- Varies by season — apply early for the February intake
- Funds
- NZD 20,000 a year for living costs (or pro-rata), plus tuition
- Interview
- Sometimes, by phone
- Dependants
- Partners of some postgraduate students can get work rights
- Why do you want to study in New Zealand?
- Why did you choose this university?
- Why this course, and how does it relate to your bachelor's degree?
- Which other universities did you apply to, and where were you admitted?
- Who is funding your education?
- What does your sponsor do, and what is their annual income?
- Have you taken an education loan? How much, and from which lender?
- What are your test scores?
- Do you have any backlogs or gaps? Why?
- What will you do after you graduate?
- Do you have relatives in this country?
- What do you know about the city where you will study?
- What is the total cost of your program?
- Will you work part-time during your studies?
- Why not study the same course in India?
How to answer
Answering well
Know your numbers
Total cost, loan amount and sponsor income — without notes.
Show your plan
Link the degree to a realistic role and your return plan.
Keep it short
Answer the question asked in two or three sentences.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
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Check Immigration New Zealand's fee finder (fees rose in 2024)
Varies by season — apply early for the February intake
NZD 20,000 a year for living costs (or pro-rata), plus tuition
Sometimes, by phone
Funds not genuine or insufficient, Doubts about genuine intent to study and Incomplete medical or character documents
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