New Zealand — Immigration New Zealand Working on a student visa

Citation

Immigration New Zealand. “Working on a student visa.” Accessed 2026-07-15. Original page.

Authority and scope

Immigration New Zealand is the government visa authority. This page describes conditional work rights attached to New Zealand student visas.

Original summary

The page says work permission depends on course and individual visa conditions. A student may be allowed to work part-time for up to 25 hours per week and full-time during specified study breaks and the Christmas–New Year period. It identifies potentially eligible groups, including certain tertiary, postgraduate, English-language, secondary-school, exchange, and practical-experience students. It states that work conditions can only be granted from age 16 and that students must check their eVisa or visa letter.

Consequential claims supported

• Claim: A student visa may permit up to 25 hours of part-time work per week and full-time work during specified breaks.
  • Jurisdiction: New Zealand
  • Applicable date: Not stated on page
  • Accessed: 2026-07-15
  • Limitations: Permission is conditional; the individual eVisa or visa letter controls and not every student is eligible.
• Claim: Student-visa work conditions can only be granted to students aged 16 or older.
  • Jurisdiction: New Zealand
  • Applicable date: Not stated on page
  • Accessed: 2026-07-15
  • Limitations: Additional course, level, age, school, and parental-permission rules can apply.

Limitations

The page contains category-specific rules for tertiary, research, English-language, secondary, exchange, and practical-experience study. It does not replace the individual visa conditions. A variation of conditions or different visa may be required when circumstances change. No clear modification or effective date was exposed.

Rights and preservation note

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