Work Permit

Undergraduate Students:

• Students who have completed their undergraduate degree and who receive an employment offer relevant to their degree can be entitled to a Work Permit of up to 2 years to work in the position offered.
• Students undertaking long term tertiary studies in programmes of at least 2 years will have their student visas endorsed with a condition that they can work for up to 15 hours each week. However if these students wish to work full-time in the long summer holiday they must apply to the New Zealand Immigration Service for a Variation of Terms to allow them to work. You do not need a job offer to obtain the Variation and can work in any job. Student normally earn NZ$8-NZ$10 per hour during part time work.

Postgraduate Students:

• Students who have completed their postgraduate degree and who receive an employment offer relevant to their degree can be entitled to a Work Permit of up to 2 years to work in the position offered.
• Students undertaking postgraduate programmes will have their student visas endorsed with a condition that they can work for up to 15 hours each week. However if these students wish to work full-time in the summer holiday they must apply to the New Zealand Immigration Service for a Variation of Terms the Variation and can work in any job. Student normally earn NZ$8-NZ$10 per hour during part time work.