New Zealand Government Announces Border Exemption For 1000 More International university Students
Border exemption has been approved for 1000 international students who had enrolled into a New Zealand tertiary institution but were not in the country due to border restrictions put in place by the government to curb the spread of the Corona Virus.
New Zealand’s education minister made it known that the exemption “delivers on a part of the recovery plan for international education”.
“The students will return to New Zealand in phases, beginning with a cohort of 300 that will be able to return from April, with the remaining students returning throughout the year as MIQ availability allows.
“The return of these students will not affect the ability of Kiwis to return home and it is balanced against the requirement for skilled workers to enter the country,” he also added.
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They will be allowed into New Zealand from April and be billed standard costs for managed isolation. The returning students are all expected to have an additional $5000 of living costs to support themselves in New Zealand, with the amount required for international students to be granted a visa up to $20,000 from $15,000.
Also, students must be studying at a bachelor’s degree level or above, hold a visa to study in 2020, have studied in New Zealand in 2019 or 2020 and be returning to study with their current provider.
“The annual economic value of this group of 1000 degree-level international students is estimated to be roughly $49 million in wider economic contribution, including approximately $27 million in tuition fees,” Hipkins said.
This exemption is second to the exemption granted to about 250 International PhD and postgraduate students to enter New Zealand.
Source: 1 News
