Accommodation
New Zealand offers comfortable living conditions with favorable
working policies for international students. The accommodation
options are secure and affordable with the earnings you
make out of your part - time work. You could opt to take
up accommodation either at a hostel, halls of residence
in campus/off campus or flat in with 2 or 3 others, which
is most economical option. Home stay accommodation is another
option where you will stay with a New Zealand family. You
will be given a separate room with permission to utilise
all the facilities available to the family members. It is
suggested that you take up accommodation at a walking distance
from the institute so that you can make a saving on the
traveling expenses.
Living
Expenses
The expenses you are most likely to make over a period of
one week is rent, food, telephone (non-local), laundry,
electricity, internet etc. which totals to $ 180 - $ 200.
Work
While studying, the working policies for international students
are:
Permit
to work part-time for 20 hours per week
Permit
to work full-time during summer vacations
Earnings
You would be able to earn a min. of $12.5 per hour while
working part-time.
Family
policy
If you are married and pursuing a full - time post graduate
study or pursuing a course belonging to the Long Term Skills
Shortage List, your spouse is eligible to apply for a full
- time work visa. Your spouse is allowed to look for a job
and work as long as your student visa is valid. If you are
a PhD student, your spouse is eligible to apply for a full-time
work visa and your children can avail the benefit of free
education in New Zealand.
Vacations
While you are on a student visa one you can come back home
for a vacation as the visa issued is a multiple entry visa.
As long as you can afford the air travel expenses you can
travel back to India or to anywhere else in the world, but
after seeking permission from your institute.
Do's
and dont's while studying
Attend
classes regularly
Use the
resources available at the institute effectively (library,
internet…)
Save money
by cooking at home
Don't
work for more than 20 hrs/week
Don't
look down on people working at restaurants
'Code
of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students'
issued by the NZ government acts as guidelines to the institute
for the care of international students.
