Supporting New Zealanders studying overseas *NEW UPDATE 30/09/2016*
30 September 2016.
Changes have been made for New Zealand Permanent Residents who are starting study overseas on or after 1 Jan 2017
Previously announced, for study starting on or after 1 January 2017, New Zealand Permanent Residents (NZPRs) will not be eligible student support (student loan and allowances) and tuition subsidy funding for overseas study as part of a New Zealand qualification if they:
- are studying in countries where they hold citizenship
- are overseas studying extramurally.
The requirement ‘studying in countries where they hold citizenship’ has been removed and replaced with a new requirement.
The changes are, for study starting on or after 1 January 2017, a NZPR will not be eligible for student support or tuition subsidy funding for overseas study as part of a New Zealand qualification if:
- in the last 5 years, they have spent more than 6 months (26 weeks) in the country they are going to study in
- they are overseas studying extramurally.