A student visa cannot be granted to a student aged 13 and under at a Private Training Establishment, or enrolled in Years 1 – 8 of school, unless they are accompanied by a legal guardian who will live with them in New Zealand.

The exceptions to this are:

•    students approved by the Code Administrator and enrolled in an approved school hostel
•    students enrolled in Year 7 or 8 at a school (or aged 11-13 years with another provider), which has prior programme approval from the Code Administrator.

A legal guardian is the person with the legal right and responsibility to provide for the care (including education and health) of an international student, and provides for the care of the student in the student's home country.