New Zealand students on a Special Category Visa
If you're a New Zealand citizen on a Special Category Visa (SCV), you may be eligible for a HELP loan or VET Student Loan.
If so, you need to provide us with proof that you meet the long-term residency requirements. This may include, but isn't limited to, the following:
- Australian academic transcripts (including VET transcripts) dated when you were a minor
- School reports or certificates
- Enrolment papers from when you were a minor
- Australian proof of age card from when you were a minor
- Australian student ID card or concession card
- Stamped passport
- Payslips or payment summaries from when you were a minor
- Completed Certificate of application for a Tax File Number form, Tax File Number advice, or notification of assessment of income tax dated from when you were a minor
- Copies of your international movement records from the Department of Home Affairs
Once you have your documentation, please submit it via Student Connect.