Pathway student visas will have the following key features:

Education providers will be required to have a 90% global
student visa approval rate for entry into the pilot (over 12 month period)

Providers will enter into a formal agreement between
themselves to manage pastoral care and education progress

Qualifying education providers participating in the pilot
will be published on the INZ website

Students will provide an offer of place and paid tuition
fees for the first programme of study/year (whichever is shorter) and
conditional offers for subsequent programmes of study

Students will provide evidence of maintenance funds for the
first year of study

Work rights will be granted for the visa duration if the
first programme of study qualifies for work rights under existing immigration
instructions.

The new visas will provide assurance for students and lead
to efficiency gains for Immigration New Zealand and the industry as students
will not need to apply for as many visas as well as having a visa for their
whole planned pathway of study.