Thank
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Beth, all kids have to fill in these applications to study. They are the documents that class you as a domestic student so that you don't have to pay international fees. We've had to apply for one for each of our kids.
An interesting catch though, the domestic student category only applies to primary and secondary education on a work permit. That means that if you have any kids 16 and over who will be attending either college or university (i.e. tertiary education) they will not be classed as a domestic student and will have to pay international fees until or unless you are granted residency.
We are crossing our fingers that our residency comes through before Lauren starts university next March
Welwynrose, work permits can take anything bewteen 30-60 days but I've heard from people on here of them taking much less than that. The day after we put our applications in someone emailed to inform Gary that he omitted to include his work contract and could he bring it in asap, she phoned again the next day to remind him again although he had dropped it off by then. So, it would seem that they had at least looked at it the following day, tis makes us think positive things are happening in NZIS. I take back all my comments about them being bleak slaves!!