Health requirements

To get a student visa, you’ll need to prove you’re healthy.

Your application may be declined if your health means that the cost of your healthcare or special education is too expensive.

Medical conditions considered to impose large costs

Documents you'll need to supply

Depending on where you're from and how long you want to stay in NZ, you may need to provide health certificates with your application.

When you apply, you'll be asked questions about your medical history. Whether you need to supply health certificates with your application depends on your answers. Immigration NZ can also ask you to supply health certificates when they process your application.

You don't usually need to supply chest x-ray certificates if you:

• will be in NZ less than 6 months
• are pregnant
• are under 11, or
• have already provided these certificates to Immigration NZ in the last 3 years.

Health information for visa applicants

If you'll be in NZ between 6 and 12 months

You'll need to provide a chest x-ray certificate (form number INZ 1096) if you're from, or have spent more than 3 months in, any country not on the list of countries with a low incidence of tuberculosis (TB).

List of countries with low incidence of tuberculosis

Health forms and guides

Your certificates must be less than 3 months old and from an approved doctor.

Approved doctors and radiologists

If you'll be in NZ longer than 12 months

You'll need to provide:

• a general medical certificate (form number INZ 1007)
• a chest x-ray certificate (form number INZ 1096).

Health forms and guides

Certificates need to be less than 3 months old and from an approved doctor.

Approved doctors and radiologists