Childrens Schooling On Holiday Visa

[Fudge]

Hello I'm new to all this and plan on spending 6 months with friends, I am interested if anyone knows if children can attend schools while on visitor permits, we are NZ'ers. Any advise would be helpful, thanks.

 

[arron]

Depends on the local school board, some places will charge you a huge fee, some places there will be no fee, some places will only allow this if there is room available.

Find out what your local school board is and contact them for information.

 

[angelbrat]

I couldn't get my son into school on a visitor visa unless I paid. This was in BC.

Even after I got my temporary work visa, I had to go through a rigid application including sending in my son's health reports and inoculation certificate. They also needed to see past school reports and a fixed lease showing my address, to prove my son was eligible for the school district. To be honest, it was easier getting my work visa than it was getting my son into school.

You could try applying for a student visa but again these are issued upon payment and acknowledgment from the school concerned.

Kindergarten school age children are exempt from this, by the way, any child over that age must have some sort of study visa.

Whether this applies in other Provinces, I have no idea.