New Zealand announces the re-opening of its borders

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After two years of shutting their borders, New Zealand finally re-opens and starts easing some of the world’s toughest restrictions. This is great news for international students studying or planning to study here.

Their re-opening will have these key elements:

  1. Fully vaccinated citizens from all other countries can arrive from 13th March 2022
  2. Up to 5,000 international students with visas will be allowed into the country from 12th April 2022
  3. All visa categories to resume processing from October 2022

Health requirements

  • You must provide a negative pre-departure test. 
  • You must meet vaccination requirements. 
  • You will self-isolate for a period of time after you arrive. 
  • You must do 2 rapid antigen tests (RATs) during your self-isolation period on day 0/1 and day 5/6 and declare your results. 

For more information visit this link: https://covid19.govt.nz/international-travel/travel-to-new-zealand/when-new-zealand-borders-open/