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• During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
• After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
• After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.

International applicants are expected to have equivalent qualifications to those required of New Zealand applicants:

Applicants who have a four year Bachelor’s degree graded in a four point GPA system should have a GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0.
Applicants who have a Bachelor’s degree graded in the British system, including India, must be awarded the degree with first or upper second-class Honours.
For some programmes evidence of relevant work or research experience may be necessary.

Applicants whose first language is not English must also meet the English language requirements below.

You must provide certified copies of academic transcripts for all qualifications except those you have obtained at Victoria University of Wellington.

English language requirements
Victoria University of Wellington's English language requirements are not negotiable.

If your first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency before you will be accepted as a PhD candidate. Minimum requirements are:

TOEFL 90 points on the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing, or
IELTS overall band of 6.5, no sub-score below 6, or
a minimum of two ratings of 5 and two ratings of 4 in the Victoria University of Wellington English Proficiency Programme test, or
Pearson Test of English, with a score of 58 (with a communicative score of not less than 50).
Find out more about English language requirements and other important things to consider for international students.
As you are aware, several English language testing centres around the world, including TOEFL test centres, may be closed due to the global issues surrounding COVID-19.  ETS/TOEFL is now offering a Special Home edition of the TOEFL iBT test. Victoria University of Wellington will proudly accept scores from applicants who have taken the Special Home Edition version of the TOEFL iBT test, as this At-Home version is the same as the regular TOEFL iBT taken at a testing centre, the only difference being the mode of test delivery.