Identity and citizenship verification

If you are a NZ or Australian citizen and you have never changed your name, you will need to provide one of the following to verify your identity:

• your official passport (or a certified copy of the photo page of your passport showing your name and other details) or
• your official citizenship certificate (original or certified copy) or
• your official birth certificate (original or certified copy)

If you have changed your name, you will also need to provide evidence of the name change. The document should ideally include both your previous name and your new name, such as:

• A new NZ birth certificate that shows your new legal name
• Marriage or civil union certificate
• Certificate of dissolution of marriage or civil union
• Deed poll
• Statutory declaration issued by Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages

NOTE: A driver's licence is not considered proof of citizenship or residency. 

If you are a New Zealand or Australian permanent resident, and have never changed your name, we will require:

• your original passport (or a certified hardcopy of the photo page of your passport showing your name and other details) and either
• A certified hardcopy of your residence visa label or appropriate documentation confirming you have been granted an electronic visa (eVisa) (New Zealand residents only) or
• A confirmation email sent directly from the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service that you have been granted an electronic visa (eVisa) (Australian permanent residents only).

If you are a NZ residence class visa holder, an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident you will be considered a domestic student for tuition fees provided you are residing in New Zealand for the period of your study.

NOTE: A driver's licence is not considered proof of citizenship or residency. 

If you are a New Zealand citizen born in the Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau, you must supply a New Zealand passport or a birth certificate that meets the following requirements:

• Cook Islands: your full birth certificate with RG6 shoulder number at top left and place of birth stated as a place in the Cook Islands (original or certified copy)
• Niue: your full birth certificate with place of birth stated as a place in Niue (original or certified copy)
• Tokelau: your full birth certificate with place of birth stated as one of the three islands of Tokelau (original or certified copy)

NOTE: A driver's licence is not considered proof of citizenship or residency. 

New international students

If you are a new international student on campus, you will need to bring your passport and e-visa to the Enrolments team at Te Pātaka (Puaka-James Hight Building) to be sighted. Book a time to complete your enrolment once you have your student visa and have arrived in New Zealand. 

Continuing international students

If you are a continuing international student on campus and you have shown your current passport to the Enrolments team before, you can email a copy of your new visa to us instead of coming on campus to complete your enrolment.  If you have a new passport you will need to bring this on campus to show the Enrolments team at Te Pātaka (Puaka-James Hight Building).

If you hold refugee status, you must provide the original or a certified copy of the letter from the Immigration Service giving you entitlement to reside in New Zealand or Australia.

NOTE: A driver's licence is not considered proof of citizenship or residency. 

If the name on the National Student Index (NSI), your birth certificate, passport or citizenship certificate differs from your current name, or the name in which you gained any qualifications relevant to your admission, you must also provide a certified copy of one or more of the following as formal evidence of each change:

• A new NZ birth certificate that shows your new legal name (individuals born in NZ)
• An official Name Change certificate (individuals not born in NZ)
• Marriage or civil union certificate
• Certificate of dissolution of marriage or civil union
• Deed poll
• Statutory declaration issued by Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Note: Any document containing a change of name should ideally include both your previous name and the new name. 

If you initially enrol as an international student at UC and are subsequently granted domestic status (residence class visa and/or citizenship), please provide the relevant evidence outlined below.  Any potential refund of tuition fees due to such a change in status, is guided by Fees and Fines Regulations 5(b).

Granted NZ Residence Class Visa

You'll need to provide to UC:

• your original passport (or a certified copy of the photo page of your passport showing your name and other details) and either
• A certified copy of your residence visa label or
• Appropriate documentation confirming you have been granted an electronic visa (eVisa) (New Zealand residents only)

Granted NZ Citizenship

• your official NZ passport (or a certified copy of the photo page of your passport showing your name and other details) or
• your official NZ citizenship certificate (original or certified copy)

Granted Australian Residence Class Visa

• your original passport (or a certified copy of the photo page of your passport showing your name and other details) and
• a confirmation email sent directly from the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service that you have been granted an electronic visa (eVisa) (Australian permanent residents only)

Granted Australian Citizenship

• your official Australian passport (or a certified copy of the photo page of your passport showing your name and other details) or
• your official Australian citizenship certificate (original or certified copy)