FA Next Steps

Frontiers Abroad - Next Steps

2. Apply for VISA

Apply for your Visa: In order to study in New Zealand you need to have a visa that gives you study rights. Legally Frontiers Abroad and the University of Canterbury are not allowed to give VISA application advise. Summarizing from the INZ website, there are two types of VISA's that give your study rights: (1) Student Visa and (2) the Working Holiday Visa. You must apply for and receive a visa with study rights BEFORE travelling to New Zealand.

Student Visa: The Student Visa is the typical visa study abroad students acquire. This may be found by visiting https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/study. When applying for your visa, you will be required to upload your "letter of offer" from the University of Canterbury. Please note that acceptance by the University does not guarantee that a student will be granted a visa by Immigration New Zealand. Full details of visa and regulations may be found on the Immigration New Zealand website: https://www.immigration.govt.nz.

A few notes for the Student Visa:

To apply follow this link: https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa. At the bottom of the page click - 1. Study 2. Less than 6 Months 3. Fee Paying Visa Student. On the next page click apply now and you will be told to make a realme account. This gets the process started!
You are considered a full fee paying international student. Not an exchange student (see offer of place).
You are taking 60 points - not 120
The qualification/program you are applying for is a certificate of proficiency (see offer of place).
You need to prove you have funds to live in New Zealand while here. See the VISA guide for the amount you need. If you have funds in an account with your name then you need to provide that information (Bank Statements, etc). If you do not have funds in your name, then your parents/guardians/other will need to fill out and upload form INZ1014 - Financial Undertaking Form.
You need your offer of place from the University of Canterbury for the application. You will upload it to the system.
If you plan on arriving early then you must indicate on your visa application when you are entering New Zealand.
Frontiers Abroad Provides you with Student Safe Insurance as part of the program.
You can use 3 Harbour View Tce, Cass Bay, Christchurch as a contact address and +63 027 303 7076 as a contact phone number.

The Working Holiday Visa also gives you study rights for less than 6 months and enables you to work in New Zealand for a year. If you are planning on staying after the semester and want to work while in New Zealand you can consider the Working Holiday Visa. However, please refer to the Immigration New Zealand Website for the specifics and limitations on this Visa. For example, you can receive one working holiday visa for your life. This is a simple visa application.

3. Purchase Tickets to Christchurch

Geology of NZ Jan 20 - June 21; NZ Earth Systems - Jan 22 - June 21; REDNZ - Feb 7 - June 21

Geology of New Zealand - Arrive in Christchurch : Please arrive by Jan 20 the program starts on Jan 21st. If you plan to arrive early please indicate your arrival date on your visa application. Your entry date is a condition on your VISA. In addition, if you arrive early then please let us know. You depart for the field on 21st of January. Your semester housing contract begins on the 20th of January. If you arrive early you will have to find accomodation.
New Zealand Earth Systems- Arrive in Christchurch : Please arrive by Jan 22nd the program starts on Jan 23rd. If you plan to arrive early please indicate your arrival date on your visa application. Your entry date is a condition on your VISA. In addition, if you arrive early then please let us know. You depart for the field on 23 of Jan. Your semester housing contract begins on the 20th of January. If you arrive prior to that date you will have to find accomodation.
Landscapes and People- Arrive in Christchurch: Please arrive by the 7th of February. You may arrive early. Your semester housing will be available from the 20th of Jan onward.
Depart from NZ: Your last day of finals could be on the 21st of June.

4. Semester Housing

Housing Preference

During your time at the University of Canterbury you will be staying at Ilam Apartments or Sonoda Apartments. Ilam apartments is managed by UniLodge (not Frontiers Abroad) More information about the apartments are available on our website. You will have a private room in a 3-5 person apartment with 1-2 bathrooms.

You need to fill out the individual housing application/questionnaire for UNILODGE (they manage. your apartments). Your spot is guaranteed at Ilam Apartments (as long as you apply by Nov 31), however, they want some additional information and this is now a requirement. If you can fill this out this week - it should only take 10 minutes.
The individual housing application/questionnaire is an online application and can be found in the Star Rez system here. (https://accommodation.canterbury.ac.nz/StarRezPortalX/BC114585/1/1/Home-Home?UrlToken=DD41F626)

*** important notes: Most of the questions are not important. What is important is

Selecting the Study Abroad and Exchange accommodation package. This is under Accommodation Choice
Selecting on Frontiers Abroad as the program. This guarantees the best apartments.
Filling out your personal, contact, emergency medical and room preferences
For Term - select Semester 1
For Level of Study put 3rd year (Junior) or 4th year (Senior)

5. Enrolling at UC - Selecting classes

Enrolling at UC and choosing your courses

In order to study at the University of Canterbury you need to enrol. This is a two step process - (1) enrolling online (application to enrol) and selecting courses and (2) enrolling in person when you arrive in New Zealand (we do this as a group later).

In order to enrol you need your "offer of place" document sent to you upon acceptance in Frontiers Abroad (attached). It has instructions on how. to enrol. In addition, steps are outlined below.

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Completing your application to enrol is the next step towards enrolment (registration). You need to complete your application to enrol before you come to the University of Canterbury.

How to complete your application to enrol ?

Completing your application to enrol requires you to log in to myUC to confirm your details and the specific courses you intend to take. Information about courses can be found at https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/courseinfo/AdvancedSearch.aspx.

Option 1 : Online in myUC. You need to register with myUC.

Select https://myuc.canterbury.ac.nz/login to go to the login page.
Select Create an account on the top left of the login page.
Enter your name.
Enter the email address. This was the email you provided to Max for the application and is on your offer of place from the University of Canterbury
Create a password.
Read the privacy statement and confirm you agree.
Select the Create an Account button.
We'll send an email for you to validate your email address.

Once you have accessed your myUC account, complete the application to enrol and add the courses you intend to take at UC. You can search for courses here. Remember you are studying for Semester 1 (S1)

Please note: After you select a course, it will automatically come back with you do not meet the pre-reqs. This is a default for all study abroad students. Someone from UC just needs to click a button to approve you. But this usually happens in December. Our students are rarely denied from taking classes they want.

7. LEarning Accomodations

If you receive/require learning accomodations while at the University of Canterbury you need to submit an application prior to the start of the semeseter. Frontiers Abroad is not in charge nor has any influence on this process. Furthermore, we are not allowed to apply for you as you will need to provide potentially private information. To learn more bout this process and to apply please visit: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/examinations/students-with-disabilities/

Frontiers Abroad - Next Steps

1. Let us know you are joining us in Aotearoa New Zealand

Frontiers Abroad - Next Steps

2. Apply for VISA

Download our Visa Guide

3. Purchase Tickets to Christchurch

Geology of NZ Jan 20 - June 21; NZ Earth Systems - Jan 22 - June 21; REDNZ - Feb 7 - June 21

4. Health and Diet Form

Please fill out our health and diet form so we can get prepared

4. Semester Housing

Housing Preference

5. Enrolling at UC - Selecting classes

Enrolling at UC and choosing your courses

6. Spring Guide (Packlist) and student Contract

7. LEarning Accomodations