10/11/2021

The border class exception will permit 400 pilot trainees, 300 students at degree level and above and a further 300 students at the sub-degree level to arrive, with education providers nominating students from October 2021. Successful students will begin their visa process in January 2022, before the first students begin to land in New Zealand from March, the plans suggest. Students taking part in the return plan will need to be fully vaccinated. Three vaccines are currently approved by New Zealand for use in the country – Pfizer/ BioNTec