BF3 Pre-purchase of ESOL tuition

1. Non-principal applicants who pre-purchase English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) tuition, instead of meeting the minimum standard of English, must pre-purchase ESOL tuition from TEC (the Tertiary Education Commission) by paying the required charge to the NZIS (who collect this charge on behalf of TEC). (See BF3.15)
2. Before a residence visa is issued or a residence permit is granted, applicants must pay any ESOL tuition charge due.

BF3.15 The amount of ESOL tuition to be pre-purchased by non-principal applicants

1. Unless BF4 applies, the amount of ESOL tuition to be pre-purchased is determined by the applicant's average IELTS score across all four bands (as shown in their "Overall Band" score in the IELTS Test Report Form) according to the following table.

   Overall Band score	Charge to be paid	ESOL entitlement
   4.5 or more but less than 5	NZ$1,737.77	NZ$1,533.33
   4 or more, but less than 4.5	NZ$3,424.44	NZ$3,066.66
   3.5 or more, but less than 4	NZ$5,111.11	NZ$4,599.99
   Less than 3.5	NZ$6,797.77	NZ$6,133.33

2. The charge includes the applicant's ESOL tuition entitlement, as well as the INZ and TEC administration costs.
3. If an applicant has not submitted IELTS results when requested, the maximum charge of NZ$6,797.77 applies.

Effective 01/10/2010