Some migrants are required to pay English language tuition fees to Immigration New Zealand when they apply for their visas, before they arrive in New Zealand.

We administer pre-purchased English tuition funding on behalf of Immigration New Zealand. This funding enables migrants who have paid these fees to enrol in English language courses in New Zealand.

The funding is only for English language courses offered by PELT-approved TEOs. It covers the student fees for the course(s) the migrant wishes to enrol in.

The amount of funding per migrant depends on their English language proficiency at the time they applied for their visa.

We pay the migrant’s student fees to their chosen approved TEO once we receive the TEO’s confirmation of their enrolment in the PELT course(s).

Enrolling a migrant learner in a PELT course

To enrol a migrant learner, email a:

• completed enrolment form (DOCX 175 KB) and
• a copy of the migrant’s visa and passport

to our Customer Contact Group at customerservice@tec.govt.nz, 10 working days or more after the student starts the course.

How to apply to be an approved PELT TEO

Email your expression of interest in being an approved PELT TEO to our Customer Contact Group at customerservice@tec.govt.nz.

Further information

Please contact our Customer Contact Group by email at customerservice@tec.govt.nz or by phone on 0800 601 301 if you have any questions.