Educational Advising
Welcome to Education USA NZ
Education USA NZ provides unbiased, current and comprehensive information on educational opportunities in the U.S.
The Center in Auckland offers general advising to prospective international students interested in higher education in the U.S. The Center’s education advisor can come to schools to talk about study in the U.S. and help school careers advisors with queries. Our small resource library has a collection of reference materials for students. The resources are free and available during office hours, by appointment only.
| Email: | educationusanz@state.gov |
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| Location: | 3rd Floor Citigroup Centre 23 Customs St. East Auckland CBD |
| Address: | Private Bag 92022 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Telephone: | +64 (0)9 303-2724 x2832 |
| Fax: | +64 (0)9 303-1069 |
| Center Hours: | Monday: 09:30 - 13:30 Thursday: 09:30 - 13:30 *Closed on NZ and US public holidays |
*Voice messages and emails will be cleared once a week.
Student Visa
There are two main types of visas that are issued to students wishing to study at U.S. universities - a Student Visa and an Exchange Visitor Visa.
You will find more information about student visas at TRAVEL.STATE.GOV.
The Education Advisor cannot assist with any visa related, or otherwise Consular, matter. For assistance in these areas, please refer to the Consular pages of this site, or call the Visa Information Service.
Fulbright New Zealand
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Fulbright New Zealand offers a range of awards for students with a four-year tertiary qualification who show academic excellence, leadership potential and the ability to be cultural ambassadors for New Zealand. Grantees can undertake study or research in any field of study at the U.S. institution of their choice.
Fulbright New Zealand also operates an EducationUSA Advising Center at its office in Wellington. Visit fulbright.org.nz for more details.
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Education USA
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If you are thinking about studying in the U.S., the EducationUSA website is a great place to start.
Helpful Resources
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The Study in The U.S. section of the Fulbright website also offers comprehensive information about higher education in the U.S.
Learn more about the standardized test to study in the U.S.
The following documents have been formatted for you to download and print:
- “Guide to Planning US College & University Admissions” (Contains funding, admissions, and scholarship information for undergraduate and graduate level study). - pdf (5mb)
- Study in the U.S. - pdf (600kb)
- High School FAQs information sheet.
- pdf (135Kb) - Auckland Test Sites.
- pdf (231Kb) - University and College home pages.
- State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
- EducationUSA brochures:
- Study in the U.S.
- pdf (1.5Mb) - Admissions Process
- pdf (1.1Mb) - Financial Assistance
- pdf (724kb) - Athletic Scholarships
- pdf (673kb)