一些以往由新西兰移民局负责的审核权现已下放给这些试点院校。由学校来进行初次材料审核留学生是否能获得学生签证。
试点学校名单：
大学：
University of Auckland
Auckland University of Technology
Lincoln University
Massey University
University of Canterbury
University of Otago
University of Waikato
Victoria Universityof Wellington
理工学院
UNITEC New Zealand
Manukau Institute ofTechnology
Waikato Institute of Technology
Wellington Institute of Technology
Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic
Christchurch PolytechnicInstitute of Technology
Nelson Marlborough Instituteof Technology
中学和预科学校：
Academic Colleges Group (ACG)
Taylors College
Burnside High School
Macleans College
Rangitoto College
语言学校：
CCEL(Christchurch College of English Language)
Kaplan International College
Languages International
私立学院
Pacific International HotelManagement School