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# Testing Cost: Who pays for the IELTS test fee? (It is very expensive).

We organise and pay for the IELTS test for shortlisted applicants from the following countries: Cambodia Indonesia Fiji Kiribati Lao PDR Nauru New Caledonia North Pacific (Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Marshall Islands) Papua New Guinea Samoa (except Samoa Foundation applicants) Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu All other shortlisted applicants will need to organise and pay for their own English language tests. If you are shortlisted you will need to book your English language testing as soon as possible, as the testing process can take several weeks. Shortlisted applicants will need to book a test with a company who does English language testing close to their location. If you are selected for a Manaaki scholarship, your tertiary education institute will reimburse you the cost of your test upon arrival in New Zealand.

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