Will the scholarship provide any financial support for my family?

No. Before you decide whether to bring your dependants with you to New Zealand, you need to think carefully about whether you will have adequate funds available to support them. The costs of living in New Zealand may be much higher than what you are used to in your home country. To help you and your family make this decision, you need to be aware that ENZ will not provide any funding assistance to bring your dependants with you to New Zealand or to support them while they are here. The financial support you receive from ENZ will not be sufficient to cover the costs of supporting your dependants in New Zealand, and there is no additional financial support available from ENZ to help cover these costs. Neither is there any financial support available from your institution or any other New Zealand government agency. You cannot bring your family with you unless you have access to other funds sufficient to meet the expected costs. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will require evidence of funds when your dependants apply for visas. To help you and your family make this decision, you need to be aware that ENZ will not provide any funding assistance to bring your dependants with you to New Zealand or to support them while they are here. The financial support you receive from ENZ will not be sufficient to cover the costs of supporting your dependants in New Zealand, and there is no additional financial support available from ENZ to help cover these costs. Neither is there any financial support available from your institution or any other New Zealand government agency. You should also consider other factors when deciding whether your dependants should accompany you to New Zealand, such as how your family will adjust to life in New Zealand, including schooling and employment that may be very different from that in your home country. If any of your dependants do not speak or read English, they may feel very isolated. Your studies may suffer if your family is unhappy in New Zealand. Your spouse or partner may be able to obtain a New Zealand work visa for the duration of your scholarship. However, even if your spouse or partner is able to obtain a New Zealand work visa, it may be difficult for them to find work in New Zealand. The work that is available may not be in the occupation that they worked in at home, or it may not provide a sufficient income. If you decide to bring your dependants with you to New Zealand, we strongly recommend that you wait at least six months before they join you in New Zealand. This gives you enough time to settle into life in New Zealand, become accustomed to study requirements in New Zealand, and find suitable accommodation and schooling in preparation for your family’s arrival. If you are completing a bridging qualification or English language training (ELT) in New Zealand prior to gaining entry into a main qualification, you are strongly advised to wait until you have completed this and have gained entry into the main qualification before bringing your family to New Zealand. If you do bring your family to New Zealand but then you do not gain entry into the main qualification, you and your family will have to return home soon after arriving in New Zealand. This will be very disruptive and may cause you and your family significant financial hardship. If you do decide to bring any of your dependants to New Zealand, you must advise your ISO of the necessary details (names, ages, travel details) before they arrive.