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To change your citizenship or residency details, you need to supply the University of Otago with an original or correctly certified (witnessed/notarised) copy of documents to support the change.

Certified documents

New Zealand and Australian citizens

If you become a New Zealand or Australian citizen, you will need to provide:

  • The page of your passport that shows your name and other details, or
  • Your citizenship certificate

New Zealand or Australian resident class visa holders

If you become a New Zealand or Australian resident class visa holder, you will need to provide:

  • The page of your passport that shows your name and other details

and either:

  • Your residence visa label, or
  • Appropriate documentation confirming you have been granted an electronic visa/eVisa (New Zealand residents only), or
  • A confirmation email sent directly from the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service to AskOtago that you have been granted an electronic visa/eVisa (Australian permanent residents only)

New and current international students with pending New Zealand residency are advised to seek advice from the University about their situation:

New students: email international.admissions@otago.ac.nz
Returning students: email student.finance@otago.ac.nz

Refugee status

If you have refugee status, you must provide the original or a certified copy of the letter from the Immigration Service entitling you to reside in New Zealand or Australia.

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