Sri Lanka visa hub
New Zealand Visa from Sri Lanka
Planning a New Zealand visa from Sri Lanka? Compare student, work, and visit visa pathways from Sri Lanka to New Zealand — including costs, required documents, processing times, common refusal risks, and official immigration sources.
Visa options
Compare New Zealand visa types
Student visa
Medium · Varies by applicant and education provider
Sri Lankan applicants who want to study in New Zealand for more than 3 months usually need a student visa. This route is mainly for applicants who have an offer of place from a New Zealand education provider and can show tuition arrangements, living cost funds, onward travel evidence, identity documents, and supporting documents requested by Immigration New Zealand.
Status
published
Readiness
Under review
Work visa
High scrutiny · Several weeks to several months
A practical route overview for Sri Lankan applicants exploring New Zealand work visa pathways, covering employer sponsorship, work authorisation, documents, costs, travel planning, risks, and official-source checks.
Status
published
Readiness
50%
Visit visa
High scrutiny · Several days to several weeks
A practical route overview for Sri Lankan applicants exploring New Zealand visit visa pathways, covering tourist/visitor eligibility, proof of funds, documents, costs, travel planning, refusal risks, and official-source checks.
Status
published
Readiness
55%
New Zealand visa cost overview
Cost ranges come from published route cost summaries where available.
Student visa
Official fees
Not calculated
Preparation costs
NZD 500–3,000
Proof of funds
NZD 20,000
Confidence: Medium
Work visa
Official fees
Not calculated
Preparation costs
LKR 250,000–2,500,000
Proof of funds
Not calculated
Confidence: Medium
Visit visa
Official fees
Not calculated
Preparation costs
LKR 120,000–900,000
Proof of funds
LKR 2,200,000
Confidence: Medium
Documents overview
Open individual route pages below for published document checklists.
Processing time overview
Student visa
Varies by applicant and education provider
Visit visa
Several days to several weeks
Work visa
Several weeks to several months
Source and review coverage
A corridor-level view of how much route material is published and when that material was most recently reviewed.
- Most recent route review
- 9 June 2026
- Published routes in this corridor
- 3
- Official-source verification
- 2 of 3 routes verified
Coverage reflects currently published VisaPathways route records and the latest recorded official-source verification.
Corridor coverage is a publishing and evidence status. It does not imply that every visa category is available or that any applicant qualifies.
Frequently asked questions
Which Sri Lanka to New Zealand visa routes are currently published?
This corridor currently has 3 published route records: Student visa, Work visa, Visit visa. Open a route to inspect its eligibility notes, documents, costs, monitoring status, change history, and official-source links.
What processing times are recorded for the published New Zealand routes?
Student visa: Varies by applicant and education provider Work visa: Several weeks to several months Visit visa: Several days to several weeks These are the timelines recorded on the current route records, not guaranteed government processing times. Check the route's verification status and official source before applying.
How can I check whether the Sri Lanka to New Zealand information is current?
Each published route shows its review or verification status, official-source links, and any recorded change history. Use those evidence fields before relying on fees, eligibility, document requirements, or processing information.
How should I compare documents and refusal risks across these routes?
Open the individual route records rather than assuming one checklist applies to the whole corridor. Document requirements and risk indicators are stored at route level, so work, study, visit, and specialist pathways can show different evidence requirements and warnings.
Main routes