The WHS for 2011/12 is closed. 1000 applications are currently being processed, but this does not mean that they will all be approved, and there may be opportunities further ahead to receive further applications. In the meantime, we suggest that you keep checking the website www.immigration.govt.nz from time to time. We will put a message on this website once all the places are taken.

Ongoing protest action by student and teacher unions over the financing of the public education system has increased the danger to New Zealanders visiting tourist attractions in the centre of Santiago. 

Eligibility

Chileans or foreigners with permanent residence in Chile, who hold the title of professor or educator, practising in subsidised educational establishments (municipal or private subsidised secondary schools governed by Decree 3166) and have academic excellence.

The fees that Immigration New Zealand charges for immigration services have changed on 29 August 2011. The changes will only affect payments made outside New Zealand.

We are changing the fees because currency exchange rates have changed significantly in recent months.

We remind you that the New Zealand Embassy in Santiago only accepts payments in US Dollars from outside Chile and in Chilean pesos only if payments are made within Chile.