Moving overseas or returning to New Zealand

Student loans Dates

AUG 28

Interim student loan repayments are due. They count towards your end-of-year repayment obligation.
SEP 30

Overseas-based student loan repayment due if you do not have a temporary repayment suspension.
JAN 15

Interim student loan repayments are due. They count towards your end-of-year repayment obligation.

All Student loans dates

Moving overseas

If you're outside of New Zealand for around 5 out of 6 months, you might become overseas-based. If you're overseas-based:

interest will be applied to your student loan from the day after you left New Zealand
your loan repayments will be based on the size of your loan balance at the start of the New Zealand tax year (1 April).

Returning to New Zealand

If you return to New Zealand and stay for around 5 out of 6 months, you might become New Zealand-based. If you're New Zealand-based, your student loan:

is interest-free from the date you returned to New Zealand
repayments are based on how much you earn.