援引新西兰移民局官网最新消息，由于新冠疫情以及新西兰边境关闭，移民局将推迟正式引入一贯制留学签证(Pathway Student Visa，也有称之为“直通车留学签证”)。

       该签证是移民局于2015年引入的一个试点项目，能够让留学生只申请一次签证，就能在符合条件的一家院校或多家院校连续学习最多三门课程。

       另外，它比较特别的一点就是，其有效期长达五年。不需要多次重复到移民局申请签证，一次申请就能搞定。因为没有续签的烦恼，也不用担心续签时需要补充体检信息和资金证明。

       移民局原本计划在2021年早些时候正式实施该类型的签证，但由于其设定的相关条件，目前只有在边境开放后的某个时间，才能正式实施。

       因此，该签证之前的有关规定和说明仍然适用；该项目下的指定院校，仍可以让人在新西兰学生继续申请；取得了入境豁免的学生，也可以继续申请；但是，目前情况下，该项目没有再增加新的院校了。

       该公告原文如下：

Background

The Pathway Student Visa (PSV) was introduced as a pilot programme in 2015 to allow international students to undertake up to three study programmes at one or more eligible education providers, on a single visa.

Current status

Immigration New Zealand had planned to make the visa category permanent early in 2021. Due to eligibility requirements for the PSV it cannot be a permanent category until some time after the border has opened.

What you need to know

The current PSV instructions will remain. Providers who are part of the PSV can continue to support applications for students in New Zealand or those students who can apply for a PSV under a border exception. No new education providers will be added to the scheme at this time.