Instructions for International Students on How to Complete the Application Form at The National School of Aesthetics
This application form is the first step in the enrolment procedure. When you submit your application, you are letting us know you are serious about studying one of our beauty courses or nail technology courses with us. We require information from you to make sure you are suitable for the programme and to speed up the interview and enrolment process.
Want to download this form? You can download the Application Form for International Students from our Downloads page.
Quick Links about the Application Form for International Students
Introductory Notes to The Application Form for International Students
What is an international student?
International Student
An international student is a foreign (non-New Zealand or Australian) citizen who must gain a student visa and permit in order to study in New Zealand.If this description does not fit your situation, you are a ākonga a Aotearoa / domestic student and should consult the How to Complete the Application and Enrolment Contract Part 1 for Domestic Students page.
Introductory notes
- You should have received a copy of our Application Form for International Students with the information pack you have received. It can also be downloaded from our downloads page.
- This form is for international students only. Ākonga a Aotearoa / domestic students can download their form from our Web site or apply online.
- This form gathers data for your enrolment as required by the Government. It does not enrol you in the programme but helps us judge your eligibility for the programme. If you are offered a place, an enrolment form will confirm your enrolment.
- Please carefully read the form before filling it out. Supply truthful answers. Submit all pages.
- By submitting the form and your information, we may grant you an interview or enrolment.
- Use blue or black pen, print clearly and neatly and use CAPITAL LETTERS for your answers.
- Ensure your details are correct and read over all information supplied to you prior to applying.
- Please ensure you initial the bottom corner of each page and sign and date the last page. If you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian will need to do the same thing.
- The form does not automatically enrol you in the programme.
This form is for programmes starting in 2024 only.
Your Programme and Your Starting and Finishing Dates
Your programme
- Tick the box next to the programme you are applying for.
- Choices are:
- New Zealand Certificate and Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Level 5) [CO3691]
- You can only choose one programme.
- Choices are:
Your starting and finishing dates
- Tick the box next to the dates of the intake you are applying for.
- Choices are:
- February intake
- July intake
- You can only apply for each intake when applications are open. See Application and Enrolment Dates for more information.
- Choices are:
About You
Legal surname and legal first names
Enter your legal first, middle and last names in the areas supplied. For example, if you are known as “Katy Smith” but your legal name is “Katherine Rebecca Smith-Jones”, you would need to enter “Smith-Jones” as your legal surname and “Katherine Rebecca” as your legal first names. Please include all parts of your legal name so it makes it easier for us to match your application to your learning records.
Preferred name
Enter the name people commonly call you. For example, if you are known as “Katy Smith” but your legal name is “Katherine Rebecca Smith-Jones”, you would enter “Katy” or “Katy Smith” as your common name.
Previous names / aliases
If you have ever had another legal name (i.e. maiden name) or other aliases you have gone by (whether legally changed or not), please enter this information here.
Phone numbers and email address
This section is self-explanatory. You must enter at least a cell phone number, or, if you don’t own a cell phone, a land-line number.
Permanent address
Please list your permanent mailing address. This is an address which is normally your family home. If you are in New Zealand, use NZ Post formatting and correct (post 2007) post code. You can find this at www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/address-postcode-finder.
Gender
Tick the box of your gender. If the gender you identify with is different from the gender listed in your legal documents, please discuss this with us so we can ensure our records align with your identified gender.
Date of birth
This needs to be your legal date of birth in the DDMMYYYY format.
NZQA number or National Student Number
This is your NZQA record of learning number, which is also your National Student Number. This is located on your NZQA record of learning and your NCEA certificates. If you don’t have one or don’t know it, leave it blank.
English Language and Citizenship
English language
If English is not your first or native language, please mark “No”. You may need to prove you meet our English language requirements, although, in some cases, this may not be necessary.
Country of citizenship
Your citizenship is the country you hold, or would hold, a passport from.
Please enter the name of the country in the field. Do not abbreviate the name of the country.
Passport information
You will need to list:
- Your passport number
- The date your passport expires
- The country that issued your passport
- If you have a student visa, when your student visa expires
Your Study History
This information is to help us make an informed choice when interviewing and potentially enrolling you.
Highest successfully completed qualification
What is the highest successfully completed qualification you have?
- If none, put “none”.
- Please write the name of the entire qualification, i.e. “Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Level 5)” not “Beauty Therapy” or “Beauty”.
- If you aren’t sure about the level, write “Unknown” behind the name.
- Please write the full name of the school where you received this qualification. For example, “Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand)” not “Massey”.
- Please write the year you completed this qualification in.
Last study you took
What subject did you study last and where did you study it?
- Please write the name of the entire programme, i.e. “Diploma in Beauty Therapy (Level 5)” not “Beauty Therapy” or “Beauty”.
- If you aren’t sure about the level, write “Unknown” behind the name.
- Please write the full name of the school where you received this qualification. For example, “Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand)” not “Massey”.
- Please write the last year you participated in this programme.
List of all previous tertiary-level qualifications, the year you achieved them, and the tertiary education organisation you gained them from
For every tertiary-level qualification you hold, please list:
- The correct and full name of the qualification you achieved, i.e. “Diploma in Beauty Therapy and Applied Aesthetics (Level 5)” not “Beauty Therapy”.
- The year you finished (not started) the qualification
- The correct and full name of the latest tertiary education organisation you attended, i.e. “Massey University” not “Massey”.
Have you ever withdrawn from, or not successfully completed, a programme or qualification?
If you marked “Yes”, please expand upon your answer in the area provided. Answering “Yes” does not automatically disqualify you from being considered. If you mark “No”, please continue to the next section.
Further Questions
Are you a caregiver for a child, relative, or friend? (Family commitments)
Because we are preparing you for the workforce, we have a strict attendance policy.
If you are a caregiver for a child, relative or friend, you will need to ensure both their and your needs are met.
You will need to:
- Let us know the names and ages of the people you care for.
- Explain to us, in detail, what alternate plans you have for care.
- For example, if your child is unwell and unable to attend school, what back-up plans do you have to ensure your child is taken care of so you can attend class?
- Explain to us, in detail, what further alternate plans you have for care if your original / first plans for care fall through.
- For example, if your child is unwell and unable to attend school, and your mother was supposed to look after your child, but she has to work, what back-up plans do you have to your back-up plan?
Explain in detail your reasons for wanting to study and work in this industry.
We want to make sure that the students we select for enrolment have the best possibility to achieve and succeed in not only the programme but also the industry. It is very important for you to explain to us why you want to enrol and study in our programme, no matter how much or how little you know about our industry. We strongly encourage you to do research into the industry before applying or enrolling. (We’re not expecting you to be an expert though.)
Important: If you supply too short an answer, we may not accept your application. You need to explain in detail to us.
Health and Safety
We gather this information to ensure your and your classmates’ health and safety are protected as best as it can be throughout your time studying with us. If there is a change in your status, please let us know as soon as possible.
You are expected to give and receive all treatments unless you have medical clearance from a licensed medical professional to exempt you. We must have that exemption in writing on file.
Are there supports that would help you while learning with us?
There are 6 different types of assistance listed and 1 “no” answer.
We may not be able to supply some or any of these supports. The Government requires us to ask this question.
This information is gathered for Ministry of Education and other Government agencies, so please help us correctly report our students’ statuses to comply with their information-gathering exercises.
Do you describe yourself as disabled, deaf, neurodiverse, tangata whaikaha Māori, living with a long-term physical condition and / or living with a long-term mental health condition?
The Government requires us to ask this question. In it, you should tell us if you are:
- disabled
- deaf
- neurodiverse
- tangata whaikaha Māori
- living with a long-term physical condition
- living with a long-term mental health condition.
Declaring this helps us help you as best as we can.
This information is gathered for Ministry of
Questions about health and learning conditions, tattoos, piercings, medication, et cetera
We gather this information due to:
Health and learning conditions
- Health conditions may be contraindications to some or all of our treatments so we need to ensure your health and safety is protected and you suffer no adverse reactions. Learning conditions may affect your learning, so we need to see how we can help you inside the classroom so you can achieve and succeed while studying with us. (Please note: We require written diagnoses for some health conditions and all learning conditions. If you have a learning condition, you may need an external specialist tutor to help you achieve and succeed.)
Tattoos and piercings
- Tattoos: We have no issues with tattoos. We want to make sure that recent tattoos, or some tattoos with certain pigmentation, are not affected negatively by our treatments.
- Facial and body piercings: You may need to remove some types of facial and body piercings during treatments. You will need to replace them with a plastic sleeper. This is to ensure the therapist giving you the treatment does not accidentally remove or damage the piercing. Some electrical currents can “tattoo” impure metals into the skin as well.
Regular, ongoing, and current medication
- Medication can affect some products and treatments. We need to ensure your health and safety is protected and you suffer no adverse reactions.
Hospitalisation and on-going illnesses
- On-going illnesses may interfere with your ability to achieve and succeed in the programme. Any treatment also needs to avoid recent scars from surgery.
Learning conditions; behavioural and attention conditions; and conditions affecting sensory systems
- These may affect your learning, so we need to know how we can help you inside the classroom so you can achieve and succeed while studying with us. (See the notes in “Health and learning conditions” above.)
Charged with, received diversion from, or convicted of a serious crime
- We will consider these on a case-by-case basis. Please disclose this to us so we can make an informed decision. Purposely misleading us may be a crime under the Crimes Act and its subsequent amendments. (Please note: You have the right to conceal any minor offence occurring over 7 years ago if unrepeated and as per the Criminal Records [Clean Slate] Act 2004 and its subsequent amendments, providing you meet all other conditions of the act.)
Explanation of your answers if you answered “Yes” to any question
Please explain why you answered “yes” to one or more of the questions in the area provided. If you need more room, please expand on your answer on another sheet of paper and attach that piece of paper to your application. You may need to supply a diagnosis or medical clearance from a qualified medical or other professional.
Further Information and Requirements
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you wish to apply for us to recognise any prior learning you have undertaken, you need to complete the Application for Credit Towards a NaSA Programme form, available for download from our Web site, and pay the application fee, where applicable. This must take place at the application stage.
Declarations
Read over the declarations listed on the application form. Your initials and signature confirm you understand and agree to the terms and conditions listed.
Your initials and signature
You need to initial the bottom of each page.
You will also need to sign and date the appropriate area on the last page.
If you are under 18, you will need to have your parent or legal guardian initial each page as well, and sign and date the area below your signature.
What you need to include with your application
You will need to include:
- A photocopy or scan of your passport
- A photocopy or scan of any New Zealand visas or permits you have
- A photocopy or scan of your highest qualification and any other qualifications / transcripts you wish to submit.
- Applying for professional development course? Include prerequisite qualifications, i.e. Diploma in Beauty Therapy.
- The separate piece of paper or electronic document with your answers on them, if required.
- If English is not your first language, proof you meet our language requirements.
You need to bring the original of your passport to your interview. You also need to bring your original documentation for verification. Your legal surname must match your documentation.
We may not contact you regarding your application if you have not submitted the documents above as requested.
Further Information and Requirements
Recognition of Prior Learning
If you wish to apply for us to recognise any prior learning you have undertaken, you need to complete the Application for Credit Towards a NaSA Programme form, available for download from our Web site, and pay the application fee, where applicable. This must take place at the application stage.
Declarations
Read over the declarations listed on the application form. Your initials and signature confirm you understand and agree to the terms and conditions listed.
Your initials and signature
You need to initial the bottom of each page.
You will also need to sign and date the appropriate area on the last page.
If you are under 18, you will need to have your parent or legal guardian initial each page as well, and sign and date the area below your signature.
What you need to include with your application
You will need to include:
- A photocopy or scan of your passport or valid New Zealand driver’s license
- A photocopy or scan of your highest qualification and any other qualifications / transcripts you wish to submit.
- Applying for professional development course? Include prerequisite qualifications, i.e. Diploma in Beauty Therapy.
- The separate piece of paper or electronic document with your answers on them, if required.
- If English is not your first language, proof you meet our language requirements.
You need to bring the original of your passport or valid New Zealand driver’s license to your interview. You also need to bring your original documentation for verification. Your legal surname must match your documentation.