If you do not gain approval, you will not be permitted to go. If your original selection of courses change after you start your exchange, you MUST contact your Head of Department and advise the Study Abroad and Exchange Administrators as soon as possible. Before you leave your host institution, make sure an official copy of your academic transcript is forwarded to the Study Abroad and Exchange Administrators at Otago as soon as final results are available. Top of page I only speak English. Most courses offered are taught in English.
Most exchange students end up living on campus.
At each partner institution there is an equivalent international office with staff to assist you with housing before you arrive. It will really depend on where you go. Each country has different policies on working while being on a student visa. Once you have been approved to go on exchange to a particular university, you should call the embassy of the country to find out when and how to apply for a student visa. In some cases, a student visa may not be necessary as in the case of New Zealand citizens going to Australia.