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That’s unusual. Most are international students who want to emigrate from New Zealand. For the American pursuing a optometry education you will received a Bachelor of Optometry degree from a school like the one at the University of Auckland (see About Optometry - The University of Auckland) The 5 year BOptom, however, does not qualify you to practice immediately in the US.For such a situation like yours and based on your objective to return to the United States, there are official and unofficial “bridge” programs. An official bridge program is uncommon with most bridge programs designed to acquaint American optometry students with international optometry.There are a few programs, though. For instance, the College of Optometry at the State University of New York (SUNY) will consider international optometry graduates. An excerpt from their website says, “…graduates of international colleges of optometry seeking advanced standing must apply through OptomCAS; submit two letters of recommendation; detailed syllabi of all post-secondary courses taken; submit Part 1 of the NBEO (or the OAT); and all other regular admission requirements. The advanced standing application is processed separately from the regular first year admissions process. In its deliberations, the Admissions Committee considers, among others, the following factors:..”Most schools don’t offer a “bridge” or advanced standing. The University of California at Berkeley says (International Students - UC Berkeley School of Optometry)“…Berkeley Optometry accepts applications from international students that meet all requirement. However, we do not offer “Advanced Standing” for foreign-trained optometrists, ophthalmologists, or opticians. Licensing regulations in the United States generally require licensees to be graduates of US schools or colleges of optometry. Berkeley Optometry offers neither a certificate program nor an accelerated program for graduates of foreign optometry programs…”GGGGThe New England College of Optometry stands alone in offering an official “Advanced Standing International Program (see Advanced Standing International Program (ASIP) Admissions | Admissions | Ne) Applicants to the ASIP must:Have a bachelor's degree in optometry from an accredited, recognized international optometric school.Have at least two years of full-time optometric clinical experience (not including a pre-registration year) after graduation from optometry school.The last approach is the unofficial one. Some schools will admit students and have them demonstrate clinical skills over a period of time and also take key courses to strengthen their passage of the national board examinations. This extremely uncommon but can happen.In summary, an American student returning to the US does not gain an advantage over the traditional optometry student in the US.