Working Holiday visa

 

The New Zealand working holiday visa offers the opportunity for young people from countries with exchange agreements in place to travel around New Zealand taking up temporary work while they are there.

 

For most participating countries, the working holiday visa for New Zealand is issued for 12 months. However, for UK citizens it is issued for 23 months, of which the UK citizen must not work for a period of more than 12 months.

 

In order to be eligible for a Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand, one has to be a citizen of a country that has an exchange program agreement with New Zealand. If an applicant is from the following countries, he/she will be considered eligible for New Zealand Working Holiday Visa: 

 

• Argentina

• Belgium

• Canada

• Chile

• Czech Republic

• Denmark

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Hong Kong

• Ireland

• Italy

• Japan

• Korea

• Malaysia

• Malta

• Netherlands

• Norway

• Singapore

• Slovakia 

• Sweden

• Taiwan

• Thailand

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Uruguay

 

A foreign resident applying for Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand has to meet some basic requirements. The candidate should be between 18 and 30 years of age. The New Zealand Working Holiday Visa applicants are not able to bring their children with them.

 

In the majority of circumstances, New Zealand working holiday visa applications must be made in the country of origin.

Working holiday visa applications may be made in New Zealand for people applying under Canadian, Dutch, Malaysian, or Singaporean schemes.

The applicant should also possess sufficient amount of supporting fund during his/her stay in this country. The amount of supporting funds required in NZ dollars will vary from country to country. 

 

New Zealand working holiday visa applicants should not be seeking to undertake permanent employment while on this scheme.

 

Some countries involved in New Zealand's Working Holiday Visa Scheme place restrictions on the amount of time that can be spent with one employer. In most cases, this is three months.