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New Zealand Working Holiday Visa
The Working Holiday Visa is a popular option
for many people visiting New Zealand to fund their travels. For
citizens of those countries that are participants in the scheme
with New Zealand a Working Holiday Visa enables those who qualify
to work and travel within New Zealand for up to one year. These
visas are not unlimited in their number and only so many are issued
within any one year. Once the yearly allocation has been reached
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The
current list of countries that are participants in the scheme
are: (click on the links for more info) Argentina, Canada, Chile,
Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(HKSAR), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands,
Singapore, Sweden, United Kingdom and Uruguay. At this stage there
is no information on work visas for citizens from the United States
through the New Zealand Immigration Service however there are
third-party agencies that can organise such visas – these
come at a cost however.
There are some rules and regulations from New Zealand Immigration
concerning the Working Holiday Visa, most notably:
- You must be aged between 18 and 30 years of age
- This must be your first time in New Zealand under the Working
Holiday scheme (you can have visited New Zealand previously
though)
- You must not have any dependant children
- You must provide evidence of sufficient funds to support
your stay, and prove that you have the means to purchase a ticket
out of the country. At the time of writing the sufficient funds
amount is NZ$4200.
You cannot accept full-time, permanent employment under this visa.
You can however apply from within New Zealand to have your category
of visa changed if your circumstances with regard to employment
change and you wish to remain in the country.
**Update**
Now Finnish citizens can apply for a working holiday visa in New
Zealand. Under a new agreement, up to 200 Finnish young people aged
between 18 and 30 can apply each year for a year long working holiday
stay in New Zealand. Contact your nearest Finnish or New Zealand
Consulate for more details.
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