Working Holidaymaker
Extension of Permit – Working Holiday
New Zealand has lots of short-term work opportunities for working holidaymakers. Immigration New Zealand encourages people on working holiday permits to consider jobs in the areas of agriculture, horticulture and viticulture (grape-growing).
If you are in New Zealand on a working holiday permit and you are able to prove or show that you have been working three months or more of seasonal work in the horticulture and viticulture industries during your working holiday, you may apply for the working holidaymaker extension permit. This permit is for an additional three months at the end of your working holiday and will have the same conditions imposed on the label.
If you think you are eligible:
- Fill in the work application form for Transitional Recognised Seasonal Employer and Working Holidaymaker Extension permits
- Pay the correct (check the fees at the Immigration NZ site)
- Attach evidence of your employment in the horticulture and viticulture industries, such as letters from your employers and Inland Revenue Department statements
- Provide evidence you have an outward ticket, or sufficient funds to buy one
Submit the application in person or send by mail to the nearest Immigration New Zealand branch, note that this type of permit cannot be applied online.
Please note, applicants for Working Holidaymaker Extension permits do not have to provide medical or X-ray certificates regardless of the duration of their stay in New Zealand, unless specifically asked for by an immigration officer.
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