WI4.75 United Kingdom Working Holiday Scheme (24/04/2006)

1. This scheme allows young citizens of the United Kingdom:
   1. to be issued a work visa valid for travel for 12 months from date of issue, and upon arrival in New Zealand to be granted a work permit for a maximum of 23 months; or
   2. if applying from within New Zealand, to be granted a work permit valid for a maximum of 23 months. Successful applicants will also be issued multiple entry work visas, valid for the same period as the work permit, allowing re-entry to New Zealand on any number of occasions.
2. To be eligible for a work visa/permit under this scheme, applicants must:
   1. be British citizens, ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, and
   2. satisfy an NZIS visa or immigration officer that their primary intention is to holiday in New Zealand, with employment being an incidental rather than a primary reason for the visit, and
   3. have a minimum of NZ$350 per month available funds for their maintenance during the period of stay in New Zealand.
3. Participants in this scheme must not work for a period exceeding 12 months. This may be in one consecutive period or interspersed throughout the total stay.
4. Applicants under this scheme must lodge their application in the prescribed manner (E4.45, E4.55). Applicants may apply by using the online application system.

Notes:

Applicants who lodge their application for a working holiday scheme work visa or permit on or after 28 November 2005 may apply for a 12-month visa or permit in the first instance and for a further permit up to their maximum entitlement of 23 months from the date the first work permit was granted.

For the purposes of this policy ‘ordinarily resident’ means that the applicant’s usual place of permanent residence is the United Kingdom but they may be temporarily visiting another country at the time of applying.

Effective 24/04/2006