Working Holidaymaker Extension Permit

If you are in New Zealand on a working holiday permit and you are able to show you have undertaken 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 endorsed on the label.

How do I apply?

If you think you are eligible, you should:

 

• fill in the work application form for Transitional Recognised Seasonal Employer and Working Holidaymaker Extension permits
• pay the correct fee
• 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
• send the application to the nearest Immigration New Zealand branch as this type of permit cannot be applied for 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.