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WI2.130 Singapore Work Exchange Programme (to 03/03/2022)
Note: The instructions in this section cease to be effective from 03/03/2022.
- This programme is available to 200 young citizens of Singapore annually who meet the requirements of WI2.130 (b) or (c) below.
- To be eligible for a work visa under this programme, undergraduate students who wish to gain work experience in New Zealand before completing their course of study in Singapore must:
- be registered with a Singapore university or polytechnic; and
- be participants on an agreed exchange between their university or polytechnic in Singapore and a New Zealand university or polytechnic; or
- arrange their own employment by applying directly to a New Zealand employer, in which case it is not necessary to have an offer of employment prior to going to New Zealand.
- Graduates of Singapore universities or polytechnics are eligible for a work visa under this programme provided they apply within a period of 3 years from the date of their graduation and meet the same conditions for undergraduate students as set out in WI2.130 (b) above.
- All applicants under this programme must:
- be a citizen of Singapore; and
- have a minimum of NZ$2,250 available funds for their maintenance during the period of stay in New Zealand; and
- agree to hold medical and comprehensive hospitalisation insurance that will remain current throughout their stay in New Zealand; and
- meet the requirements at WI2.1.1(b).
- Successful applicants will be granted a work visa with the following conditions:
- if the applicant is outside New Zealand, first entry to New Zealand must be made within 12 months of the visa being granted, and the visa will allow work and multiple entries to New Zealand for six months from first arrival; or
- if the applicant is in New Zealand, the visa will allow work and multiple entry to New Zealand for six months.
- Applicants under this scheme must lodge their application in the prescribed manner (E4.50).
Effective 18/04/2014
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