Information about Supplementary Seasonal Employer Work Visa
People who are already in New Zealand on a student or visitor visa can make a one-off application for a work visa to do seasonal work in the horticulture or viticulture industries. You can only apply if there are not enough New Zealanders available to do the work.
You can
- Plant, maintain, harvest or packing crops for an SSE-approved employer.
Things to note
- You can only be granted one Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) Work Visa - you can’t apply if you’ve had a SSE Work Visa, or a TRSE Visa before.
- You can’t apply for this visa if you’ve been granted a work visa since your last visit to New Zealand.
- You can't include a partner or dependent children in your visa application.
Check that you meet the detailed criteria.