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. For the 2020/21season only, people in New Zealand who hold or have held a work visa can also apply (including people who have previously held a SSE visa). You can only apply if there are not enough New Zealanders available to do the work.
Overview
6 months or until 30 June 2021 — for 20/21 season only |
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18 and over |
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Decided each season |
You can
- Plant, maintain, harvest or packing crops for an SSE-approved employer.
Things to note
- For the 2020/21 season people who have previously held a TRSE or SSE visa or a work visa since their most recent arrival into NZ are only eligible for an SSE visa until 30 June 2021, whereas other eligible applicants will get either six months or a visa until 30 June 2021, whichever is longer.
- 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. This does not apply for the 2020/21 Season (for applications submitted before June 2021).
- You cannot apply for this visa if you’ve been granted a work visa since your last visit to New Zealand. Note: this does not apply for the 2020/21 Season (for applications submitted before June 2021).
- You cannot include a partner or dependent children in your visa application.
Check that you meet the detailed criteria.