About this visa 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.
With this visa 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.
Please check that you meet the detailed criteria before you apply for a visa or travel to New Zealand