When you apply online, you must provide your passport details.
Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after your visa will expire.
Enter your identity details carefully, ensuring information is exactly as recorded on your passport.
Meeting the criteria
The criteria and evidence below will provide you with the information you need to meet the requirements.
You may need to have a chest x-ray and/or a medical examination as proof of your good health.
If you need to have an x-ray or medical examination after you apply online, we’ll send you an email explaining what to do.
When you apply online, you must answer questions about your character. After you apply online, we may ask you to provide Police Certificates as proof of your good character.
When we decide if your intentions are genuine (bona fide), we consider all the information:
- you provide to support your application
- we have about your personal circumstances, and
- any previous applications.
We’ll use your passport details to confirm your age.
You must have a valid passport from your country of citizenship.
We’ll check your passport when you arrive in New Zealand.
Evidence can include:
- your travel ticket
- proof you have enough money to buy a ticket out of New Zealand, in addition to the funds you have to live on.
We may ask to see your evidence when you arrive in New Zealand
You must have at least NZ $4,200 for your stay. Evidence can include:
- bank statements
- credit card statements
- bank drafts
- travellers’ cheques.
Previous approvals
You must not have had approval for a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa before
We’ll check our records for any previous New Zealand Working Holiday Visa approvals you may have had.
You can’t apply for this visa, if we’ve already approved an earlier application for you to have a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa. This applies even if you didn’t use that visa.
It’s OK to apply for this visa, if you’ve had approvals for working holidays in countries other than New Zealand.
You must be able to provide proof that you are fully insured, including cover for hospitalisation. Evidence may include:
- a copy of your insurance certificate
- an approval letter from your insurance company.
We may ask to see your evidence when you arrive in New Zealand
Working Holiday Visas
To apply for one of these visas, you’ll first need to create an account. Once you have done this, you can then log in and apply. You can also use your log in to check your application status.
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