Use our online system to apply for selected visas or check visa details. Get help to use our online services.
We have enhanced Immigration Online. You can still access applications, documents or eVisas in the old system.
The criteria and evidence below will provide you with the information you need to meet the requirements.
When you apply online, you must provide your passport details.
Your passport must be valid for at least 9 months after you first arrive in New Zealand.
Enter your identity details carefully, ensuring information is exactly as recorded on your passport.
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:
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:
We may ask to see your evidence when you arrive in New Zealand
You must have at least NZ $2,250 for your stay. Evidence can include:
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.
Explore your other work visa options, see all work visas or explore another visa type.
