WH4.10 Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) work permit

People holding work permits granted under the Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) policy may undertake seasonal work in the horticulture and viticulture industries (which is planting, maintaining, harvesting or packing crops) for any employer who has a current SSE approval in principle.

WH4.10.1 Who is eligible for a SSE work permit?

1. Applicants for SSE work permits must:
   1. be aged 18 or older; and
   2. meet health and character requirements as set out at E6; and
   3. meet the requirements for bona fide applicants as set out at E5; and
   4. hold a return ticket to their home country, or provide evidence of sufficient funds to purchase a return ticket.
2. To be granted a permit under SSE policy an applicant must:
   1. be the holder of a current temporary permit; and
   2. not have previously held a TRSE or SSE work permit; and
   3. not have held any type of work permit since their most recent entry to New Zealand.
3. SSE work permit applications will only be granted where there are available positions of employment, as determined by INZ in consultation with the Ministry of Social Development.

WH4.10.5 Currency and conditions of a SSE work permit

1. SSE work permits will be granted for a period of six months.
2. Work permits issued under SSE policy will be subject to the condition that the holder may undertake work planting, maintaining, harvesting or packing crops in the horticulture or viticulture industry only, for an employer who holds a SSE approval in principle or an approval in principle granted under the former TRSE policy.

Note: After the SSE work permit has been granted, it is recommended that workers who want information about the availability of work with employers who hold SSE or TRSE approvals in principle, or assistance with obtaining such work, contact a Seasonal Labour Co-ordinator in the region/s where they want to work. Contact details of Seasonal Labour Co-ordinators are available from INZ.

WH4.10.10 Applying for a work permit under SSE policy

Applications for a SSE work permit must:

1. be made on the Application for a SSE Work Permit form; and
2. meet all the requirements under Generic Temporary Entry policy for lodging an application for a temporary permit as set out at E4; and
3. meet all the requirements for eligibility under WH4.10.1.

Effective 27/07/2009