WI2.5 Argentina Working Holiday Scheme (25/07/2011)

1. This scheme is available to 1000 young citizens from the Argentine Republic, aged 18 to 35 inclusive, annually.
2. To be eligible for a work visa under this scheme, applicants must:
   1. be citizens of the Argentine Republic; and
   2. have a minimum of NZ$4,200 available funds for their maintenance during the period of stay in New Zealand; and
   3. agree to hold medical and comprehensive hospitalisation insurance that will remain current throughout their stay in New Zealand; and
   4. meet the requirements at WI2.1.1(b).
3. Successful applicants will be granted a work visa with the following conditions:
   1. if the applicant is outside New Zealand, first entry to New Zealand must be made within 12 months of the visa being granted, and the visa will allow work and multiple entries to New Zealand for 12 months from first arrival; or
   2. if the applicant is in New Zealand, the visa will allow work and multiple entry to New Zealand for 12 months.
4. Participants in this scheme may enrol in one or more courses of study or training of up to six months' duration in total during their visit to New Zealand (see U2.5).
5. Applicants under this scheme must lodge their application in the prescribed manner (WI2.5.1) using the online application system.

WI2.5.1 Mandatory requirements for applications lodged under the Argentina Working Holiday Scheme

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 43, 57

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 reg 12, schedule 1

1. Applications made under the Argentina Working Holiday Scheme must be made online using the electronic form provided on the Immigration website (https://www.immigration.govt.nz/secure).
2. An immigration officer may consider an application where the applicant has supplied the following information in electronic form:
   1. his or her full name; and
   2. his or her date of birth; and
   3. the details of his or her passport or other certificate of identity and, if applicable, confirm that he or she is a citizen of Argentina; and
   4. details of the type of visa applied for; and
   5. such information as is required by the electronic form to be tendered in order to determine whether the relevant visa should be granted.
3. The applicant must also complete their application by:
   1. acknowledging that the details supplied in support of their application are true and correct to the best of their knowledge; and
   2. agreeing that if their circumstances change before a visa is granted they will notify an immigration officer of that change in circumstances; and
   3. paying the prescribed fee (if any) for the type of visa applied for.

WI2.5.5 Additional requirements for applications under the Argentina Working Holiday Scheme

See also Immigration Act 2009 ss 43, 57

See also Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 reg 12

Before determining an application the immigration officer processing the application may require the applicant to do one or more of the following:

1. be interviewed by an immigration officer;
2. produce further information or evidence (including photographs) that the officer thinks necessary for him or her to determine the application;
3. if applicable, require the applicant to produce travel tickets to a country that the person has right of entry to or evidence of onward travel arrangements that the officer thinks necessary for him or her to determine the application;
4. if applicable, require the applicant to produce evidence of the applicant’s funds for maintenance while in New Zealand or evidence of the applicant’s sponsorship that the officer thinks necessary for him or her to determine the application;
5. if not already provided, require the applicant to produce his or her passport or other certificate of identity.

Effective 25/07/2011