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Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — New Zealand

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The primary purpose of the stay is holiday. Paid employment is authorised, but participants cannot have a permanent work contract or work for the same employer for over three (3) months. Participants are allowed to attend training courses or study programmes of up to six (6) months.

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What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

Applicants must not have previously taken part in the programme. A numerus clausus is agreed in each bilateral instrument, but the official source does not give the figure. Participants cannot have a permanent work contract or work for the same employer for over three (3) months, and may attend training courses or study programmes of up to six (6) months.

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Limits of the record
  • New Zealand's specific quota is not stated.
  • Employer and study limits (three months per employer, six months of study) are in the passages cited by the protected R2 answer and are not restated here.

What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Participants must possess sufficient financial resources to support travel and the duration of their stay, including proof of return ticket or proof of means of subsistence. They must hold travel insurance and health insurance valid for the duration of the stay covering hospital costs and medical repatriation.

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How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The stay is up to twelve (12) months. A person who has previously taken part in the programme cannot participate again. The official source does not state whether the stay can be extended or what happens at the end.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension/end-of-programme rules not stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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