As part of a global agreement with 34 countries, New Zealand’s Working Holiday visas are opened to people aged 18 - 30 on an annual basis, with Malaysia getting an allocation of around 1,150 visas per year. Successful applicants are allowed to work while holidaying in New Zealand for six months.
Visa Qualifiers
Application for New Zealand's Working
Holiday visa is available online aH-year- round on a first come, first served
basis. Every participating country is allocated a fixed quota per year. When
the quote is exceeded, application is suspended until the following year. In
2013, Malaysia's quota was exceeded on the first day of the year!
To qualify as an applicant, these are what you need:-
• A Malaysian passport that is valid
for at least three months after you leave New Zealand (e.g. say you decide to
return from your working holiday trip on 1 January, your passport must be valid
until 1 April)
• To be between 19 - 30 (before your
31st birthday)
• To hold a return ticket or have
enough money to afford a return ticket
• To have at least 2,250 New Zealand
Dollars to afford the expenses of staying in New Zealand (i.e. you may be
checked at the New Zealand immigration)
• To pass all health qualifications
and hold no criminal records
• To understand that your purpose of
holding the visa is mainly to travel and not to work fulltime in New Zealand
• To have never held a Working
Holiday visa before
• If you are currently already in New
Zealand, you’ll still need to produce evidence of a valid visa to stay in New
Zealand (in addition to the Working Holiday visa)
• Take note children are not allowed
to accompany the successful visa holder to New Zealand
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