New Zealand working holiday visa for Brazilian citizens

This page is for citizens of Brazil interested in the New Zealand Working Holiday Visa. The program allows you to stay for up to 12 months. To be eligible, you must be between 18 and 30 years old. The visa permits temporary work and allows for study or training for a total of up to 6 months.

You must have at least NZD $4,200 in available funds to support your stay. Applications are submitted online in English. Once the visa is issued, you have 12 months to arrive in New Zealand. This specific working holiday visa can only be granted once. Other countries offering similar programs to Brazilian passport holders include Australia and Germany.

Passport

Brazil

Age range

18 to 30

Stay

Up to 12 months

Funds

NZD $4,200

Conditions for Brazilian citizens

• No extra country-specific conditions are listed on the official page beyond the general rules below.

General rules of the program

• Temporary work for an employer under an employment contract or contract for services; no permanent job, and you cannot operate a business as an owner.
• Study or train for up to 6 months in total.
• You must arrive within 12 months of the visa being issued; the visa cannot be delayed or cancelled.
• You can only get a working holiday visa for New Zealand once, even if you do not use it.
• Apply online, in English, and only while the visa for your country is open for applications.
• Doing 3 months of seasonal work in horticulture or viticulture can make you eligible for a 3-month Working Holiday Extension Work Visa.
• Visa waiver nationals should tick 'I hold a temporary entry class visa' in the New Zealand Traveller Declaration, or the working holiday visa can be replaced by a visitor visa at the border.

What stands out

A key detail for this visa is that you can only receive it once, even if you do not use it. The visa cannot be delayed or cancelled after it is issued. If you are from a visa waiver country, you must correctly complete the New Zealand Traveller Declaration to ensure your working holiday visa is not replaced with a visitor visa upon arrival.

While in New Zealand, completing 3 months of seasonal work in horticulture or viticulture may make you eligible for a separate 3-month Working Holiday Extension Work Visa.

How to apply, step by step

1. Open the page for your country's scheme and confirm it is open for applications (applications sent before the opening date are deleted).
2. Check you meet the age, funds, insurance and any country-specific education or English conditions.
3. Create an Immigration New Zealand online account, then apply online in English and pay the fee.
4. Answer the health and character questions; an X-ray, medical or police certificates may be requested.
5. Arrive within 12 months of the visa being issued.

Other programs open to Brazilian citizens

From the programs in this directory. Status is shown only where the official page stated it.

Full list: working holiday visas for Brazilian citizens.

All passports for this program: New Zealand working holiday visas by country.