New Zealand working holiday visa for Vietnamese citizens

This page is for citizens of Vietnam interested in the New Zealand Working Holiday Visa. The visa allows you to stay in New Zealand for up to 12 months. To be eligible, you must be between 18 and 30 years old. You also need to show proof of funds of at least NZD $4,200.

With this visa, you can take on temporary work but not a permanent job. You can also study or train for a total of up to 6 months. After the visa is issued, you must arrive in New Zealand within 12 months. This specific visa can only be granted once.

Passport

Vietnam

Age range

18 to 30

Stay

Up to 12 months

Funds

NZD $4,200

Conditions for Vietnamese citizens

• Have a university qualification, and speak and understand English.

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

For Vietnamese citizens, the New Zealand working holiday visa has an extra requirement that is not always present in other schemes. You must have a university qualification and be able to speak and understand English. Another point to be aware of is that if you are from a visa waiver country, you need to correctly fill out the New Zealand Traveller Declaration to avoid your working holiday visa being replaced with a visitor visa upon arrival.

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 Vietnamese citizens

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

Full list: working holiday visas for Vietnamese citizens.

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