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Working Holiday Visa Scheme By Country

New Zealand currently offers Working Holiday Visas to citizens of 42 countries. As well as needing to meet the general requirements of this visa, each country has certain specific conditions. In this section we outline these differences.

Country Duration Age Range Quota Status  
Argentina 12 months 18 - 35 1000 visas per year
Austria 6 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Belgium 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Brazil 12 months 18 - 30 300 visas per year
Canada 12-23 months 18 - 35 unlimited visas per year
Chile 12 months 18 - 35 940 visas per year
China 12 months 18 - 30 1000 visas per year
Croatia 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Czech Republic 12 months 18 - 35 1200 visas per year
Denmark 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Estonia 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Finland 12 months 18 - 35 unlimited visas per year
France 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Germany 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Hong Kong 12 months 18 - 30 400 visas per year
Hungary 12 months 18 - 35 100 visas per year
Ireland 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Israel 12 months 18 - 30 200 visas per year
Italy 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Japan 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Latvia 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Malaysia 6 months 18 - 30 1150 visas per year
Malta 12 months 18 - 30 50 visas per year
Mexico 12 months 18 - 30 200 visas per year
Netherlands 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Norway 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Peru 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Philippines 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Poland 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Republic of Korea (South) 12 months 18 - 30 3000 visas per year
Singapore 6 months 18 - 30 200 visas per year
Slovakia 12 months 18 - 35 100 visas per year
Slovenia 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Spain 12 months 18 - 30 200 visas per year
Sweden 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Taiwan 12 months 18 - 30 600 visas per year
Thailand 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
Turkey 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year
United Kingdom 12-23 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
United States of America 12 months 18 - 30 unlimited visas per year
Uruguay 12 months 18 - 35 200 visas per year
Vietnam 12 months 18 - 30 100 visas per year

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