New Zealand passport / Working Holiday
Check the essential requirements, then follow the five stages to prepare your application and trip.
Governments can change visa requirements at any time. Always check the official government pages before applying.
Confirm the current fee, passport validity and minimum age with UDI. Canadian two-year rules do not apply to this passport.
New Zealand →NorwayRequirements, application steps and preparation before departure.
Step 1
Current Norwegian-language UDI text says the applicant must have reached eighteen and not yet thirty-one. The earlier English wording said over eighteen. That English page and treaty could not be reread; keep the boundary question explicit for an eighteen-year-old rather than rejecting them.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Up to 1 year in total
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
UDI accepts money in the bank and/or a concrete offer of paid work. Check the current amount and the evidence required for your application.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
A fee is required, but the current New Zealand amount was not established in the inspected country-specific text.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
A New Zealand annual allocation was not established by the inspected UDI text.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
No current annual window established. Follow UDI’s individual application and entry instructions.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
No New Zealand language examination was established in the inspected country-specific UDI text.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Explore language courses →New Zealand citizenship is required; permanent residence alone is insufficient. Exact passport-validity margin needs the current checklist.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Declare whole-stay medical and hospital cover before entry
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Bank funds and/or a concrete paid-work offer support the first three months. Obtain the current New Zealand identity and submission checklist rather than copying Canada’s route.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Step 2
Step 3
Read the entire approval notice: identity, dates, entry deadline and conditions. Keep it available offline. Do not assume the visa starts on your preferred date.
Step 4
Prepare NOK 46,464 for the first three months using bank funds and/or a concrete paid-work offer under UDI’s rule. Arrange medical and hospital cover before entering. Ask UDI about any unresolved age-boundary or checklist details; this is not a negative eligibility decision.
Step 5
Read the actual permit and obtain its police/residence-card instructions. Track six months with each employer and no more than three months of study. The permit totals no more than one year and does not count toward permanent residence.
Up to 6 months with the same employer
No more than 3 months
Explore language courses →Language courses · commercial service
Through ViveCampus you can request language-course quotes with international-student discounts. Offers may vary by your country of origin and destination. A personalized quote confirms available discounts and the final price. Booking a course does not guarantee a visa.
No more than 3 months
No. UDI requires New Zealand citizenship.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Explore language courses →It says eighteen has been reached and thirty-one has not; the earlier English over-eighteen wording remains a disclosed boundary question.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
UDI permits bank funds and/or a concrete offer of paid work under its support rule.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
The country-specific rule limits the same employer to six months.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
UDI directs applicants planning longer studies to the study-permit route.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
UDI says time on this permission does not count toward that later application.
References: NZ-NO-UDI-NZ-18
Research consulted: 17 October 2026. Check current requirements with the issuing authority before applying.
2026-10-18 · Governments can change visa requirements at any time. Always check the official government pages before applying.