New Zealand•OceaniaVaries
NZ$1,355 NZD
Varies by filing options
Up to 6 months
Not renewable
Renewal
Not renewable
Family
Dependents allowed
PR Pathway
None
Sponsor
Job offer required
Work
Remote not required
One-off 6-month work visa for visitors and students already in New Zealand to do seasonal horticulture or viticulture work for an SSE-approved employer.
The Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) Work Visa is a one-off Immigration New Zealand permit letting visitor or student visa holders already in NZ do seasonal horticulture or viticulture work for an SSE-approved employer during peak planting, picking and packing. Applicants must be 18+, hold a current visitor or student visa, and meet INZ health, character and genuine-intent standards.
Granted for up to 6 months from approval, the visa cannot be extended, renewed, or held by anyone previously granted an SSE or TRSE visa. Work is limited to planting, maintaining, harvesting or packing crops for an SSE-approved employer. The fee is from NZD 1,355 and INZ processes SSE on a priority workstream. Partners and children must apply separately; no residency pathway.
This visa is ideal for visitor or student visa holders already in New Zealand wanting short-term, lawful paid work in a horticulture or viticulture peak season with an SSE-approved employer.
Must be aged 18 years or older.
Must already be in New Zealand on a current student or visitor visa (work visa holders are not qualifying).
Must genuinely intend to do seasonal work (planting, maintaining, harvesting or packing crops) for an SSE-approved employer in the horticulture or viticulture industry.
Must have plans to leave New Zealand at the end of the stay.
Must have an onward ticket to leave New Zealand or sufficient funds to buy one.
Must meet health requirements (chest X-ray or medical exam may be requested).
Must be of good character; police certificates required if total time in NZ will be 24 months or longer.
Must not have previously been granted an SSE or TRSE work visa.
Passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the planned departure date.
Valid passport.
Acceptable passport-sized photos.
Evidence of a job offer from an SSE-approved employer.
Evidence of sufficient funds or an outward ticket.
Police certificates (if total time in NZ will be 24 months or longer).
Chest X-ray certificate (if required).
Completed application form (INZ 1153).
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