| Located 2,000 kilometers southeast of Australia, the | | | | followed by the manufacturing and construction sector, |
| island-nation of New Zealand is famous for its unique | | | | as well as the farming/raw materials extraction |
| isolation, lovely and scenic landscapes, diverse | | | | industry. For starters, a New Zealand working holiday |
| population and a thriving free-market economy. | | | | visa serves as a travel permit that allows visitors to |
| Straddling across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand is | | | | undertake employment here, with the purpose of |
| composed of two major islands, North Island and | | | | helping supplement the visitor's travel funds. Generally, |
| South Island, along with a number of other smaller | | | | a number of nations offer these types of working |
| islands. Going on a vacation here would be great, | | | | holiday visas, usually under reciprocal arrangements |
| however there's also a way for you to go visit and | | | | between certain countries. The main purpose of the |
| work at the same time. Getting a New Zealand | | | | issuance of these types of travel visas is that it allows |
| Working Holiday Visa helps you to achieve both | | | | for an increase in travel and cultural exchanges |
| objectives. | | | | between their citizens. Among the countries that |
| The island-nation has a population of around 4.3 million | | | | participated in the working holiday visa program were |
| people, with 70% of the population here mostly of | | | | Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada. The |
| European descent, along with a large Maori population, | | | | program's initial objectives were to enable young adults |
| which is the nation's biggest minority group. Asians and | | | | to experience living in a foreign country, and do away |
| non-Maori Polynesians constitute the other significant | | | | with the hassles related to finding work sponsorship |
| minority groups here. New Zealand's closest neighbors | | | | arrangements or undergoing the otherwise lengthy |
| include Fiji, New Caledonia, and Tonga. | | | | process of applying for expensive university exchange |
| New Zealand is notable for being a thriving free | | | | programs. |
| market economy. The country's Gross Domestic | | | | There are a number of restrictions for getting a New |
| Product as of 2007 was pegged at $128.1 billion, and it | | | | Zealand working holiday visa. Most of these are |
| has a significantly high living standard index that is | | | | age-related restrictions, which bar entry to those below |
| estimated at a GDP per capita of US$30,234. This | | | | 18 years old, as well as limits on the type of |
| figure is comparable to the per capita GDP's of Spain | | | | employment opportunities available for travelers, and |
| and other nations in Southern Europe, but is quite lower | | | | the length of time that a visitor can be employed. |
| than that of the United States. This nation has | | | | Those who apply for this type of visa also need to |
| historically been blessed with a high living standard, | | | | know that they should hold sufficient amounts of |
| owing to its steadfast relationship with the United | | | | funding, to enable them to live well while looking for a |
| Kingdom, as well as having a constant and secure | | | | job. |
| market for its commodity exports. Agriculture | | | | In availing a New Zealand Working holiday visa, first |
| continues to be the major export industry here, and | | | | applicants need to obtain an NZIS form 1085, which |
| dairy products account for as much as 21% of total | | | | refers to the Application for a New Zealand Working |
| exports. New Zealand's largest dairy firm, Fonterra, | | | | Holiday. You may get this through calling the offices of |
| accounts for almost 1/3 of the global dairy trade. The | | | | your local New Zealand Immigration office or by |
| country's other major agricultural exports include meat | | | | requesting for an application pack, as well as by |
| (13.2%) fruit (3.5) wood, fishing, along with a booming | | | | downloading the forms from the official New Zealand |
| wine industry. | | | | Immigration Web site. Once you get the form, |
| For those wishing to avail of a working holiday visa | | | | complete the necessary requirements, answer the |
| here, it would be nice to know that the service sector | | | | given questions and then provide legal proof of |
| accounts for being the largest sector in the economy, | | | | adequate funding at the time of your application. |