This weekend I finally applied for the ‘Working Holiday Visa’. Some guys made me a little nervous. They told me that it won’t be easy, that it takes quite long to get the OK and that the application is large. Well, they were wrong ;-)
I called the embassy in Berlin and YES you can apply as long as you are NOT 31 years old. And if you don’t know exactly when you will go to New Zealand, don’t worry. This is just an ‘circa’-indicator.
So, you can only apply online via http://www.immigration.govt.nz/. Choose your visa you want or need, get an account and fill out the form. Actually the form is quite easy! You can even save the form and complete it later! If you just want to check the questions you have to answer without create an account, there is a ‘APPLICATION FOR A NEW ZEALAND WORKING HOLIDAY VISA’ pdf document and these questions are similar:
- personal information
- character
- Health
- financial stuff
If you are a good and healthy guy, you don’t need any further certificates. Just fill out the form carefully and send it. After that say yes to all the questions and pay the fee. You can check the status on the website as well.
Good luck..