Working Holiday Scheme details for those with passports from Peru.
Peru Working Holiday Scheme
Every year, 100 places are allotted for 18 to 30 year olds holding a passport from Peru. With this visa you can live, work, study, travel and play here for up to 12 months.
Online application service available
Applications can be made online for this scheme. You will need a valid Visa or Mastercard credit card.
Qualifying for Acceptance
You must:
- Have a passport that’s valid for at least 3 months after your planned departure from New Zealand
- Be at least 18 and not older than 30 years old
- Meet our health and character requirements
- Not bring children with you
- Hold a return air ticket, or sufficient funds to purchase such a ticket
- Have a minimum of NZ$4,200 available funds to meet your living costs while you’re here if you produce evidence that you hold an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 5 or over in speaking and in one of the other three skills areas, or
- Have a minimum of NZ$7,000 available funds to meet your living costs while you are here if you do not meet the English language requirement above
- Provide evidence, verified by the Peru Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that you have completed a minimum of three years’ full-time study towards a tertiary qualification
- Hold medical and comprehensive hospitalisation insurance for the length of your stay
- Not have previously been approved for a Working Holiday Scheme visa
- Be coming to New Zealand to holiday, with work or study being the secondary intention for your visit
Questions? A few answers...
Do I need to pay tax if I take up work?
Yes. If you do accept temporary employment under this visa, you’ll need an IRD number so that your employer can deduct tax from your earnings at the correct rate. For more information see Inland Revenue’s Travelling to New Zealand webpage.
Can I take up permanent work and/or study while in New Zealand on a Working Holiday?
- You cannot take up permanent employment (unless you apply for and are granted an ordinary work visa while you’re here)
- You cannot work for the same employer for more than three months
- You can enrol in one or more courses of training or study of up to three months’ duration in total during your visit.
How do I find out the complete eligibility and requirements for passport holders from Peru?
Head directly to Immigration New Zealand to find out more.
Hopefully, we’ll see you here soon!
