Confirmation and Payment
Welcome to the last leg of our walkthrough on how to apply online for a working holiday visa in New Zealand.
This guide is Part 3: Confirmation and Payment of your online application for your working holiday visa in New Zealand. If you prefer to see a complete written version of this guide, check out How to Get a Working Holiday Visa? You can also learn more about the Working Holiday Visa for New Zealand in What is a Working Holiday Visa?
If you missed anything along the way, find here Part 1: Registering on Immigration NZ website and Part 2: Lodging an Application
18. After clicking on next on the last page as shown in part 2, you should now be on the legal confirmation page. Read every statement and tick yes next to each of them. When this is done, click on submit.
© Immigration New Zealand Online Services19. You now have the option to pay now or later for your application fee. As your application will not be processed until you have paid for it, we will do that right now to save time. Click pay now.
Note: Some countries like the USA do not have a fee to pay. If you do not have a fee to pay, jump straight to step 24 of this post. Otherwise, carry on to step 20.
© Immigration New Zealand Online Services20. This page will display your application fee. It is usually NZ$420 (prices vary depending on the country of origin). Click on secure payment site at the bottom of the text.
© Immigration New Zealand Online Services21. Enter the name of the holder of the credit card that you will be using. Then click Ok.
Note: you can use your parent’s credit card as long as you have asked first and write their name here, not yours.
© Immigration New Zealand Online Services22. Click on the logo of the card that you will be using.
Note: only Visa and Mastercard credit cards will be accepted here. No debit cards or any other type of cards like AMEX or Diners.
© Immigration New Zealand Online Services23. Fill up your credit card details and then hit pay now. Your payment will now be processed.
© Immigration New Zealand Online Services24. Well done! You should receive your visa within 14 days, often much less. Check out what your visa will look like and where to find it on our What does a Working Holiday Visa for New Zealand look like? article and start planning the trip of your life!
And don’t forget! It is mandatory to have medical travel insurance with a Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand. Get covered with a cheap and trusted New Zealand-based plan, like the insurance covers provided by OrbitProtect.
© Tourism NZUseful Links for the Working Holiday Visa
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Sources:
The information in this guide has been compiled from our extensive research, travel and experiences across New Zealand and the South Pacific, accumulated over more than a decade of numerous visits to each destination. Additional sources for this guide include the following:
- MBIE Immigration and Workers Rights (Working rights in New Zealand - Updated [2024])
- Immigration New Zealand (Visa and immigration advice - Updated [2024])
- Stats NZ (Statistics and travel data - Updated [2024])
- Council websites (Local travel advice region by region - Updated [2024])
- New Zealand Customs Service (Customs and Biosecurity - Updated [2024])
- Tourism Export Council New Zealand (Tourism trade association - Updated [2024])
- TIA (Independent tourism association - Updated [2024])
- Tourism New Zealand (General travel advice - Updated [2024])
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