Working Holiday Visa Extension

Feel that half year is not enough for you to stay in New Zealand? Wanna enjoy longer in this lovely land of long white cloud (Aotearoa)? Very easy, apply for extension! Stay for another 3 months with legal visa!

How how how?? Teach me now!!

Requirement

You must work at least 3 months (12 weeks) in horticulture/ viticulture industries with proof (pay slip). How to calculate 12 weeks? Even though u work only 1 day in a week for this industry, it is considered as 1 week. In short, you need to have 12 pay slips.

Documents Needed

1) Completed SSE Work Visa Application (INZ 1153) PDF

2) 12 pay Slips

3) Application fees (NZD 140 for Malaysian)

    - by credit card / bank draft only

4) ORIGINAL passport

    - Yes, u need to post your original passport!!! So make sure u photocopy your passport before post.

5) 2 recent passport size photos attached to the form

6) Evidence of an outward ticket from New Zealand/ sufficient fund to buy one.

   - I didn't buy an outward ticket at that moment, so I requested bank officer to verify (means chop and sign) on my printed account summary of NZ. ( Request the bank personnel to print or print it at ATM!)

Send all of this to the nearest Immigration New Zealand Branch. 

And wait for good news

This is what you gonna get in your passport

Tips for Visa Extension

1) You need to apply this 30 days before your visa expired!

2) You may request for a letter of service from the factory you work for as a proof of working. Of course, this is not a must. ( Of course I did it since I suggested this, Yes, I am timid type and I want to make sure everything goes well)

2) Never save money on post, please go for a registered post/ courier to make sure the safety of your passport! You can always ignore this if you think your passport is not valuable.

3) You can cut the cost by posting the application form together with your friends in ONE envelope because the posting cost is depends on the size of envelope. Of course, please arrange well so that the officer never confuse on the documents.

4) Make sure the email you used is in active because they will keep on updating the status to you through email (of course it will update in your account in Immigration New Zealand website as well)

Lastly, enjoy another 3 months!!!! Hurray