Make the best out of your Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand: Land a job quickly, deal with all the paperwork (visa, accommodation, insurance, ... + The harvest guide for fruit-picking job - Couverture souple

Planchat, Marie; Helpstage, Agence

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798879059243

Editeur : Independently published, 2024

Synopsis

Updated January 2024.

The WHV (Working Holiday VIsa) allows you to work in New Zealand for one year. In this comprehensive guide, you'll find all the information you need to make the most of your year in New Zealand.

CONTENTS

Applying for a visa :

• Am I eligible?
• The application explained step by step
• What you must declare upon your arrival

Choose a city of arrival :

• Advantages and disadvantages of each city
• Considering the cost of living
• Choosing the right season
• The plane ticket

Before departure: 4 administrative procedures:

• International driving license
• Choosing insurance
• My telephone
• My bank

Writing a CV adapted to the New Zealand market:

• What to put in your CV
• Ready-made CV template
• CV template
• Photo or not ?

On arrival: the procedures :

• Opening a bank account
• Apply for your IRD
• Choosing a telephone operator
• Buying a van

Adopting the New Zealand lifestyle :

• The New Zealand mindset
• Kiwi habits!
• Speaking New-Zealand "slang"
• New Zealand food

AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH, QUEENSTOWN

• What to see/do: Must-sees
• Accommodation
• The job market and salaries in each city
• Websites to find a job
• Interview
• Find a job in the hospitality industry
• What is the LCQ and how do I get it?
• Addresses of hotels, restaurants and bars.

Road trips:

• Rent or buy a vehicle?
• Where to rent a van or a car?
• Must-see road trips

SUPPLEMENT: THE harvest guide FRUIT PICKING

• Working conditions and wages
• Beware of scams: working hostels/contractors
• Signing a work contract
• How to contact the farms: Northland - Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato - Gisborne, Taranaki - Hawke's bay, Manawatu - Wellington, Nelson & Malborough, Canterbury, West Coast - Otago, Southland.
• Map + Where to go in season?
• Farm addresses and contacts.

Author biography

Marie Planchat has been sendig students on internships in New Zealand and Australia with the Helpstage agency since 2009 – (www.helpstage.net).
She also worked as an author for the Petit Futé guide, a French travel guide.
In love with Oceania, which she has crossed in length and breadth, she shares with you in these pages her experience of New Zealand and of all the steps required for a successful WHV experience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798879059243
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 241
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible