Overview
- Applications opened on December 8, 2025, for the Global Workforce Seasonal Visa and the Peak Seasonal Visa within the Accredited Employer Work Visa system.
- The Global Workforce Seasonal Visa offers a three‑year term with no local advertising or labor‑market test, requires three seasons of experience in the past six years, and obliges holders to spend at least three months outside New Zealand each year.
- The Peak Seasonal Visa runs for up to seven months, requires employers to complete a labor‑market test, needs one season of experience in the past three years, mandates comprehensive health insurance for roles over three months, and includes a four‑month stand‑down between applications.
- Applicants must secure a job offer and signed employment agreement from an AEWV‑accredited employer and provide proof of experience, evidence of seasonality, and full health and character documents, with no English test required for either visa.
- Eligible occupations include roles across horticulture, agriculture, seafood and meat processing, forestry and related work such as mussel or oyster farm workers, calf rearers, meat boners, seafood processors, winery cellar hands and wool handlers.