Au pair visa for New Zealand: reopening dates!
During the pandemic, New Zealand closed its borders completely. Now borders have been opened again and au pairs can start applying for the Working Holiday Visas on a rolling basis. Find out when is the opening date for your country.
March 31, 2022
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Applying for a Working Holiday Visa to become an au pair in New Zealand is now possible for lots of countries and it will be possible soon for a lot of more countries. The visa quota might be allocated within a few hours on a "first come, first served" basis so hurry up, start looking for a family now and apply for your visa as soon as you've found one.
| Country | Start date | Available places |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 30 August 2022 | 1000 |
| Austria | 4 May 2022 | 100 |
| Belgium | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Brazil | 18 August 2021 | 300 |
| Canada | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Chile | 6 September 2022 | 940 |
| China | 30 June 2022 | 1000 |
| Croatia | 10 August 2022 | 100 |
| Czech Republic | 31 May 2022 | 1200 |
| Denmark | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Estonia | 30 March 2022 | 100 |
| Finland | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| France | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Germany | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Hong Kong | 5 April 2022 | 400 |
| Hungary | 20 April 2022 | 100 |
| Ireland | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Israel | 7 June 2022 | 200 |
| Italy | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Japan | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Latvia | 24 May 2022 | 100 |
| Lithuania | 7 July 2022 | 100 |
| Luxembourg | 10 May 2022 | 50 |
| Malaysia | 16 March 2022 | 1150 |
| Malta | 6 July 2022 | 50 |
| Mexico | 22 March 2022 | 200 |
| Netherlands | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Norway | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Peru | 11 August 2022 | 100 |
| Philippines | 31 March 2022 | 100 |
| Poland | 11 May 2022 | 100 |
| Portugal | 17 March 2022 | 50 |
| Singapore | 14 June 2022 | 200 |
| Slovakia | 3 May 2022 | 100 |
| Slovenia | 7 April 2022 | 100 |
| South Korea | 17 May 2022 | 3000 |
| Spain | 21 April 2022 | 200 |
| Sweden | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Taiwan | 23 June 2022 | 600 |
| Thailand | 14 July 2022 | 100 |
| Turkey | 21 July 2022 | 100 |
| United Kingdom | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| United States of America | 14 March 2022 | unlimited |
| Uruguay | 13 September 2022 | 200 |
| Vietnam | 4 August 2022 | 100 |
