for those of you from the philippines who thought of wanting a slight change in living for a few months (alright, just like what i’m doing!!), read on!
the visa i have at the moment is work to residence visa (WTR), and the reason why i got this is because the much-easier-to-get working holiday visa (WHV) is not applicable to philippine residents, and citizens of other nations. WHV is the most common visa of backpackers and seasonal workers around here. only citizens of few countries can get this, and there is almost nothing to pay or wait for it. it usually allows the bearer to work and travel in nz for a year. in comparison, WTR , usually, is a long wait to get, and costly too. however, the good thing about it is that you are a big step ahead on getting new zealand residency.
now, i had a roomate from turkey, gokce, and i found out from him that there’s another way of getting down here apart from WTR for those people who are NOT applicable on the WHV scheme, and this is by getting to kiwiland on visitor’s pass, and then getting TRSE visa (can be obtained very easily) from PickNZ. TRSE visa then will allow you to work for selected seasonal jobs that are TRSE-accredited. if i’m not wrong, getting a visitor’s visa from the philippines is free of charge so that is even better!
believe me, there’s so much travelers here arriving with so little money that they work first in farms, and then after saving enough money, continue on travelling. most of the people even don’t have return ticket back home that they even had to earn for it! (like me for example)
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