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Working holiday budget in New Zealand for Americans

Plan your working holiday in New Zealand with a passport from United States: verified fees, proof of funds and your travel estimates in USD, with USD alongside.

New Zealand

Working holiday

Plan your budget

Convert the listed visa fees and add your own insurance, flight and first-month estimates. This is a planning estimate, not a price quote.

Currency
Listed fees + your travel and first month

Enter your own lower and upper estimates in the selected currency, without thousands separators. Changing currency does not convert the amounts you enter.

Travel and health insurance

Example: use the lowest and highest quotes for cover over your planned stay. No sourced estimate is available yet.

Return flights

Example: use flight quotes from your departure city for your travel dates. No sourced estimate is available yet.

First month: accommodation and living costs

Example: add 30 days of accommodation, food, transport and phone costs. No sourced estimate is available yet.

Enter all three ranges to calculate your travel and first-month estimate.

Listed visa fees · approximate conversion

Visa application fee

Source for Application fee

Cost From NZD $770
Immigration New Zealand — USA Working Holiday Visa » Immigration New Zealand

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Approx. USD 434

Daily reference rates dated 2026-10-30. European Central Bank

The visa fee is a starting price. Your final fee may be higher.

Money you may need to show

These are funds to demonstrate, not a visa fee. They are shown separately and are not added to the estimate. Read the evidence for the applicable conditions.

Minimum funds

Source for Proof of funds

You must have at least NZD $4,200 to cover your living expenses while in New Zealand.
Immigration New Zealand — USA Working Holiday Visa » Immigration New Zealand

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Approx. USD 2,368

Daily reference rates dated 2026-10-30. European Central Bank

Check proof of funds

Amounts rounded up to whole currency units. Banks and payment providers may use different rates and add charges.

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