這裏會陸續把工作假期計劃的有關資料放在這裏，如大家有相關資料，歡迎提供。
香港特別行政區政府與新西蘭、澳洲及愛爾蘭政府分別簽訂工作假期計劃的雙邊安排協議，透過本計劃增強雙方在經濟和文化的雙邊聯繫，以及推動彼此的旅遊業發展。
本地年青人可透過參予本計劃，前往上述國家遊歷或從事短期工作，從而了解當地的文化及社會發展。本計劃旨讓年青人在外地生活期間，吸取寶貴的生活及工作經驗，從而加強自信心、適應力以及人際溝通技巧．．．．．．
工作假期計劃詳情：
http://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/plan/whs.htm
生活易工作假期計劃專題網站：
http://whs.esdlife.com/
這是我在港電台的親身介紹。
以下是傳媒近年對我的訪問，全都是有關工作假期計劃 Working Holiday 的。我在2006-2007年去了紐西蘭工作旅遊一年，回來後在不同媒體流下了片言隻字，我把它們結集起來，當成回億之餘，也希望和朋友分享。
2009年5月30日 太陽報, IT人變百搭外勞 玩遍新西蘭
收看 http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20090530/00480_001.html
2009年3月新城資訊台：越學越強－－紐西蘭工作假期打工學習
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2009年1月1日國際漫遊協會《國際自由行》－－扭轉紐西蘭
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2008年11月29日香港電台電視部《不一樣的旅遊》－－ 自由工．自遊人
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2008年11月24日《新假期》第481期, 紐西蘭工作旅遊－－我在地盤的日子
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2008年11月23日香港電台第一台《港台講台》
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2008年11月22日香港電台第一台旅遊節目《旅遊樂園》－－ 香港電台《旅遊樂園》宣傳港台制作《不一樣的旅遊》
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2008年11月17日香港電台第五台旅遊節目《我要走天涯》－－ 不一樣的旅遊
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2008年9月13日
承蒙謝茜嘉喜歡這個blog，這次上去輕鬆的講下，也說說少許 Working Holiday 的真實生活。
叱咤903《西加航空》－－New Zealand Working Holiday & 好blog推介
收聽 第一節 New Zealand Working Holiday 第二節 好blog推介
2007年11月23日
UonLIVE《旅流之輩》
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2007年11月10日
叱咤903《西加航空》－－ 一年的放洋生活
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2007年10月9日
Blogger Cafe
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2007年10月3日 文匯報：新西蘭流浪記
收看 http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/10/03/RW0710030001.htm
2007年8月23日 metropop, 一生一次 Working Holiday
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2007年8月
小金星成長#81 訪問一年假期計劃人Ryan（三）
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2007年8月13日 Hong Kong PDA User Group －－ 第097集：IT 自遊行
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2007年8月8日 Hi-Tech Weekly, Cover Story: 旅之達人．外遊攝影宣言
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2007年8月6日網台 MyRadio.com.hk 《旅遊學會》－－ 紐西蘭旅遊
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2007年7月30日網台 MyRadio.com.hk 《旅遊學會》－－ 紐西蘭工作假期計劃
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2007年7月23日香港電台第五台旅遊節目《我要走天涯》－－ 在工作假期計劃中暢遊新西蘭
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2007年5月11日第76期 U Magazine, Ask Experts 專欄
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hihi~
想問下ryan 你如果一個學生在讀書時借左政府$ 讀書….
畢業後想去nz..咁張visa會唔會唔批?!!!會唔會要等還晒所以錢比政府先批張visa?!!!!
Rachel, 如果你4月尾去, 便明年4月1日申請吧, 一批即去. 但如果你想4月初去, 現在申請吧! 一個月如果慳慳地唔點玩一千紐幣一定夠, 其實只要肯做, 一定搵到工的, 果園成日都要人. 有位台灣朋友出發時只帶500紐幣, 一去到即搵工, 好厲害.
sa, 會批的. 移民局唔會知. 而且申請工作假期計劃可以申請遲還 grant & loan, 因為這計劃係政府搞的, 政府唔會咁玩申請者, haha.
hello Ryan,
在网上搜索关于workling holiday计划的内容就踩到你这里来了，上海大概下半年也出这个计划了，我也会申请一下下，真的很想去NZ因为我也超喜欢大自然！！
以后有问题会咨询你哦！请多关照！谢谢啦~~
Hi Ryan,
我剛剛在NZ旅行完回港,知道了有這個工作計劃,很想知道詳情,請幫忙解答.謝謝
- 如我想在今年7月去NZ,現在申請是否ok?
- 請問要照肺先或交表先?
- 在online申請時是否要交埋來回機票資料?(但未確定申請成功應不會先訂機票)
- 我睇說明ge時候佢叫我申請左個acc,咁個acc ge實質用途係咩?同埋上網download落黎張form係pdf檔,填唔到,怎麼辦?
Iris, 真的!? 恭喜恭喜, 的確是好消息. 要不要我來上海開個講座? 我很樂意啊!
Anson, 1. OK, 快點去申請, 我怕趕不來批核. 2. 用網上的話交表先. 3. 唔駛, 呢個唔係批核準則. 4. 個acct用黎日後login入去睇結果, 辦理各種事務等. 你應用網上交表果種, pdf 係俾你填完親身交去領事館的.
Ryan,
謝謝你的幫忙,
但我還有以下問題,
麻煩你再解答一下~~
1.我係咪可以申請被接納後先交application fee,或填完form就要比?
2.我想問一下照x-ray係咪搵佢個網張list是但一個ge panel doctor照就可以?醫生洗唔洗book appointment?同埋我洗唔洗print d application ge證明比個醫生睇先可以比佢知我照x-ray係作申請nz ge working scheme用途?
thanks a lot!!!
甭客氣，費用係一填完就要俾，手續費來的。要book，你book時說是做去NZ WH的X光便可以，診所會幫你交去領事館的了，很方便的。
Hello~I am a friend of Sally and Bongo. She forwarded your website to me, really great!! I am leaving to Australia for a year on July 4th, however, still not yet settled the insurance at the moment….do you know where I can buy the insurance which can cover a year? Because seems like most of the travel insurance the insurance companies offered just cover 180 days (max. half year)…can you give me some advices?
Hi Bonnie, 香港是沒有超過180日的旅遊保險的, 你可以上網買外國的, 但蠻貴的.
http://www.worldnomads.com/insurance.aspx
祝你旅途愉快!
HI Ryan 我岩岩網上申請左WH VISA喇，我可以兩個月後既任何時間出發，可否幫我同Rachel、Monnie交換E-MAIL呀~因為我見佢地兩位都係08下半年或下年出發…SO…..
Hi Nick, 已把你的email給她們啦, 祝你們玩得開心!
RYAN唔該晒您~~您真係好人士…..
hi Ryan,
Just clicked into ur site randomly and it’s such informative:) thanks so much
After reading ur page, it encourage me to ‘Go for WHV’ so much. As u said, we now have no burdens, so am planning to go apply the VISA so soon. And i got a serval of questions for u, if u dun mind:p
1. If I’m going there in Octo. Would it be a good time (easy) to get a job? (due to the seasonal changes)
2. Do you think it’s better to get a job before arrival OR just go first and seek for a job there?
3. Normally, would the employers provide with accomodation? If NOT, is it easy to get to the work place from the hostel?eg. daily farm
Once again, thank for so much and nice to meet you here:)
Hi Pinky, thanks for coming. Hope this site can help u.
1. Yup, it is good to go in Oct. Good time to work but good time to play as well, haha. Depends on what kind of job u want to do. If you do farm job, you need to find another farm after season. But don’t worry, your colleagues will give u much info about next job.
2. Both are same. You can try to find through web. Send email to tell them when will u arrive and stay to work. If they need u, they will reply you.
3. Usually not, or less quota for heaps of people to apply. It’s not hard to find a room or stay in hostel but maybe quite far from your home to orchard. Try to ask employer if they can arrange transportation.
Hi Ryan, your homepage is so great!
Actually I am a university student, I would like taking a year gap to work in New Zealand, do you know is it common?
Strictly it seems not a placement year, do you think I can apply WHV as well?
And I saw there are many agencies online to help people apply it, do you know what is the difference?
Thank you very much!
Hi Ryan, i like you webpage a lot, i m sure u had a great time in NZ
is there anyone going to NZ in Oct? i am applying for the visa?
btw, Pinky, when r u leaving? want to join together?
sorry Ryan, repeated post tim…i though they didn’t work at first ar…sor~~
Ryan,
Carol 呀! 11月個時問過你關於NZ Working Holiday既野. 轉眼間已經半年啦. 我返左黎既. 由於某d原因我無留到一年. 雖然時間比較短, 但我好開心呀. 我係nz識到一d朋友, 佢地識得你嫁. 仲有識得Oliver. 你地呢兩位香港代表真係出名. =)
最低工資由四月一日開始已經升左做nzd 12 (before tax). 大家要留意呀! =)
Carol
Noel, 不要緊, 呢度係比較慢的, 請勿介意. 你可以去呢到搵人一齊去, 我地常去呢到講 WH 的事的.
http://www.travellife.org/viewforum.php?f=99
Carol, 你咁快返左黎啦? 不如下次 sharing 出黎講下你的經歷, 幫下要去既人好嗎?
Hi Francesca, sorry I missed your message. Gap year is not common in Chinese community but popular in western. Everyone can apply WHV, it is easy to apply and don’t need to through agent. Go to https://www.immigration.govt.nz/ have a look then you know how to do. Go ahead! Don’t wait otherwise you will not go if think too much.
Hi ,Ryan, so nice to see your sharing.
I would like to go ireland at dec of this year,
however , from the web, it show that i need to complete everythings before i apply for the wh visa ?
anyone i can ask for consult for ireland wh trip?
Besides, i also like to go NZ for WH trip, i should make the online application?
i cant find the link for online application, i just find an application form, it’s that means the application is full already? or just i can ‘t find the link -____-lll?
Thanks!!!
hi,你好呀,其實我好想去體驗下,但唔清楚點申請,去到又驚英文唔得,搵工定讀書,住宿呀咁,所以到現在都係得個想字,可唔可以比點意見我呀,同埋申請後幾耐先可以成行呢?thank you
Hi Ryan, my name is Morpheus from HK. I’m now in NZ for working holiday for 1 year. Very happy to meet u. I know u from u blog which is very interesting especially your job as tour guide in Lake Tekapo. I would like to apply this job also because I studied Astronomy/Cosmology in university as elective subject. Thanks very much for your sharing and photos in “Lake Tekapo觀天系列”. Could u please tell when is the best time too do this job and how to apply.? Thanks!!!!
Hope u all the best in HK
Morpheus Chiu in Whangarei NZ
Hi kim, I think you should ask Ireland consulate. As I know, Ireland asks you to buy plane ticket and insurance before apply. Or you can go to this forum to ask. This is for WH. http://www.travellife.org/forum-130-1.html
The online application link is here, you need to register an account first.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/secure/default.htm
Ivan, 唔駛驚, 只要你肯踏出第一步便可以. 你可以先到勞工處的網站看介紹. http://whs.esdlife.com/
然後再去呢個forum睇下其他人的話題, 同其他人交流下. 當你得到多些資料, 便知道要怎樣做了.
http://www.travellife.org/viewforum.php?f=99
Hi Morpheus, The company is Earth and Sky in Lake Tekapo. They usually hire Chinese tour guide in summer. You can try in October. I advice you send an email to them, introduce yourself and express how you want and you can do this job. Their website is http://www.earthandsky.co.nz. Hope you can success.
其實第一次去應該去澳洲定NZ好D呢,兩者有咩分別呢?
Ivan, 沒所謂的, 看你喜歡去哪裏.
Rachel, 今年多左好多人報名, 希望你玩得開心, 順風啊!
如果慳慳地, 一個月約花NZ$800左右, 只計食住行. 只要你肯做, 一定可以搵到工的. 可以去上面提及的forum和其他人查詢工作情況. 你指的SN是哪裏? 我們通常以巴士或私家車穿梭各地, 除非要短時間內到遠距離城市才會坐飛機. 巴士車程都以小時計, 短途一兩小時, 長途6-10小時也會有, 但長途的話通常會一邊玩一邊去. 你指的是甚麼 online 申請表?
RYAN, 有D問題想問你~
我上網申請左架啦, 但係Working Holiday Schemes Online homepage 入面,
個STATUS 顯示Ineligible
咁即係代表唔得?
SHAN, 噢, 你咁唔好彩? 你搵到原因嗎? 試下遲D再申請過吧.
Hi Ryan
如果網上唔得0話,可唔可以寄去或者fax~
http://www.nzvisa.org/form/
假期工作签证表格 (NZIS1085)
我估唔得, 會有record的, 不如你搵下個原因, 解決左再申請過.
請問30歲最一天申請的話, 是指上網申請? 或是計埋照 x-ray 的時間?
應該係計申請時間的, 當然問領事館最準確囉.
Ryan,
好彩有你呢個網係到..解答左我好多問題!!
想請問係咪7月開始俾人報名??
我好怕會冇位…
唔好意思, 之前冇睇清楚, 我而家知道答案啦^^
Chick, 每人4月1日開始報名, 今年已滿了囉! 第一次呢!
我做左x-ray check喇 (個cheak勁hea 17/5做完 20/5就批左)
係去aus whs visa
plan緊11月 去
出發前好多野都唔清楚
1)住+job (去到先搵定宜家係hk搵埋?)
2)又唔知bring唔bring noteboook去 (好似好麻煩 又唔係有得online…@@)
3)idd (係local買定係hk apply定?)
11月去 …好似無咩seasonal job
beside those seasonal job 仲可以做咩呢….
so many questions nei…
doubleK
Hi doubleK, 多數人去到搵, 但亦可以試試在香港先搵. 帶nb幾好, 因為無乜夜生活, 有電腦無咁悶. 去到買calling card便行, 好平的. 11月係夏天, 農場工多的是啊! 一般人都係做農場, 酒店執房, 餐廳等.
我同個朋友一齊上網申請WHV (4/8)去澳洲,(7/8)一齊去咗照肺,我(8/8)就收到E-MAIL批咗,但係我朋友就收唔到,上網佢寫NO CURRENT VISA,咁姐係未批定唔批呢?
呢點我唔肯定, 不如叫你朋友打去問下.
hahaha佢今日打過去批咗喇!!好開心!!唔該哂你!~^^
Hi Ryan, is me~
I am starting to plan my trip in nz next year~
Question Time:
1. How much does the membership of YHA in nz?
2. Would like to know if the membership just can be used in nz?
3. You have mentioned that you just bought half-year insurance. So, you bought in nz for the rest of time?
Thanks.
Also, i have read the website of STRAY. I can’t find the FREE BUS TRIP at Auckland there, would you please advise the detail about this trip here?
Thanks.
Hi Monnie, 1) The latest price you can check in http://www.yha.co.nz/. 2) No, it is worldwide. 3) Haha, good question. My agent renewed for me but it is not working now. So you can buy in NZ or consider this https://www.scti-online.co.nz/visitnz/public.aspx.
For the Stray, you can ask YHA when you arrived there. not sure are they still doing the free trip.
我想問..如果我想下年一月尾出發去澳洲..宜家申請會唔會太遲呢??
請問點樣知道個額滿左味?
有可能已滿額, 你可以試下網上申請, 好果滿左佢會話滿左, 唔會收錢的.
Hi Ryan~
For immigration, except the following, please advise any other thing that i have to bring along with.
1) Return ticket
2) Copied e-visa (of cos w/passport)
3) NZ$ 4200 cash
4) Insurance
Thanks.
其實過關只會看一看你的護照便知你有沒有WH Visa，錢有時會看（但很少），其他的都不用給他看。
hi ryan,
我想問由網上申請到出發日大約需時幾耐? thx
如果驗身沒問題, 照X光幾天後便知道結果, 批了便可以馬上出發.