New Zealand is expecting strong demand for its 2015-16 Working Holiday plan for Chinese citizens, which opens for application on May 19, according to the country's immigration office.
The Immigration New Zealand website crashed last year due to the volume of traffic when working holiday visa applications for Chinese opened, and the quota of 1,000 visas was filled within nine hours.
The program was launched in 2008 as part of the free trade agreement signed by New Zealand and China.
An annual quota of 1,000 working holiday visas is allocated to Chinese aged from 18 to 30, allowing them to travel in the country for up to 12 months and work part time.
Australia has become the second country after New Zealand to grant visas to Chinese for working holidays.
