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Article: Quota Raised for Young Americans to Holiday and Work In New Zealand.
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- July 27, 2006
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NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to 5,000 United States citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 can now apply to go to New Zealand on Working Holiday visas, the United States office of Immigration New Zealand announced today.
The new quota for the 2006-07 year represents a significant increase over the 1,000 places offered in the previous year.
Approving the quota this week, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters said: "The increase in the quota reflects the strengthening relationship between the United States and New Zealand, and the fact that the scheme has been so successful since it began in 2004 that it has been over- subscribed every ...