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Peak Seasonal Visa insurance no longer requires universal repatriation-of-remains cover

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateApril 19, 2026
CategoryWork visas
Policy toolHealth insurance requirement
Affected groupPeak seasonal visa applicants and supporting employers

Policy effect

From 19 April 2026, Peak Seasonal Visa health insurance no longer has to cover repatriation of remains in every circumstance. Private health insurance remains required for employment longer than three months; applications already in progress may be considered under the updated requirements.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Private health insurance remains required for employment longer than three months

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

From 19 April 2026, health insurance for the Peak Seasonal Visa (PSV) will change to make it clearer and easier for migrants and employers to meet the requirements. … Health insurance will no longer be required to cover repatriation of remains in any circumstances. … People on a PSV are not eligible for publicly funded health care, so private health insurance is required where employment is longer than 3 months. … Applications already in progress will be assessed under transitional arrangements, allowing them to be considered against the updated health insurance requirements.
Immigration New ZealandPeak Seasonal Visa health-insurance requirements; effective 19 April 2026.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/changes-to-health-insurance-requirements-for-the-peak-seasonal-visa

Review method

Two automated source reviews plus frozen-unit component adjudication

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