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Liverpool Echo
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Kate Lally

New Zealand travel update as more Brits can now get visas

A new arrangement will mean more people from the UK will be able to get a working holiday visa in New Zealand.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern signed an agreement to extend the Youth Mobility and Working Holiday schemes. The maximum age limit for applicants will be raised from 30 to 35, and the maximum length of time people can stay in the host country will be increased from various durations to three years.

The reciprocal visa schemes are aimed at giving people a better understanding of each country. Home Secretary Priti Patel said: "Travelling, living and working overseas can be a wonderfully enriching experience.

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