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Peak Seasonal Visa insurance may exclude specified conditions and events

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, compliant Peak Seasonal Visa insurance may exclude pre-existing conditions, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and childbirth except certain complications, HIV-related illness, suicide or attempted suicide, and events involving alcohol or non-prescribed drugs. If an excluded event results in death, the policy may also exclude returning the body home. Private insurance remains required for employment longer than three months, with transition protection for applications already in progress.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From 19 April 2026, compliant Peak Seasonal Visa insurance may exclude pre-existing conditions, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and childbirth except certain complications, HIV-related illness, suicide or attempted suicide, and events involving alcohol or non-prescribed drugs.; Private insurance remains required for employment longer than three months, with transition protection for applications already in progress.

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. … pre-existing conditions sexually transmitted infections pregnancy and childbirth (except certain complications) HIV-related illness suicide or attempted suicide situations that involve the influence of alcohol or non-prescribed drugs. … Where an excluded event under an insurance policy (such as suicide) results in death, the policy may also exclude cover for the cost of returning someone's body to their home country. … 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 permitted health-insurance exclusions; 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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