How to get work abroad
- List your farm skills, machines you can run, and years of experience.
- Get skills assessed if required, like VETASSESS for Australian skilled visas.
- Search farm jobs on Seek, AgCareers, and Canada's Job Bank.
- Apply to accredited or LMIA-approved farms that sponsor foreign workers.
- Sign the job offer, then apply for the matching work visa.
- Move over, keep pay records, and learn local farm safety rules.
Licensing: Most farm jobs need no licence, but pesticide spraying and heavy machinery may need local certificates.
Your path to permanent residency
- Start on a sponsored farm work visa like the AEWV or TFWP.
- Work full-time and stay in the same farm occupation.
- Track your work months; most countries want one to three years.
- Improve your English test score to earn extra points.
- Apply for residency through PNP, Green List, or points systems.
- Keep living there; your residency years can lead to citizenship.
Best bets right now
New ZealandWork to Residence Visa (Green List Tier 2)
Dairy farm managers get residence after two years
New ZealandAccredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
Dairy and crop farms sponsor many workers
CanadaProvincial Nominee Program (PNP)
Alberta and Saskatchewan nominate farm workers
CanadaEmployer-Specific Work Permit (TFWP / International Mobility Program)
TFWP agriculture stream hires farm workers yearly
AustraliaSkills in Demand visa
Dairy, pig, and poultry farmers on Core Skills list
AustraliaSkilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa
Farmer jobs sit on the Regional Occupation List
Matching visas by country
- 🇨🇦 Canada — Employer-Specific Work Permit (TFWP / International Mobility Program) · Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
- 🇦🇺 Australia — Skills in Demand visa · Skilled Independent visa · Skilled Nominated visa · Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa · Employer Nomination Scheme visa
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand — Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) · Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa · Work to Residence Visa (Green List Tier 2)
- 🇮🇹 Italy — Subordinate Work Visa — Decreto Flussi
- 🇩🇪 Germany — Skilled Worker Visa (Fachkräfte) · Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)
- 🇸🇪 Sweden — Work Permit (Employee)
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates — Standard Work (Employment) Residence Visa
- 🇶🇦 Qatar — Work Visa & Work Residence Permit (QID)