Immigration routes for farm workers
Agricultural labour visas are largely seasonal and bilateral — UK Seasonal Worker visa (SOC 5111 and 5119), Canada Temporary Foreign Worker Agricultural Stream and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program with bilateral country agreements (Mexico, Caribbean), Australia subclass 403 Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, New Zealand RSE scheme. Permanent migration routes are narrower (Australia subclass 494 regional, Canada Atlantic Immigration Program).
Also searched as: agricultural worker, harvest worker, dairy farmer, livestock worker.
What decides which route fits
Farm workers are not usually a licensed profession, so the route that fits you turns mostly on whether you have a qualifying job offer (for sponsored routes) and whether you meet each country's salary or points threshold.
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Frequently asked questions
Do farm workers need a job offer to work abroad?+
It depends on the route. Many countries offer skilled-migration or self-employment routes that do not require a job offer up front, while employer-sponsored work visas do. The country guides below flag which of each destination's routes need a sponsor.
Which countries have visa routes for farm workers?+
We map farm worker routes across all 178 full-coverage destinations we cover, and 1 currently have at least one route that fits farm workers directly. Open any country below for its specific routes and official sources.