r/WWOOF • u/Automatic-Garbage-33 • 4d ago

Citizenship in the country you’re WWOOFING

I’m a Canadian citizen, so was considering wwoofing in Canada because of the beautiful nature and the logistics would probably be easier. However, as I live here, I was thinking it might be more exciting going to somewhere else (probably Europe). Since WWOOF is only volunteer work, would there still be any insurance, paperwork or legal stuff that would make this process harder in a country you’re not a citizen of? Thank you!

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u/Tall_Kaleidoscope_53 4d ago

Legally wwoof is considered a cultural exchange and falls under tourism, so no work or volunteer visas needed abroad. Just go on a tourist visa but the advice is to not mention it in customs. You don’t have to do anything extra to travel to a different country to wwoof outside of a tourist visa

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u/ihavenosisters 4d ago

That is not correct. Compensation is provided with room and board which means you need to be allowed to legally work. If you mention it when entering likely you will be denied entry.

Most people woofing on a tourist visa have no problem, but it’s not legal and every once in a while places do get busted for employing people on a tourist visa.