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Visa requirements for New Zealand

Holders of 61 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

197 of 198 rules verified in the last 90 days · the rest not recently verified (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

Government travel advice for New Zealand

United States
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise normal security precautions

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to New Zealand as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for New Zealand

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter New Zealand. The full list is in the table below.

  • Freedom of movement
  • Electronic travel authorization
  • eVisa
  • Visa required
  • No admission
  • New Zealand
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter New Zealand. Select a country to see its passport page.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to New Zealand — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Free movement1 passport

Live, work and travel without a visa.

Freedom of movement to enter New Zealand
PassportStayStatusSource
Australia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)

eTA60 passports

Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.

Electronic travel authorization to enter New Zealand
PassportStayStatusSource
AndorraUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
ArgentinaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
AustriaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
BahrainUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
BelgiumUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
BrazilUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
BruneiUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
BulgariaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
CanadaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
ChileUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
CroatiaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
CyprusUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
CzechiaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
DenmarkUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
EstoniaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
FinlandUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
FranceUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
GermanyUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
GreeceUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
Hong KongUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
HungaryUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
IcelandUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
IrelandUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
IsraelUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
ItalyUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
JapanUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
KuwaitUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
LatviaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
LiechtensteinUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
LithuaniaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
LuxembourgUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
MacaoUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
MalaysiaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
MaltaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
MauritiusUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
MexicoUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
MonacoUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
NetherlandsUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
NorwayUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
OmanUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
PolandUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
PortugalUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
QatarUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
RomaniaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
San MarinoUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
Saudi ArabiaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SeychellesUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SingaporeUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SlovakiaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SloveniaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
South KoreaUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SpainUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SwedenUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
SwitzerlandUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
TaiwanUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
United Arab EmiratesUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
United KingdomUp to 6 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
United StatesUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
UruguayUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand
Vatican CityUp to 3 monthsVerified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand

eVisa135 passports

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter New Zealand
PassportStayStatusSource
Albania—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Algeria—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Angola—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Antigua and Barbuda—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Armenia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Azerbaijan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Bahamas—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Bangladesh—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Barbados—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Belarus—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Belize—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Benin—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Bhutan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Bolivia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Bosnia and Herzegovina—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Botswana—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Burkina Faso—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Burundi—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Cambodia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Cameroon—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Cape Verde—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Central African Republic—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Chad—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
China—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Colombia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Comoros—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Costa Rica—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Cuba—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Djibouti—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Dominica—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Dominican Republic—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Ecuador—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Egypt—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
El Salvador—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Equatorial Guinea—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Eritrea—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Eswatini—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Ethiopia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Fiji—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Gabon—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Gambia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Georgia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Ghana—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Grenada—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Guatemala—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Guinea—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Guyana—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Haiti—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Honduras—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
India—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Indonesia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Iran—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Iraq—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Jamaica—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Jordan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Kazakhstan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Kenya—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Kiribati—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Kosovo—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Laos—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Lebanon—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Lesotho—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Liberia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Libya—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Madagascar—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Malawi—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Maldives—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Mali—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Marshall Islands—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Mauritania—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Micronesia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Moldova—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Mongolia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Montenegro—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Morocco—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Mozambique—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Myanmar—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Namibia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Nauru—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Nepal—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Nicaragua—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Niger—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Nigeria—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
North Korea—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
North Macedonia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Pakistan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Palau—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Palestine—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Panama—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Papua New Guinea—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Paraguay—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Peru—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Philippines—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Republic of the Congo—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Russia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Rwanda—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Saint Kitts and Nevis—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Saint Lucia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Samoa—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
São Tomé and Príncipe—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Senegal—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Serbia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Sierra Leone—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Solomon Islands—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
South Africa—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
South Sudan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Sri Lanka—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Sudan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Suriname—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Syria—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Tajikistan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Tanzania—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Thailand—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Timor-Leste—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Togo—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Tonga—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Trinidad and Tobago—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Tunisia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Türkiye—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Turkmenistan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Tuvalu—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Uganda—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Ukraine—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Uzbekistan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Vanuatu—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Venezuela—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Vietnam—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Yemen—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Zambia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)
Zimbabwe—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)

Visa required1 passport

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter New Zealand
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026

No admission1 passport

Short visits are currently suspended or refused, apart from narrow exceptions.

No admission to enter New Zealand
PassportStayStatusSource
Somalia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Immigration New Zealand (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)