Entry rules · Iceland passport
Do Iceland passport holders need a visa for New Zealand?
No visa, but Iceland passport holders need an electronic travel authorization before travelling to New Zealand. It allows a stay of up to 3 months per entry.
Checked against official sources on 10 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Electronic travel authorization. Apply online before you travel. Not a visa.
- Stay
- Up to 3 months per entry
- Status
- Verified 10 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Immigration New Zealand
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Iceland passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: electronic travel authorization
If you have a passport from a country or territory on the visa waiver list on this page, you can travel to New Zealand without a visa — but you need to get a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) first.
- be a citizen of a visa waiver country or territory
If you are a citizen of a visa waiver country, we may give you a Visa Waiver Visitor Visa to stay up to 3 months — or 6 months for UK citizens.
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List of visa waiver countries and territories - Andorra - Argentina - Austria - Bahrain - Belgium - Brazil - Brunei - Bulgaria - Canada - Chile - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia (citizens only) - Finland - France - Germany - Greece (only for Greek passports issued on and after 1 Jan 2006) - Hong Kong (residents travelling on HKSAR or British National–Overseas passports only) - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Korea, South - Kuwait - Latvia (citizens only) - Liechtenstein - Lithuania (citizens only) - Luxembourg - Macau (residents travelling on Macau Special Administrative Region passports) - Malaysia - Malta - Mauritius - Mexico - Monaco - Netherlands - Norway - Oman - Poland - Portugal (passport holders who have the right to live permanently in Portugal) - Qatar - Romania - San Marino - Saudi Arabia - Seychelles - Singapore - Slovak Republic - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Taiwan (permanent residents travelling on Taiwan passports) - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom (UK) (citizens and other British passport holders who have the right to reside permanently in the UK) - United States of America (USA) (including USA nationals) - Uruguay - Vatican City
You must have a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) before you travel to New Zealand.
List of visa waiver countries and territories Andorra Argentina Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia (citizens only) Finland France Germany Greece (only for Greek passports issued on and after 1 Jan 2006) Hong Kong (residents travelling on HKSAR or British National–Overseas passports only) Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea, South Kuwait Latvia (citizens only) Liechtenstein Lithuania (citizens only) Luxembourg Macau (residents travelling on Macau Special Administrative Region passports) Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Netherlands Norway Oman Poland Portugal (passport holders who have the right to live permanently in Portugal) Qatar Romania San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (permanent residents travelling on Taiwan passports) United Arab Emirates United Kingdom (UK) (citizens and other British passport holders who have the right to reside permanently in the UK) United States of America (USA) (including USA nationals) Uruguay Vatican City
Stay: up to 3 months per entry
do not need a visitor visa to enter New Zealand for a period of less than 3 months, or 6 months if from the United Kingdom
To allow stays (each visit) for 3 months, or 6 months for UK citizens
visit for up to 3 months at a time, or up to 6 months at a time if you are from the United Kingdom
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You can stay for up to 3 months.
You can only be in New Zealand for up to 6 months within any 12-month period. This period is the 12 months counting back from your intended departure date (the date you plan to leave New Zealand).
New Zealand for other passports
- Free movement
- Australia
- eTAUp to 3 months per entry
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
- eTAUp to 6 months per entry
- United Kingdom
How this rule was checked
On 10 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to New Zealand, chiefly Immigration New Zealand. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: electronic travel authorization, up to 90 days. The official source shows: electronic travel authorization, up to 3 months per entry, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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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.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Iceland passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- New Zealand visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Iceland passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Iceland passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of New Zealand.