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New Zealand visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 56 countries visiting New Zealand for tourism purposes including Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria and Canada Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
New Zealand Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

New Zealand visa exempt countries

To enter New Zealand for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in New Zealand without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from 5 countries in Asia are exempt from New Zealand visa, while those from 27 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Armenia Visa required N/A Yes No
Azerbaijan Visa required N/A Yes No
Bangladesh Visa required N/A Yes No
Bhutan Visa required N/A Yes No
Brunei Visa not required 3 months No No
Cambodia Visa required N/A Yes No
China Visa required N/A Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa required 3 months No No
Georgia Visa required N/A Yes No
India Visa required N/A Yes No
Indonesia Visa required N/A Yes No
Japan Visa not required 3 months No No
Kazakhstan Visa required N/A Yes No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required N/A Yes No
Laos Visa required N/A Yes No
Malaysia Visa not required 3 months No No
Maldives Visa required N/A Yes No
Mongolia Visa required N/A Yes No
Myanmar Visa required N/A Yes No
Nepal Visa required N/A Yes No
North Korea Visa required N/A Yes No
Pakistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Philippines Visa required N/A Yes No
Singapore Visa not required 3 months No No
South Korea Visa not required 3 months No No
Sri Lanka Visa required N/A Yes No
Tajikistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Thailand Visa required N/A Yes No
Turkmenistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Uzbekistan Visa required N/A Yes No
Vietnam Visa required N/A Yes No

Europe

Nationals from 34 countries in Europe are exempt from New Zealand visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required N/A Yes No
Andorra Visa not required 3 months No No
Austria Visa not required 3 months No No
Belarus Visa required N/A Yes No
Belgium Visa not required 3 months No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required N/A Yes No
Bulgaria Visa not required 3 months No No
Croatia Visa required N/A Yes No
Cyprus Visa not required 3 months No No
Czech Republic Visa not required 3 months No No
Denmark Visa not required 3 months No No
Estonia Visa not required 3 months No No
Finland Visa not required 3 months No No
France Visa not required 3 months No No
Germany Visa not required 3 months No No
Greece Visa not required 3 months No No
Hungary Visa not required 3 months No No
Iceland Visa not required 3 months No No
Ireland Visa not required 3 months No No
Italy Visa not required 3 months No No
Latvia Visa not required 3 months No No
Liechtenstein Visa not required 3 months No No
Lithuania Visa not required 3 months No No
Luxembourg Visa not required 3 months No No
North Macedonia Visa required N/A Yes No
Malta Visa not required 3 months No No
Moldova Visa required N/A Yes No
Monaco Visa not required 3 months No No
Montenegro Visa required N/A Yes No
Netherlands Visa not required 3 months No No
Norway Visa not required 3 months No No
Poland Visa not required 3 months No No
Portugal Visa not required 3 months No No
Romania Visa not required 3 months No No
Russia Visa required N/A Yes No
San Marino Visa not required 3 months No No
Serbia Visa required N/A Yes No
Slovakia Visa not required 3 months No No
Slovenia Visa not required 3 months No No
Spain Visa not required 3 months No No
Sweden Visa not required 3 months No No
Switzerland Visa not required 3 months No No
Turkey Visa required N/A Yes No
Ukraine Visa required N/A Yes No
United Kingdom Visa not required 6 months No No
Kosovo Visa required N/A Yes No

Africa

Nationals from 2 countries in Africa are exempt from New Zealand visa, while those from 52 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required N/A Yes No
Angola Visa required N/A Yes No
Benin Visa required N/A Yes No
Botswana Visa required N/A Yes No
Burkina Faso Visa required N/A Yes No
Burundi Visa required N/A Yes No
Cameroon Visa required N/A Yes No
Cape Verde Visa required N/A Yes No
Central African Republic Visa required N/A Yes No
Chad Visa required N/A Yes No
Comoros Visa required N/A Yes No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required N/A Yes No
Djibouti Visa required N/A Yes No
Egypt Visa required N/A Yes No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Eritrea Visa required N/A Yes No
Ethiopia Visa required N/A Yes No
Gabon Visa required N/A Yes No
Gambia Visa required N/A Yes No
Ghana Visa required N/A Yes No
Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required N/A Yes No
Kenya Visa required N/A Yes No
Lesotho Visa required N/A Yes No
Liberia Visa required N/A Yes No
Libya Visa required N/A Yes No
Madagascar Visa required N/A Yes No
Malawi Visa required N/A Yes No
Mali Visa required N/A Yes No
Mauritania Visa required N/A Yes No
Mauritius Visa not required 3 months No No
Morocco Visa required N/A Yes No
Mozambique Visa required N/A Yes No
Namibia Visa required N/A Yes No
Niger Visa required N/A Yes No
Nigeria Visa required N/A Yes No
Rwanda Visa required N/A Yes No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A Yes No
Senegal Visa required N/A Yes No
Seychelles Visa not required 3 months No No
Sierra Leone Visa required N/A Yes No
Somalia Visa required N/A Yes No
South Africa Visa required N/A Yes No
Sudan Visa required N/A Yes No
Eswatini Visa required N/A Yes No
Tanzania Visa required N/A Yes No
Togo Visa required N/A Yes No
Tunisia Visa required N/A Yes No
Uganda Visa required N/A Yes No
Zambia Visa required N/A Yes No
Zimbabwe Visa required N/A Yes No
Republic of the Congo Visa required N/A Yes No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required N/A Yes No
South Sudan Visa required N/A Yes No

Central America and Caribbean

Only citizens from Costa Rica do not need visas, while nationals from 19 other countrie(s) in Central America and Caribbean are required to obtain a valid visa to enter New Zealand.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required N/A Yes No
Bahamas Visa required N/A Yes No
Barbados Visa required N/A Yes No
Belize Visa required N/A Yes No
Costa Rica Visa not required 3 months No No
Cuba Visa required N/A Yes No
Dominica Visa required N/A Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required N/A Yes No
El Salvador Visa required N/A Yes No
Grenada Visa required N/A Yes No
Guatemala Visa required N/A Yes No
Haiti Visa required N/A Yes No
Honduras Visa required N/A Yes No
Jamaica Visa required N/A Yes No
Nicaragua Visa required N/A Yes No
Panama Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Lucia Visa required N/A Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required N/A Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required N/A Yes No

South America

Nationals from 4 countries in South America are exempt from New Zealand visa, while those from 8 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa not required 3 months No No
Bolivia Visa required N/A Yes No
Brazil Visa not required 3 months No No
Chile Visa not required 3 months No No
Colombia Visa required N/A Yes No
Ecuador Visa required N/A Yes No
Guyana Visa required N/A Yes No
Paraguay Visa required N/A Yes No
Peru Visa required N/A Yes No
Suriname Visa required N/A Yes No
Uruguay Visa not required 3 months No No
Venezuela Visa required N/A Yes No

Oceania

Nationals from all countries in Oceania will need visas to travel to New Zealand as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required N/A Yes No
Fiji Visa required N/A Yes No
Kiribati Visa required N/A Yes No
Marshall Islands Visa required N/A Yes No
Micronesia Visa required N/A Yes No
Nauru Visa required N/A Yes No
Palau Visa required N/A Yes No
Papua New Guinea Visa required N/A Yes No
Samoa Visa required N/A Yes No
Solomon Islands Visa required N/A Yes No
Tonga Visa required N/A Yes No
Tuvalu Visa required N/A Yes No
Vanuatu Visa required N/A Yes No

Middle East

Nationals from 7 countries in Middle East are exempt from New Zealand visa, while those from 6 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa not required 3 months No No
Iran Visa required N/A Yes No
Iraq Visa required N/A Yes No
Israel Visa not required 3 months No No
Jordan Visa required N/A Yes No
Kuwait Visa not required 3 months No No
Lebanon Visa required N/A Yes No
Oman Visa not required 3 months No No
Qatar Visa not required 3 months No No
Saudi Arabia Visa not required 3 months No No
Syria Visa required N/A Yes No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 3 months No No
Yemen Visa required N/A Yes No

North America

Nationals from 3 countries in North America are exempt from New Zealand visa, while those from 0 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa not required 3 months No No
Mexico Visa not required 3 months No No
United States Visa not required 3 months No No

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