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New Zealand visa exemption & requirements

As of 2025, regular passport holders from 0 countries visiting New Zealand for tourism purposes including Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
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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 all countries in Asia will need visas to travel to New Zealand as tourists.

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 required 3 months Yes No
Cambodia Visa required N/A Yes No
China Visa required N/A Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa required N/A 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 required 3 months Yes No
Kazakhstan Visa required N/A Yes No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required N/A Yes No
Laos Visa required N/A Yes No
Malaysia Visa required 3 months Yes 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 required 3 months Yes No
South Korea Visa required 3 months Yes 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 all countries in Europe will need visas to travel to New Zealand as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required N/A Yes No
Andorra Visa required 3 months Yes No
Austria Visa required 3 months Yes No
Belarus Visa required N/A Yes No
Belgium Visa required 3 months Yes No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required N/A Yes No
Bulgaria Visa required 3 months Yes No
Croatia Visa required 3 months Yes No
Cyprus Visa required 3 months Yes No
Czech Republic Visa required 3 months Yes No
Denmark Visa required 3 months Yes No
Estonia Visa required 3 months Yes No
Finland Visa required 3 months Yes No
France Visa required 3 months Yes No
Germany Visa required 3 months Yes No
Greece Visa required 3 months Yes No
Hungary Visa required 3 months Yes No
Iceland Visa required 3 months Yes No
Ireland Visa required 3 months Yes No
Italy Visa required 3 months Yes No
Latvia Visa required 3 months Yes No
Liechtenstein Visa required 3 months Yes No
Lithuania Visa required 3 months Yes No
Luxembourg Visa required 3 months Yes No
North Macedonia Visa required N/A Yes No
Malta Visa required 3 months Yes No
Moldova Visa required N/A Yes No
Monaco Visa required 3 months Yes No
Montenegro Visa required N/A Yes No
Netherlands Visa required 3 months Yes No
Norway Visa required 3 months Yes No
Poland Visa required 3 months Yes No
Portugal Visa required 3 months Yes No
Romania Visa required 3 months Yes No
Russia Visa required N/A Yes No
San Marino Visa required 3 months Yes No
Serbia Visa required N/A Yes No
Slovakia Visa required 3 months Yes No
Slovenia Visa required 3 months Yes No
Spain Visa required 3 months Yes No
Sweden Visa required 3 months Yes No
Switzerland Visa required 3 months Yes No
Turkey Visa required N/A Yes No
Ukraine Visa required N/A Yes No
United Kingdom Visa required 6 months Yes No
Kosovo Visa required N/A Yes No

Africa

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

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 required 3 months Yes 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 required 3 months Yes 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

Nationals from all countries in Central America and Caribbean will need visas to travel to New Zealand as tourists.

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 required 3 months Yes 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 all countries in South America will need visas to travel to New Zealand as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required 3 months Yes No
Bolivia Visa required N/A Yes No
Brazil Visa required 3 months Yes No
Chile Visa required 3 months Yes 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 required 3 months Yes 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 all countries in Middle East will need visas to travel to New Zealand as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required 3 months Yes No
Iran Visa required N/A Yes No
Iraq Visa required N/A Yes No
Israel Visa required 3 months Yes No
Jordan Visa required N/A Yes No
Kuwait Visa required 3 months Yes No
Lebanon Visa required N/A Yes No
Oman Visa required 3 months Yes No
Qatar Visa required 3 months Yes No
Saudi Arabia Visa required 3 months Yes No
Syria Visa required N/A Yes No
United Arab Emirates Visa required 3 months Yes No
Yemen Visa required N/A Yes No

North America

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

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 3 months Yes No
Mexico Visa required 3 months Yes No
United States Visa required 3 months Yes No

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