Do I need a visa for New Zealand?:

Information subject to change without notice: Updated September 27, 2012

People from some countries don't need a visitor visa to enter New Zealand. However, they are still required to provide:

• travel tickets or evidence of onward travel arrangements, and
• evidence of funds for maintenance while in New Zealand

Short visits

If you are visiting for three months or less and are from a country in the list below, you will not need a visitor visa (where the purpose of the visit is not for medical consultation or treatment).
 

* Visa waiver does not apply to people travelling on alien's (non-citizen's) passports issued by these countries.

** Residents of Hong Kong travelling on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or British National (Overseas) passports.

*** Portuguese passport holders must also have the right to live permanently in Portugal.

**** Including nationals of the USA.

***** Greek passport holders whose passports were issued on and after 1 January 2006. (Greek passports issued before 1 January 2006 are not acceptable for travel after 1 January 2007.)

****** Permanent residents of Taiwan travelling on a Taiwanese passport. A personal identity number printed within the visible section of the biographical page of the Taiwan passport demonstrates that the holder is a permanent resident of Taiwan.

United Kingdom and Australia

British citizens and other British passport holders who produce evidence of the right to reside permanently in the UK can visit for up to six months without a visitor visa.

Australian citizens and people who hold a current Australian permanent residence visa or a current Australian resident return visa do not need a New Zealand visitor visa to enter New Zealand.

Information subject to change without notice: Updated September 27, 2012