Do I Need a Visa to visit New Zealand? Information on New Zealand Visa Requirements
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New Zealand Visa Information
A guide to New Zealand tourist visasDo you need a tourist visa?:
If you answer yes to any of the questions listed below, then you will not need to apply for a visa. If you can't answer yes to any of the questions, you will need to apply for a New Zealand tourist visa.
1. Are you a New Zealand/Australian citizen?
2. Are you a New Zealand resident with a returning resident visa?
3. Do you have a current Australian permanent residence visa including a current Australian resident return visa? (Note: if there are conditions on your residence visa/resident return visa, then you will require a visitor visa.)
4. Visiting under special circumstances (such as a diplomat or a member of a scientific programme - see the New Zealand immigration website for specific information on these requirements)?
5. Are you from one of the below countries and planning to visit for less than three months (or six months if you're from the United Kingdom)?
| Andorra
Bahrain BruneiChile DenmarkFrance Hong Kong**Ireland JapanLatvia* LuxembourgMexico NorwayPortugal*** San MarinoSlovak Republic SpainUnited Arab Emirates Vatican City |
Argentina
Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Estonia*Germany HungaryIsrael Korea (South)Liechtenstein MalaysiaMonaco OmanQatar Saudi ArabiaSlovenia SwedenUnited States of America**** |
Austria
Brazil CanadaCzech Republic FinlandGreece***** IcelandItaly KuwaitLithuania* MaltaNetherlands Poland Romania Singapore South Africa SwitzerlandUruguay |
* 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.)
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 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 visa to enter New Zealand.
Applying for a visa:
If you require a visa to visit New Zealand, you can find a step-by-step guide to applying for one on the visitor visa page of the New Zealand Immigration website.
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