Destination guide · New Zealand
Who can visit New Zealand visa-free?
Auckland, Queenstown — NZeTA + IVL fee required for most visa-waiver nationalities.
1 passports get visa-free entry, 0 can get a visa on arrival, and 0 can apply for an e-visa online. The remaining 137 nationalities need a full embassy visa.
1visa-free
0visa on arrival
0e-visa
137visa required
Visa-free to New Zealand
Passport holders who can enter New Zealand without any prior visa application.
ETA required for New Zealand
Electronic travel authorization — a lightweight pre-registration (usually minutes, cheaper than a visa).
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Oman
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican
Full visa required for New Zealand
Passport holders who need to apply for a visa at a New Zealand embassy before travel.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
Which passport holders can visit New Zealand visa-free?
1 passports get visa-free access to New Zealand, plus 0 more can enter with visa on arrival. See the full grouped lists above. Another 0 nationalities can apply for an e-visa online before travel.
Do I need a visa for New Zealand?
It depends on your passport. Use the lists above to find yours, or try our interactive multi-passport checker if you also hold a residence permit (UAE, US Green Card, Schengen, UK, Canada) — those can unlock additional access.
What's the difference between visa-free, visa on arrival, and e-visa?
Visa-free = you walk through immigration with just your passport. Visa on arrival = you get the visa stamped at the airport / land border, usually for a small fee. e-Visa = you apply online before you travel, and receive an electronic authorization (usually within a few days). ETA = similar to e-visa but lighter-weight — a pre-registration that takes minutes.
How long can I stay in New Zealand visa-free?
Day-limits vary by passport — common defaults are 30, 60, or 90 days. Where our data includes a specific day count, it's shown alongside the passport entry. Always double-check with the destination embassy, because day limits change more frequently than the visa-free status itself.
Can a residence permit help me enter New Zealand?
Sometimes. Holders of UAE residence, US Green Card, Schengen residence, UK BRP, or Canadian PR can sometimes access additional countries regardless of their home passport. See our Green Card guide, Indian+UAE guide, and Schengen permit guide for details.
How accurate is this list?
Entries come from the community-maintained open-source Passport Index Dataset. It's a reasonable starting point but not individually verified — rules change frequently. Always confirm with the embassy before booking travel. For high-traffic passport-destination pairs, we re-verify against official gov sources (marked with a ✓ on individual passport pages).