Who needs a visa for New Zealand?
Of 198 passports, 1 enter New Zealand without a visa, 0 get a visa on arrival, 60 apply online and 137 need a visa in advance.
1
Visa-free
0
Visa on arrival
60
e-Visa / eTA
137
Visa required
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Visa-free1
eTA required60
Andorra90 daysArgentina90 daysAustria90 daysBahrain90 daysBelgium90 daysBrazil90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCanada90 daysChile90 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysEstonia90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysIsrael90 daysItaly90 daysJapan90 daysKuwait90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacao90 daysMalaysia90 daysMalta90 daysMauritius90 daysMexico90 daysMonaco90 daysNetherlands90 daysNorway90 daysOman90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysRomania90 daysSan Marino90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSeychelles90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUnited Kingdom180 daysUnited States90 daysUruguay90 daysVatican City90 days
Visa required137
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua & BarbudaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCubaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMicronesiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesRepublic of the CongoRussiaRwandaSamoaSão Tomé & PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSri LankaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
Who needs a visa for New Zealand?
Of 198 passports, 1 enter New Zealand without a visa, 0 get a visa on arrival, 60 apply online and 137 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Who can enter New Zealand without a visa?
Australia.