Passports
and Visas
Is your passport ready to travel?
Before you travel to New Zealand, please
check that your passport is ready for
the trip. Your passport must be:
Valid
for at least three months beyond your
intended departure date.
Not damaged, defaced or excessively worn.
Showing a visa or permit, if you require
one.
Do you need a visa or permit?
You do not need a visa or permit to visit
New Zealand if you are:
A
New Zealand citizen or Resident Permit
holder
An Australian citizen travelling on an
Australian passport
An Australian resident with a current
Australian resident return visa
A British citizen and or British passport
holder who can produce evidence of the
right to reside permanently in the UK
(you can stay up to six months)
A citizen of a country which has a visa
waiver agreement with New Zealand (you
can stay up to three months)
Countries that have a visa waiver agreement
with New Zealand
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Argentina Lithuania
Austria Luxembourg
Bahrain Malaysia
Belgium Malta
Brazil Mexico
Brunei Monaco
Canada Netherlands
Chile Norway
Cyprus Oman
Czech Republic Poland
Denmark Portugal
Estonia Qatar
Finland San Marino
France Saudi Arabia
Germany Singapore
Greece Slovak Republic
Hong Kong Slovenia
Hungary South Africa
Iceland Spain
Ireland Sweden
Israel Switzerland
Italy United Arab Emirates
Japan United States of America
Korea (South) Uruguay
Kuwait Vatican City
Latvia
If
you come from one these countries, you
don't need a visa to enter New Zealand.
However, you are still required to provide:
Travel
tickets or evidence of onward travel
arrangements
Evidence that your can support yourself
in New Zealand (approximately NZ$1000
per month per person).
How
do you apply for a Visitor’s Visa?
If your country is not on the visa waiver
list, or you wish to stay longer than
three months (or six months if you’re
British), you will need to apply for
a Visitor's Visa. You can download application
forms from the Visitor Visa page of
the New Zealand Immigration Service
website, or contact your nearest New
Zealand Embassy.
What
if you’re coming to study or work?
The New Zealand Immigration website
also has information on work, business,
and student visas. If you want to study
in New Zealand, check out the websites
of English New Zealand and Education
New Zealand Trust.
Work
Visas required by Tour Guides
If you are travelling with a group of
visitors and acting as a tour guide
or a tour leader in a co-ordination
role, you require a work visa. All Tour
Guides must obtain work visas, prior
to their arrival in New Zealand. Tour
Guides should allow, at least, 10 working
days for the processing of these applications
and must present the following documentation
to the nearest New Zealand Consulate,
Embassy or Immigration New Zealand office:
A
fully completed, signed and dated work
visa application form.
The work visa fee, if applicable, is
payable by Money Order or Company Cheque.
One recent passport type photograph
of the applicant.
The applicant’s original passport.
A letter of introduction and guarantee
of financial support from the Tour Company.
This letter would also include the job
title and the salary for the specific
applicant, the length of time the applicant
will be in New Zealand and how many
visits the guide will conduct over the
next 2 years. Multiple entry work visas
can be applied for.
The Tour Company's most recent promotional
booklet which demonstrates that the
company is a bona fides business.
To enable the safe and timely return
of the applicant's passport, a self
addressed, prepaid, courier airway bill.
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