Visa Information
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.
Bahrain |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Brunei |
Bulgaria |
Canada |
Chile |
Cyprus |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Estonia* |
Finland |
France |
Germany |
Greece***** |
Hong Kong** |
Hungary |
Iceland |
Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
Japan |
Korea (South) |
Kuwait |
Latvia* |
Liechtenstein |
Lithuania* |
Luxembourg |
Malaysia |
Malta |
Mexico |
Monaco |
Netherlands |
Norway |
Oman |
Poland |
Portugal*** |
Qatar |
Romania |
San Marino |
Saudi Arabia |
Singapore |
Slovak Republic |
Slovenia |
South Africa |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Taiwan****** |
United Arab Emirates |
United States of America**** |
Uruguay |
Vatican City |
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Argentina |
Austria |
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* 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.
Also, take note:
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
All the others may find information about application for the NZ visa here:
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/visitors/process