New Zealand passportVisa rules for New Zealand passport holders
Short-stay rules for New Zealand citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
AngolaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free6 months
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days per year
AustraliaFree movementIndefinite — Special Category Visa (subclass 444) on arrival
AustriaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AzerbaijaneVisa required30 days (single-entry, 90-day validity)
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahraineVisa required14-30 days (eVisa, extensions possible)
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days (extendable +30)
BarbadosVisa-free6 months
BelarusEmbassy visa required
BelgiumVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cape VerdeEmbassy visa required
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable to 180 within calendar year)
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaVisa-free180 days
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
CubaeVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
CyprusVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Czech RepublicVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
DenmarkVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa-free30 days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa-free180 days
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
EswatiniVisa-free30 days
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijiVisa-free4 months
FinlandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
FranceVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaVisa-free90 days
GeorgiaVisa-free1 year (365 days)
GermanyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GrenadaVisa-free3 months
GuatemalaVisa-free90 days
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa-free90 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Visa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
HondurasVisa-free90 days
HungaryVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
IcelandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable once for an additional 30 days)
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandVisa-free90 days
IsraelETA required90 days
ItalyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
JamaicaVisa-free180 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
KazakhstanVisa-free30 days (max 90 within 180)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiVisa-free28 days
KosovoVisa-free90 days within 180
KuwaitVisa on arrival90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free30 days (per 60-day period)
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month (extendable +2 months)
LesothoVisa-free14 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LithuaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LuxembourgVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawieVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Marshall IslandsVisa-free30 days
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusVisa-free180 days tourism / 120 days business
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaVisa-free30 days
MoldovaVisa-free90 days within 180
MonacoVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroVisa-free90 days
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruVisa-free30 days
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days (extendable +30)
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days within 180
NorwayVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
OmanVisa-free14 days
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauVisa-free30 days
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival60 days
ParaguayVisa-free90 days
PeruVisa-free90 days
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
PortugalVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
QatarVisa-free30 days
RomaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
RussiaEmbassy visa required
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NevisETA required3 months
Saint LuciaVisa-free42 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free3 months (extendable)
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San MarinoVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa required90 days per visit (1-year multi-entry validity)
SenegalVisa on arrival30 days
SerbiaVisa-free90 days within 180
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90)
SingaporeVisa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
SlovakiaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SloveniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Solomon IslandsVisa-free90 days
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free90 days
South KoreaVisa-free90 days
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanVisa-free90 days
TajikistaneVisa required60 days (eVisa)
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaVisa-free31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days
TunisiaVisa-free3 months
TurkeyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluVisa-free30 days
UgandaeVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
UkraineVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival90 days (free visa-on-arrival)
United KingdomETA required6 months
United StatesETA required90 days
UruguayVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
VanuatuVisa-free120 days
VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
VietnameVisa required90 days (eVisa, single or multiple entry)
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa-free90 days (tourism) / 30 days (business)
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90 for tourism)