New Zealand passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a New Zealand passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#28 of 197155 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Europe 44 · Asia 37 · Africa 28 · North America 22 · South America 12 · Oceania 12

110 visa-free · 45 on arrival / eTA · 27 eVisa · 14 visa required

Visa-free countries for New Zealand passport holders·Visa on arrival for New Zealand passport holders·eVisa countries for New Zealand passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for New Zealand passport holders

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Visa-free 110

Albaniaup to 90 days Andorraup to 90 days Angolaup to 30 days Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days Argentinaup to 90 days Armeniaup to 180 days AustraliaNot stated Austriaup to 90 days Bahamasup to 90 days Barbadosup to 180 days Belarusup to 30 days Belgiumup to 90 days BelizeNot stated Boliviaup to 90 days Bosnia & Herzegovinaup to 90 days Botswanaup to 90 days Brazilup to 90 days Bruneiup to 30 days Bulgariaup to 90 days Chileup to 90 days Chinaup to 30 days Colombiaup to 90 days Costa Ricaup to 180 days Croatiaup to 90 days Cyprusup to 90 days Czechiaup to 90 days Denmarkup to 90 days Dominicaup to 180 days Dominican Republicup to 30 days Ecuadorup to 90 days El Salvadorup to 180 days Estoniaup to 90 days Eswatiniup to 30 days Fijiup to 120 days Finlandup to 90 days Franceup to 90 days Gambiaup to 90 days Georgiaup to 365 days Germanyup to 90 days Greeceup to 90 days Grenadaup to 90 days Guatemalaup to 90 days Guyanaup to 90 days Haitiup to 90 days Hondurasup to 90 days Hungaryup to 90 days Icelandup to 90 days Irelandup to 90 days Italyup to 90 days JamaicaNot stated Japanup to 90 days Kazakhstanup to 30 days Kiribatiup to 90 days Kosovoup to 90 days Kyrgyzstanup to 60 days Latviaup to 90 days Lesothoup to 14 days Liechtensteinup to 90 days Lithuaniaup to 90 days Luxembourgup to 90 days Malaysiaup to 90 days Maltaup to 90 days Mauritiusup to 90 days Mexicoup to 180 days Micronesiaup to 30 days Moldovaup to 90 days Monacoup to 90 days Mongoliaup to 30 days Montenegroup to 90 days Moroccoup to 90 days Netherlandsup to 90 days Nicaraguaup to 90 days North Macedoniaup to 90 days Norwayup to 90 days Omanup to 90 days Palestinian TerritoriesNot stated Panamaup to 90 days Paraguayup to 90 days Peruup to 180 days Philippinesup to 30 days Polandup to 90 days Portugalup to 90 days Romaniaup to 90 days Rwandaup to 30 days San Marinoup to 90 days Serbiaup to 90 days Seychellesup to 90 days Singaporeup to 90 days Slovakiaup to 90 days Sloveniaup to 90 days South Africaup to 90 days South Koreaup to 90 days Spainup to 90 days St. Luciaup to 42 days St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days Swedenup to 90 days Switzerlandup to 90 days Taiwanup to 90 days Tajikistanup to 30 days Thailandup to 60 days Tunisiaup to 90 days Türkiyeup to 90 days Ukraineup to 90 days United Arab Emiratesup to 30 days Uruguayup to 90 days Uzbekistanup to 30 days Vanuatuup to 120 days Vatican Cityup to 90 days Venezuelaup to 90 days Zambiaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 45

eVisa required 27

Visa required 14

Afghanistan Algeria Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Eritrea Ghana Mali Nauru Niger North Korea Russia Sudan Turkmenistan Yemen

Questions people ask

How many countries can New Zealand passport holders enter without a visa?

110 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 45 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 155 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 27 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 14 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a New Zealand passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Georgia (up to 365 days), Antigua & Barbuda (up to 180 days), Armenia (up to 180 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.