You need a visitor visa if any of the following is true
You:
- are not travelling on a passport from a visa-waiver country or territory
- want to visit for more than 3 months (or 6 months if you’re from the UK)
- have a criminal history
- have health problems that could be a danger to public health or be expensive for NZ’s health services.
List of visa waiver countries and territories
| The following are visa waiver countries and territories | ||||
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| Andorra Argentina Austria Bahrain Belgium Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia (citizens only) Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong (residents with HKSAR or British National–Overseas passports only) Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea, South Kuwait Latvia (citizens only) Liechtenstein Lithuania (citizens only) Luxembourg |
Macau (only if you have a Macau Special Administrative Region passport) Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Netherlands Norway Oman Poland Portugal (if you have the right to live permanently in Portugal) Qatar Romania San Marino Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan (if you are a permanent resident) United Arab Emirates United Kingdom (UK) (if you are travelling on a UK or British passport that shows you have the right to reside permanently in the UK) United States of America (USA) (including USA nationals) Uruguay Vatican City |
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