Getting to and around in New Zealand
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Travel to New Zealand
There's not much option besides flying to New Zealand. To find a cheap airfare, look at our list of air ticket consolidators and our tips on finding a cheap flight.
Visa requirements
All visitors need to provide proof of onwards travel plans (tickets bought) when visiting New Zealand as a tourist. Also, tourists will need to prove they have enough funds to pay for their visit to the country
If you are visiting for three months or less and are from a country in the list below, you will not need a visa.
If you're visiting the country for a short period, up to 3 months, you won't need a visa if you're a citizen of the following countries:
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Andorra Bahrain Brunei Chile Denmark France Hong Kong** Ireland Japan Latvia* Luxembourg Mexico Norway Portugal*** San Marino Slovak Republic Spain Taiwan Uruguay |
Argentina Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Estonia* Germany Hungary Israel Korea (South) Liechtenstein Malaysia Monaco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Slovenia Sweden United Arab Emirates Vatican City |
Austria
Brazil Canada Czech Republic Finland Greece***** Iceland Italy KuwaitLithuania* Malta Netherlands Poland Romania Singapore South Africa Switzerland United States of America**** |
* 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.)
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 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 visa to enter New Zealand.
