Transit visa changes effective from 28 March 2008

Under the new transit visa policy people will need a transit visa unless:

• they are travelling on a passport from a country on Immigration New Zealand’s list of visa free countries or in Section E2.1.5 of the Immigration Operational Policy Manual, or
• they are a citizen of Australia, or
• their destination after New Zealand is Australia, and they hold a current visa allowing them to travel to Australia, or
• they have a current visa allowing them to travel to New Zealand, or
• they are citizens of one of the following countries:

For details on applying and paying for a transit visa see fees.