Visa Verification Service
The Visa Verification Service is an online enquiry system that enables users to verify the details of a current New Zealand visa. The Visa Verification Service is provided through the VisaView system.
Embassies and Consulates
Embassies and Consulates can register as a user of the Visa Verification Service to check a person’s visa status.
All New Zealand visas are held on an electronic record and unlike a label cannot be misread or fraudulently altered. All airlines are required to undertake an electronic Advance Passenger Processing (APP) check of a person’s permission to travel to and enter New Zealand before allowing a person to board a flight for New Zealand.
Immigration New Zealand advises all eVisa holders travelling to New Zealand to have their Visa Approval Notification issued by INZ with them at all times during their travel.
Embassies and Consulates wishing to check the New Zealand visa status of a person claiming to have a New Zealand eVisa, can use INZ’s Visa Verification Service to check the visa status, with the permission of the visa holder.