Where to find your visa conditions in your passport and online, and definitions of some conditions.
Your conditions are recorded in your eVisa or on the visa label in your passport.
Your conditions are also in the letter we send you when your visa is decided.
To check your visa conditions online, register and log into our Visa Verification Service and enter the following details:
To access the Visa Verification Service, you need a RealMe account. If you have created a RealMe account somewhere else, you can use it here too.
Log into the Visa Verification Service
How to create a RealMe account
You can authorise a third party, such as a bank or travel agent, to check your visa details in the Visa Verification Service.
Using Visa Verification Service
You must meet all your visa conditions. Some common visa conditions include the following.
The last day you can stay in New Zealand on this visa.
Unless your visa states 'Return/onward travel not required', you must have:
The last day you can enter New Zealand.
If your visa states you have 'Multiple entries', you may re-enter New Zealand as many times as you want before your 'Expiry date travel'.
If your visa allows you to work in New Zealand, you must only work under the conditions specified in your visa.
Conditions can include, but are not limited to:
You must hold a valid visa at all times in New Zealand. If your visa expires and you are still in New Zealand, you will be here unlawfully and face deportation.
If you do not leave New Zealand before your visa expires
If you are in New Zealand and want to stay past the date your visa expires, you cannot extend your visa — instead, you must apply for another visa or a temporary visa before your current one expires.
To apply for a temporary visa, you must:
You should apply for another visa at least 1 month before your current visa’s expiry date.
Information valid as at 2023/06/28 14:03:16.117703 GMT+12