Arriving by cruise ship
If you plan to arrive in New Zealand by cruise ship and do not have a visa, you must hold an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority).
Use our online system to apply for selected visas or check visa details. Get help to use our online services.
Log in here to apply for a visa as a dependent child. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.
You can request an NZeTA using our online web form.
Log in here to apply for a visa as a partner. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.
To submit an expression of interest, you will first need to create an account. Once you have done this, you can then log in and submit an EOI. You can also use your log in to check the status of your EOI.
Log in here to apply online for your Student visa. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.
If you are a current visa holder and provide your details to a third-party (such as a bank), they can use this information to verify your visa using the Visa Verification Service. Read this information before you login.
VisaView allows education providers to check the details of a student's current visa. View our detailed guides for VisaView.
VisaView allows New Zealand employers to check the details of a worker's current visa. View our detailed guides for VisaView.
Log in here to apply for your Visitor visa. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.
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Log in here to apply online for your Work visa. If you do not have an account, you can create one here.
To apply for one of these visas, you’ll first need to create an account. Once you have done this, you can then log in and apply. You can also use your log in to check your application status.
You may not be allowed to board your flight or cruise to New Zealand if you do not have a valid passport, the right visa or an NZeTA.
When you check in you must show that you:
Australian and New Zealand citizens do not need a visa or an NZeTA.
You may not be allowed to check in if your passport is not valid for travel to New Zealand. Check that it will not expire until:
If you live in New Zealand permanently — for example, if you have a resident visa — your passport only needs to be valid for travel to New Zealand.
Make sure that your passport has not been:
You must hold an NZeTA if you are boarding a flight or cruise that leaves for New Zealand, and you:
Visa waiver countries and territories
You do not need an NZeTA if you:
You request an NZeTA using our mobile app or online form. You may also need to pay an International Visitor Tourism and Conservation Levy (IVL).
Paying the International Visitor Tourism and Conservation Levy
After your NZeTA is approved, you can only correct some of the details such as your:
Use our online form to request these changes to your NZeTA.
How to request a change to your NZeTA
If you want to make other changes, you must request a new NZeTA.
If you have a visa for New Zealand, before you leave, check that:
If you are not using the same passport that you used when you applied for your visa, you must apply to transfer your visa to the new passport before you travel. Your visa details are linked to the passport you used to apply so if they do not match your travel may be delayed.
Transfer your visa to a new passport
Check your visa to find out what the conditions are. You may not be allowed to enter New Zealand if you cannot provide evidence that you meet the conditions of your visa. For example, the money you must have to live on in New Zealand can vary depending on the visa you have.
Check the conditions of your visa
Gather the documents you need. Bring with you:
Do not buy your ticket before we grant you a visa or your application is approved in principle. You may lose the cost of your ticket or have to rearrange your travel if there is a delay in processing your application or we do not grant you a visa.
When you check in to travel to New Zealand, we receive information from your airline or cruise line that we use to check our records to make sure you are allowed to travel here.
How we collect and use information about people flying in and out of NZ
We may need to ask you some questions before you board or when you arrive. This applies to everyone, including people who already hold a visa, an NZeTA or are in transit.
As well as checking your passport and visa, we check that you have a genuine reason for coming to New Zealand.
Genuine intentions to visit, study or work in New Zealand
If you do not answer the questions truthfully, you may not be allowed to come here.
If you are refused entry to New Zealand
We may want to see your ticket showing when you will leave New Zealand. We may ask to see other travel tickets or visas if you leave to go to a country that you:
We do not need to see this if:
We may want to see evidence of how you will support yourself financially while you are in New Zealand.
We may want to check that you are of good character and will comply with the conditions of your visa. This could include questions about any convictions you have or whether you have been deported from another country.
Good character for temporary visas
Good character for residence visas
We may ask for evidence about your health. Before you can enter New Zealand you must be in good health or be granted a medical waiver.
Who needs an x-ray or medical examination
If you are coming to New Zealand on a Medical Treatment Visitor Visa we may ask to see evidence about your health.
If you plan to arrive in New Zealand by cruise ship and do not have a visa, you must hold an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority).
Information about transit visas and criteria for passing through New Zealand to another country.
Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
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Visa holders and some other travellers do not need an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) before they travel to New Zealand.