Check if you need an NZeTA or visa

Some people can use an NZeTA to travel to New Zealand, and others need to get a visa.

Check if you need a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) or visa before you travel to New Zealand.

New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)

*Required field

Type of traveller

Reason for travelling to New Zealand

Note

'Visiting' means you are entering and staying in New Zealand as a visitor.

'Transiting' means you are passing through Auckland International Airport as a transit passenger on your way to another country. You can only wait in the transit area for up to 24 hours. You cannot visit New Zealand.

Visitor staying in New Zealand

You have indicated that you are entering and staying in New Zealand as a visitor, and you are not arriving by cruise ship.

Note

An Australian permanent resident must have:

  • an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or an Australian Resident Return Visa, and
  • travel conditions on the visa to let you return to Australia.
Note

Check the list of visa waiver countries and territories.

Visa waiver countries and territories

Coming for medical treatment

You have indicated you are coming for medical treatment or consultation. Unless you are an Australian permanent resident, you must have a Medical Treatment Visitor Visa before you travel.

Medical Treatment Visitor Visa

Note

An Australian permanent resident must have:

  • a current Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Australian Resident Return Visa — these cannot be 'provisional' visas, and
  • travel conditions on the visa to let you return to Australia.

Coming to study in New Zealand

You have indicated that you are coming to study. 

Note

An Australian permanent resident must have:

  • an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or an Australian Resident Return Visa, and
  • travel conditions on the visa to let you return to Australia.
Note

Check the list of visa waiver countries and territories.

Visa waiver countries and territories

Coming to work

You have indicated that you are coming to work. In most cases you need a visa before travelling to New Zealand to work, except if you are an Australian permanent resident.

Note

An Australian permanent resident must have:

  • an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or an Australian Resident Return Visa, and
  • travel conditions on the visa to let you return to Australia.

Passing through a New Zealand airport (not Auckland International Airport) to another country

You have indicated that you are passing through a New Zealand airport (other than Auckland International Airport) on the way to another country.

You will be considered a visitor and not a transit passenger — Auckland International Airport is the only New Zealand airport where you can be a transit passenger.

Note

Check the list of visa waiver countries and territories.

Visa waiver countries and territories

Note

An Australian permanent resident must have:

  • an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or an Australian Resident Return Visa, and
  • travel conditions on the visa to let you return to Australia.

Transit passenger at Auckland International Airport

You have indicated that you are a transit passenger passing through Auckland International Airport on your way to another country. You can only wait in the transit area for up to 24 hours. You cannot visit New Zealand.

Note

An Australian permanent resident must have:

  • an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or an Australian Resident Return Visa, and
  • travel conditions on the visa to let you return to Australia.