Visa requirements by country
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Legend: easy entry need special visa unspecified or multiple options
AfghanistanVisa required
NotesDue to safety concerns, New Zealand government advises its citizens not to visit Afghanistan.
AlbaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa not required
AngolaeVisa|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisitors who have been granted an online pre-visa or have requested such pre-visa from the consulates of Angola abroad, are then issued with a visa on arrival at the country's border check points. For a maximum total stay of 90 days within a one year period. Besides having printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival, passengers must: have a return/onward ticket, and have a hotel reservation confirmation.
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
ArgentinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
ArmeniaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
AustraliaVisa not required|Duration: New Zealand citizens travelling on a New Zealand passport may be granted a Special Category Visa on arrival entitling the holder to live, work and study indefinitely (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), provided that they are not assessed as either a Behaviour-concern non-citizen or a Health-concern non-citizen. May enter using SmartGate.
AustriaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
AzerbaijaneVisa|Duration: 30 days
BahamasVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
BahraineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 14 days
Bangladesh
BarbadosVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
BelarusVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesMust arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
BelgiumVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
BelizeVisa not required
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days / 8 days
NotesMust have an international vaccination certificate.
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana
BrazilVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
BruneiVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Bulgaria
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
BurundiVisa required
Cambodia
CameroonVisa required
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
ChinaVisa required
Notes24-hour visit without a visa when in transit through China (unless arriving in Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Huangshan Tunxi International Airport, Mudanjiang Hailang Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport). 72-hour visit without a visa when in transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin. 144-hours visit without a visa when in transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan do count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours visa-free transit (TWOV) policies. All TWOV programs are currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
ColombiaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
Notes90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
CubaTourist Card required|Duration: 30 days
Cyprus
Czech RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
DenmarkVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (except the other Nordic countries)
DjiboutieVisa|Duration: 31 days
DominicaVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
EcuadorVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
El SalvadorVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
EswatiniVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
EthiopiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: up to 90 days
NotesVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. eVisas are available for 30 or 90 days.
FijiVisa not required|Duration: 4 months
FinlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
FranceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France)
Gabon
GambiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
GeorgiaVisa not required|Duration: 1 year
GermanyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
GrenadaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
NotesBeginning on 1 December 2020, all travellers to Grenada will be required to complete an online application in order to receive a Pure Safe Travel Authorization Certificate to enter Grenada.
GuatemalaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
GuineaeVisa|Duration: 90 days
Guinea-BissaueVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
GuyanaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HaitiVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HondurasVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
HungaryVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IcelandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
IndiaeVisa|Duration: 60 days
Notese-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports or 3 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
IndonesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
IranVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
IraqVisa on arrival|Duration: 60 days
Notes* New Zealand citizens can now obtain a visa on arrival at Iraq’s airports, land and sea crossings for 60 days, for a fee of 75 US Dollar.
IrelandVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
IsraelVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
NotesEntry refused to anyone who "knowingly issues a public call for boycotting Israel."
ItalyVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries
JamaicaVisa not required
JapanVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Jordan
KazakhstanVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
KenyaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
KiribatiVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
North KoreaVisa required
South KoreaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
KuwaiteVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
KyrgyzstanVisa not required|Duration: 60 days
NotesA single or multiple tourist or business e-visa for 90 days is also available.
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NotesVisa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge, and at 13 border crossings as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020. eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points — Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders. Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.
LatviaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LebanonFree visa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
NotesExtendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
LesothoVisa not required|Duration: 14 days
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LithuaniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
LuxembourgVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
MalawieVisa / Visa on arrival
MalaysiaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
MaldivesFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
Mauritania
MauritiusVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MexicoVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
MicronesiaVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Moldova
MonacoVisa not required
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
MoroccoVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Mozambique
MyanmareVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
NoteseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. Visa on arrival may be obtainted at Yangon International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport or Mandalay International Airport.
NamibiaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Nauru
NepalVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NetherlandsVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (European Netherlands)
NicaraguaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North Macedonia
NorwayVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman
PakistanElectronic Travel Authorization
NotesElectronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes. Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes. Online Visa eligible.
PalauFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
PanamaVisa not required|Duration: 180 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa / Free visa on arrival|Duration: 60 days
ParaguayVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NotesOnly available at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque. Reciprocity fee applies.
PeruVisa not required|Duration: 183 days
PhilippinesVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
PolandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
PortugalVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
QatarVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Romania
RussiaVisa required
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
Saint LuciaVisa not required|Duration: 6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required|Duration: 1 month
SamoaVisa not required|Duration: 60 days
San MarinoVisa not required
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa
Saudi ArabiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
SenegalVisa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
Serbia
SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
SingaporeVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
SlovakiaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SloveniaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon IslandsFree Visitor's permit on arrival|Duration: 3 months
SomaliaVisa on arrival
NotesAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South AfricaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
South SudanElectronic Visa
NotesObtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
SpainVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri LankaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
SudanVisa required
SurinameeVisa
SwedenVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SwitzerlandVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
Notes90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
SyriaVisa required
NotesDue to safety concerns, New Zealand government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.
TajikistanVisa on arrival|Duration: 45 days
NotesAt Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
ThailandVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
NotesMaximum two visits annually if not arriving by air.
Timor-Leste
TogoVisa on arrival|Duration: 7 days
TongaFree visa on arrival|Duration: 31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
TunisiaVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
TurkeyVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival|Duration: 1 month
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab EmiratesFree visa on arrival|Duration: 30 days
United Kingdom and Crown dependenciesVisa not required|Duration: 6 months
NotesAdults can use ePassport gates
United StatesVisa Waiver Program|Duration: 90 days
NotesOn arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship. ESTA is not required for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.
UruguayVisa not required|Duration: 3 months
UzbekistanVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
VanuatuVisa not required|Duration: 30 days
Vatican CityVisa not required
VenezuelaVisa not required|Duration: 90 days
NotesDue to criminal and political uncertanties, New Zealand government advises its citizens not to visit Venezuela.
VietnameVisa|Duration: 30 days
YemenVisa required
NotesDue to safety concerns, New Zealand government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen.
ZambiaeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 90 days
NotesAlso eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe. Visa not required for Cook Islands and Niue residents.
ZimbabweeVisa / Visa on arrival|Duration: 3 months
NotesStrictly tourism purposes only. Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.