Visa Requirements for New Zealand Passport Holders (2026)

A New Zealand passport gives visa-free access to 162 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free destinations (116)

Albania (90d), Andorra (90d), Angola (30d), Antigua and Barbuda (180d), Argentina (90d), Armenia (180d), Australia, Austria (90d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (180d), Belarus (30d), Belgium (90d), Belize, Bolivia (90d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90d), Botswana (90d), Brazil (90d), Brunei (30d), Bulgaria (90d), Chile (90d), China (30d), Colombia (90d), Costa Rica (180d), Croatia (90d), Cyprus (90d), Czech Republic (90d), Denmark (90d), Dominica (180d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), El Salvador (180d), Estonia (90d), Fiji (120d), Finland (90d), France (90d), Gambia (90d), Georgia (360d), Germany (90d), Greece (90d), Grenada (90d), Guatemala (90d), Guyana (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hong Kong (90d), Hungary (90d), Iceland (90d), Ireland (90d), Israel (90d), Italy (90d), Jamaica, Japan (90d), Kazakhstan (30d), Kiribati (90d), Kosovo (90d), Kyrgyzstan (60d), Latvia (90d), Lesotho (14d), Liechtenstein (90d), Lithuania (90d), Luxembourg (90d), Macao (90d), Malawi (30d), Malaysia (90d), Malta (90d), Mauritius (90d), Mexico (180d), Micronesia (30d), Moldova (90d), Monaco (90d), Mongolia (30d), Montenegro (90d), Morocco (90d), Namibia (90d), Netherlands (90d), Nicaragua (90d), North Macedonia (90d), Norway (90d), Oman (90d), Palestine, Panama (90d), Paraguay (90d), Peru (180d), Philippines (30d), Poland (90d), Portugal (90d), Romania (90d), Rwanda (30d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Lucia (42d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), San Marino (90d), Serbia (90d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (90d), Slovakia (90d), Slovenia (90d), South Africa (90d), South Korea (90d), Spain (90d), Swaziland (30d), Sweden (90d), Switzerland (90d), Taiwan (90d), Tajikistan (30d), Thailand (60d), Tunisia (90d), Turkey (90d), Ukraine (90d), United Arab Emirates (30d), Uruguay (90d), Uzbekistan (30d), Vanuatu (120d), Vatican (90d), Venezuela (90d), Zambia (90d)

Visa on arrival (39)

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

eTA required (7)

Canada, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom, United States

e-Visa required (20)

Azerbaijan, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, India, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam

Visa required in advance (16)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Liberia, Mali, Nauru, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

United Kingdom · Greece · Poland · Belgium · Portugal · Australia

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.