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Visa guides

Visitor & short-stay

Short stays, tourism, transit and visit routes for New Zealand.

3 New Zealand resources in this topic

Visa routes

  • New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)Visa route

    For citizens of visa-waiver countries and cruise or air passengers, this pre-travel authority lets you board for a short visit to New Zealand without applying for a full visa.

  • Visitor VisaVisa route

    For people who need a visa to holiday, visit family, or do short business or study, this temporary visa covers a short-term stay in New Zealand.

  • Transit VisaVisa route

    For travellers who pass through New Zealand on the way to another country, and who are not from a transit-visa-waiver country, this visa authorises the stopover.