Choose your visa
Select the visa that matches the purpose of your trip to New Zealand.
- SHORT STAYVISA-WAIVERPRE-TRAVELNew Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA)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.View visa details
- SHORT STAYVISITORVisitor VisaFor 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.View visa details
- SHORT STAYTRANSITTransit VisaFor 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.View visa details
- WORKJOB OFFERACCREDITED EMPLOYERAccredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)New Zealand's main temporary work route, for a migrant with a full-time job offer from an accredited employer who has passed a job check with immigration.View visa details
- WORKDEFINED PURPOSESpecific Purpose Work VisaFor people coming to New Zealand for a defined specific purpose or event rather than an open-ended job, this work route covers the specific engagement involved.View visa details
- WORKYOUNG PEOPLEUP TO 12 MONTHSWorking Holiday VisaFor young people from partner countries, this visa lets you travel, work and study across New Zealand, usually for a single stay of up to 12 months.View visa details
- WORKGRADUATESANY EMPLOYERPost Study Work VisaFor international graduates who studied an eligible qualification in New Zealand, this open work route lets you work for any employer once you finish your study.View visa details
- STUDYFULL-TIMEFee Paying Student VisaFor people paying their own international tuition fees, this student route lets you study full-time at an approved New Zealand education provider for the length of your course.View visa details
- FAMILYPARTNERANY EMPLOYERPartner of a New Zealander Work VisaFor the partner of a New Zealand citizen or resident, this work route allows you to work for any employer in New Zealand while you are living here together.View visa details
- FAMILYPARTNERRESIDENCEPartner of a New Zealander Resident VisaFor the partner of a New Zealand citizen or resident, this residence pathway requires that you have lived together in a genuine and stable relationship for at least 12 months.View visa details
- FAMILYDEPENDENT CHILDRESIDENCEDependent Child Resident VisaFor the dependent child of a New Zealand citizen or resident, this residence route lets the child live in New Zealand indefinitely alongside their parent.View visa details
- FAMILYPARENTSPERMANENTParent Resident VisaThis residence route lets New Zealand citizens and residents sponsor their parents to live in New Zealand permanently, reuniting the wider family for the long term.View visa details
- FAMILYPARENTSUP TO 5 YEARSParent Boost Visitor VisaFor parents of New Zealand citizens and residents, this long-term visitor route lets you stay for up to 5 years at a time, with health insurance and sponsorship required.View visa details
- BUSINESSINVESTMENTRESIDENCEActive Investor Plus VisaNew Zealand's investor residence route offers residence through either a Growth or Balanced investment category, each with its own different minimum amounts and holding periods.View visa details
- BUSINESSINVESTORPATHWAY TO RESIDENCEBusiness Investor Work VisaFor people investing in and actively running an established New Zealand business, this work route opened from 24 November 2025 and offers a pathway to residence.View visa details
- BUSINESSCLOSEDEntrepreneur Work VisaFor people setting up or buying a business in New Zealand, this route is now closed to new applications, with renewals available only for existing holders.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTPOINTS-BASEDSKILLED WORKSkilled Migrant Category Resident VisaNew Zealand's points-based skilled residence route requires 6 points from qualifications, occupational registration or income, plus skilled work, for migrants seeking to settle here permanently.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTPERMANENTPermanent Resident VisaFor existing resident visa holders, this unconditional residence route lets you live in and travel to and from New Zealand indefinitely, free of the usual travel conditions.View visa details
- SETTLEMENTCITIZENSHIPNew Zealand Citizenship by GrantFor residents who have lived in New Zealand long enough, this route grants full citizenship once you meet the required presence, character and language requirements.View visa details
Not sure which visa is right for you?
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