New Zealand Passport:
Visa-Free Countries & Entry Rules
Abroad Travel Guide – 181 destinations open to New Zealand passport holders without a visa arranged in advance.
New Zealand passport holders can currently enter 122 destinations visa-free (including simple eTA authorisations), receive a visa on arrival in 39 countries and apply online for an e-Visa in 20. An embassy visa is still required for 16 destinations. The full breakdown by category is below, based on our dataset dated 2026-08-24. Select another passport to compare, and wherever a second citizenship or residency could strengthen your passport, we will show you the way.
How It Works
Select the passport you actually travel with – your citizenship, or the country of your current residence permit. Your passport check will instantly sort every destination into five entry categories. Countries marked with the green icon have citizenship or residency programs available through Abroad Mobility.
without arranging
a visa in advance
Albania90 days
Andorra90 days
Angola30 days
Barbados180 days
Belarus30 days
Belgium90 days
Belize
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
Brunei30 days
China30 days
Croatia90 days
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Estonia90 days
Finland90 days
Gambia90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Iceland90 days
Israel90 days
Ivory CoasteTA
Jamaica
Kazakhstan30 days
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
Kyrgyzstan60 days
Lesotho14 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Macao90 days
Malawi30 days
Malaysia90 days
Micronesia30 days
Moldova90 days
Mongolia30 days
Morocco90 days
Norway90 days
Oman90 days
Papua New GuineaeTA
Peru180 days
Poland90 days
Romania90 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
San Marino90 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Swaziland30 days
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan30 days
Thailand60 days
Tunisia90 days
Ukraine90 days
Vatican90 days
Zambia90 daysEnter with just your passport, no visa needed. Some destinations require a simple electronic travel authorization (eTA). Permitted stay length is shown for each country.
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mozambique
Nepal
Palau
Qatar
Senegal
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
ZimbabweA visa is issued when you land, usually a short form and a fee right at the border. Check the fee and permitted stay before you fly.
Azerbaijan
Benin
Bhutan
Cameroon
Cuba
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea
India
Libya
Myanmar
Nigeria
Somalia
South Sudan
Syria
Togo
Uganda
VietnamApply online before you travel; approval usually arrives within a few days by email. No embassy visit needed, you land with the document ready.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Eritrea
Liberia
Mali
Niger
North Korea
Sudan
Suriname
Turkmenistan
YemenA visa must be obtained before travelling, via an embassy or consulate of the destination country.
No destinations in this category.
Entry is currently not permitted for holders of this passport. Rules change; always verify before planning a trip.
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