New Zealand Visas

Visit/Tourist Business Visas

If you are planning to Visit on Tourism or visiting friends or relatives or for short duration courses or Business visit purpose one needs to have valid visa.

A New Zealand citizen or you hold a New Zealand Residence Permit;

• An Australian citizen, or Australian resident who holds a current permanent Resident Return Visa (temporary or provisional Resident Return Visa holders will need a visa to enter New Zealand);
• A British citizen or a traveler holding a British passport who has the right to live in the United Kingdom (eligible for a Visitor’s Permit for up to 6 months); or
• Visiting New Zealand for no more than 3 months and you are a citizen of a country which has a visa waiver agreement with New Zealand.

If you do not qualify as one of the above, and you wish to travel to New Zealand, you will need to obtain a Visitor’s Visa. This is a multiple-entry visa valid for a maximum of 9 months within an 18 month period.

Travel to New Zealand as a visitor must be to:

• Visit as a tourist, see friends and relatives;
• Study (one course of up to 3 months);
• Play sport or perform in cultural events without pay;
• Undertake a business trip; or
• Undertake medical treatment.

You must also:

• Have a passport that’s valid for at least 3 months past the date you are to leave New Zealand;
• Be a genuine tourist, and can show evidence of your intention to leave; and
• Provide proof that you have enough money to support yourself during your stay.

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Business Visit Visa

Businesspeople travelling to New Zealand for less than 3 months may enter the country as a tourist, however, if they need to stay longer or plan to work in this time they will need to apply for a Work Visa and Permit.

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Entry permission

You must apply for entry permission when you arrive in New Zealand. You can do this by completing an arrival card, which you’ll be given on the way to New Zealand.

Travel

If you want to travel in and out of New Zealand, you must have valid multiple entry travel conditions to return to New Zealand.

Onward travel

Unless your visa label or letter says “Return/onward travel not required”, you must have either of the following:

• a travel ticket to a country you can enter
• an acceptable sponsor who can pay for your travel ticket out of New Zealand to a country you can enter.

Funds or sponsorship

• You must have enough money to support yourself for the length of your visa or have a sponsor.
• You may be asked for evidence you have enough funds to support yourself when you check in or arrive in New Zealand.

Work

You can’t work in New Zealand on a Business Visitor Visa, but you can carry out the specific business, for which you were granted a visa.

Study

You can study for up to 3 months in any 12-month period.

Visa expiry

You must leave New Zealand before your visa expires.

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