New Zealand visa and entry requirements

Immigration New Zealand says your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave New Zealand.

No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.

No official source we could read makes travel insurance an entry requirement. Immigration New Zealand says visitors will need to pay for any health care or medical assistance they need in New Zealand, and recommends full medical insurance for the stay.

Immigration New Zealand says visa-waiver visitors must be able to show they plan to leave at the end of their stay, with a paid ticket out of New Zealand to a country they have the right to enter, or a craft owner's letter or cruise itinerary if leaving by private craft or cruise ship; airlines may ask to see the ticket at check-in. To apply for a Visitor Visa, it says, you must have plans to leave New Zealand at the end of your stay.

Immigration New Zealand says visitors must have at least NZD 1,000 a month, or NZD 400 a month if accommodation is already paid for, and may be asked to show it at check-in or on arrival.

• New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) — Everyone travelling into New Zealand, including New Zealand passport holders, must complete the free New Zealand Traveller Declaration (website or app), which collects travel, customs, immigration and biosecurity information. Air travellers can submit it from 24 hours before they start their trip, and it needs to be submitted by the time they reach passport control in New Zealand; New Zealand Customs suggests doing it before the flight to make arrival easier. It is linked to your passport and checked at the eGate or by a border officer; you do not need to print anything. (by air: from 24 hours before you start your trip until you reach passport control in new zealand. by sea: from 24 hours before departing the vessel’s last foreign port until it berths at its first new zealand port.) travellerdeclaration.govt.nz ↗(opens in a new tab)

Once a visa expires, the person is in New Zealand unlawfully, must leave immediately and is liable for deportation. A person deported for being unlawfully in New Zealand may not return for 2 years if deported not more than 12 months after becoming unlawful, and for 5 years if deported 12 months or more after, or if it is the second or subsequent time. No prohibition on entry applies to a person who leaves voluntarily before being served with a deportation order. Immigration New Zealand says a person may be banned from returning if they stay unlawfully for 42 days or more.

• International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) — 100 NZD per person per trip. Paid online before travelling.

  Immigration New Zealand says many tourists, people on working holidays and some students and workers must pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy of NZD 100 each time they request an NZeTA or apply for a visa that includes it. It is not refunded if the application is declined.

  Exemptions: Holders of Australian, New Zealand and many Pacific Island passports, transit passengers arriving at and leaving from Auckland International Airport, holders of a New Zealand or Australian resident visa, and holders of a Business Visitor Visa or APEC business travel card.

  Pay on the official site ↗(opens in a new tab)

• Border processing levies (Customs levy and biosecurity levy) — Arriving by air: Customs levy NZ$13.04 and biosecurity levy NZ$12.03. Departing by air: Customs levy NZ$3.62. Arriving by cruise ship: NZ$27.14 and NZ$10.58. Departing by cruise ship: NZ$0.68. Rates exclude GST. Included in the air ticket.

  New Zealand Customs says travellers arriving or departing by air or cruise ship pay a Customs levy and, on arrival, a biosecurity levy, at the rates in force from 1 February 2026 to 30 June 2027, excluding GST. The levies are included in the ticket when air or cruise travel is booked.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: customs.govt.nz (opens in a new tab)

New Zealand Customs says you must complete a Border Cash Report if you carry NZ$10,000 or more in cash (or foreign equivalent) into or out of New Zealand.

• The UK says it is illegal to import most food products into New Zealand and that you must declare anything that may be prohibited; breaking the rules can mean a fine of up to NZ$100,000 or a prison sentence.
• Wood and leather products, golf clubs, tents and fishing equipment can carry pests or diseases, the UK says: if in doubt, declare them to a Biosecurity New Zealand official or put them in the marked bins at the airport.