Get organised before you travel to make your arrival into New Zealand as easy as possible.
Check that you have the right documentation to enter New Zealand, including a valid passport and visa or NZeTA, if required.
You must have a valid passport to enter New Zealand. Check its expiry date to make sure it meets the rules for acceptable travel documents. If you are a New Zealand citizen and you need to renew your passport, make sure you allow plenty of time before you travel.
Renew or replace your adult passport – Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa New Zealand Government
Before you travel to New Zealand – Immigration New Zealand
If you are not a New Zealand or Australian citizen, you may need to apply for a visa or an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) to enter New Zealand.
Check if you need a visitor visa or an NZeTA – Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa New Zealand Government
Information about NZeTA – Immigration New Zealand
When coming to New Zealand to visit, study or work, you are strongly encouraged to get travel insurance. Some visa categories require you to hold insurance as a condition of your visa.
Before you buy travel insurance, check what cover it provides. New Zealand has reciprocal health agreements with Australia and the United Kingdom.
Reciprocal health agreements – Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
There are strict rules for what you can and cannot bring into New Zealand. If you do not declare prohibited or restricted items, you could be fined or prosecuted. This includes items in your checked in luggage and carry-on bags.
Check if you can bring or send an item to NZ – Mānatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries
Prohibited and restricted items – Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa New Zealand Customs Service
Check to see if items or products you are bringing into NZ need a CITES permit (CITES protects many plants and animals globally) – Te Papa Atawhai Department of Conservation
Find out how you can keep healthy and protect yourself from diseases while travelling.
Keeping healthy when travelling - Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora
Please note New Zealand is seeing a rapid increase in measles cases at present.
Immunisation can help to prevent the spread of measles in local communities, as well as for visitors to New Zealand.
If you are travelling to New Zealand soon check the Health New Zealand website for the latest updates and advice regarding measles in New Zealand here: Measles
There are no longer any COVID-19 related travel restrictions for New Zealand. You do not need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter New Zealand.
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