Vaccination requirements

The following people need to provide proof of vaccination to enter New Zealand:

• non-New Zealand citizens and residents.

You do not need to have proof of vaccination if you:

• are a New Zealand citizen
• have a New Zealand residence class visa*
• are an Australian citizen living in New Zealand
• are a child aged 16 years and under
• cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons — you will need to provide electronic or paper evidence from a health practitioner
• are a refugee arriving in New Zealand for the first time
• are a citizen of Afghanistan and you arrive in New Zealand on or before 12 December 2022 
• are arriving from Antarctica
• have been granted a visa under the 2022 Special Ukraine Visa Policy; or if you are or were ordinarily resident in Ukraine at any point on or after 1 January 2022.

* Note: New Zealand residence-class visa holders must carry physical proof of their New Zealand residence status to show at check-in and arrival in New Zealand. This includes a passport stamp or eVisa letter. This may require additional processing time at the border. Vaccinated residents may, as an alternative, choose to upload proof of vaccination instead of proving their residence status.

While the New Zealand Government may not need you to be vaccinated, some airlines have their own vaccination rules. Check with your airline.

You need a digital vaccine certificate or another form of electronic or paper document from a government health authority or approval authority confirming you have had a full COVID-19 vaccine course. 

Your evidence must confirm that you have received a complete course, and:

• your full name
• the name of the vaccine or vaccines you received
• the name of the agency that administered them
• the date of each dose or the date when a primary vaccination course was completed.

Vaccination requirements for travel to New Zealand | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz)

You need to upload your vaccination certificate to your declaration.

When you upload your vaccination certificate, you will be asked to manually enter details. Make sure what you enter matches the information on your document – like your name, type of vaccine and date of your dose/s. 

The following formats are acceptable: PDF, PNG and JPG – up to 50MB.

Help uploading documents

Examples of accepted documents

Find out the list of vaccines approved for entry to New Zealand.

Approved vaccines for entry to New Zealand | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz)

If you are travelling from a country with no, or limited access to, COVID-19 vaccines

Check if you might qualify for an exemption and apply to the Ministry of Health.

Apply for an exemption | Ministry of Health NZ

You will need to show proof of exemption

You will need to show proof of any exemption at check-in and to Customs staff when you arrive in New Zealand. If your document is deemed to be unacceptable you may be subject to an infringement or other enforcement action.

If you cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons

You must have an electronic or paper medical certificate from a medical practitioner that says you cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.