New Zealand Entry Requirements for U.S. Citizens (and UK, Canada, Australia, EU)

Do you need a visa or travel authorization?

Passport	What you need	Maximum stay
U.S. citizens	NZeTA required Official fee NZD 17 (app) or NZD 23 (website). About NZeTA You may be asked for an onward ticket and proof of funds.	3 months
British citizens	NZeTA required Official fee NZD 17 (app) or NZD 23 (website). About NZeTA	6 months
Canadians	NZeTA required Official fee NZD 17 (app) or NZD 23 (website). About NZeTA	3 months
Australians	No visa needed Australian citizens get a resident visa on arrival: no NZeTA or levy.	Indefinite
EU citizens	NZeTA required Official fee NZD 17 (app) or NZD 23 (website). About NZeTA All 27 EU countries are visa-waiver countries, some with conditions (for example, Portuguese citizens must have the right to live permanently in Portugal). Different for: GR (eta), PT (eta), EE (eta), LV (eta), LT (eta). Use the trip check for your country.	3 months

Passport rules

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave New Zealand, and must be the passport you used for your NZeTA.

Airlines check this at check-in. If your passport is close to the limit, renew it first: see the 6-month passport rule explained.

Changing planes in New Zealand

U.S. citizens, British citizens, Canadians and EU citizens: NZeTA needed even to connect. An NZeTA is needed to transit Auckland (up to 24 hours in the transit area); no visitor levy for transit. Connecting at any other airport counts as visiting.
Australians: Nothing extra if you stay airside.

More: Do I need a transit visa?

Arrival card

Fill in the New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD), which is free, from 24 hours before your trip starts. A paper form is available if you can’t do it online.

Official site: www.travellerdeclaration.govt.nz. Unofficial sites may charge for this free form.

Official links

Watch for look-alike sites. Use only the official addresses above. Sites that “process” your application charge extra for the same official form. How to spot a fake visa site.

Where official sources differ

The NZD 23 website price comes from an Immigration New Zealand guide; the app price of NZD 17 appears on its main pages.

Official sources

Visa waiver countries and territories (Immigration New Zealand) · United States of America (USA) (including USA nationals) · checked 2026-10-29
New Zealand travel advice: Entry requirements (GOV.UK) · You can visit New Zealand without a visa for up to 6 months. However you do need a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA). · checked 2026-10-29
Travel advice and advisories for New Zealand (Government of Canada) · Canadian tourists entering New Zealand without a visa need to get an electronic travel authority (NZeTA) online before their arrival, even if transiting to another country. · checked 2026-10-29
NZeTA (Immigration New Zealand) - Australian citizens · If you are travelling on an Australian passport, you do not need a visa or NZeTA before you travel. We will normally give you an Australian Resident Visa when you arrive · checked 2026-10-29
Paying the International Visitor Levy (Immigration New Zealand) - transit exemption · are a transit passenger arriving at and leaving from Auckland International Airport · checked 2026-10-29
NZeTA application guide (Immigration New Zealand) - fees · NZD $17 via the mobile app · checked 2026-10-29

If an official page says something different from this page, the official page is right. Tell us and we’ll fix it.

Only when an official entry rule we track changes: a new travel authorization, a fee, a start date or a passport rule. At most once a week, with the official source for every change.