Visa-free countries for New Zealand citizens (2026): where you can travel

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No visa needed 110
Visa on arrival 30
Electronic travel authorisation needed 10
E-visa needed 33
Visa needed 15
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No visa needed · 110

Albaniaup to 90 days✓
Andorraup to 90 days✓
Angolaup to 30 days
Antigua & Barbudaup to 180 days
Argentinaup to 90 days✓
Armeniaup to 180 days✓
Australia
Austriaup to 90 days✓
Bahamasup to 90 days
Barbadosup to 180 days
Belgiumup to 90 days✓
Belize
Boliviaup to 90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovinaup to 90 days
Botswanaup to 90 days
Brazilup to 90 days✓
Bruneiup to 30 days
Bulgariaup to 90 days✓
Chileup to 90 days
Chinaup to 30 days✓
Colombiaup to 90 days✓
Costa Ricaup to 180 days✓
Croatiaup to 90 days✓
Cyprusup to 90 days✓
Czechiaup to 90 days✓
Denmarkup to 90 days✓
Dominicaup to 180 days
Dominican Republicup to 30 days
Ecuadorup to 90 days
El Salvadorup to 180 days
Estoniaup to 90 days✓
Eswatiniup to 30 days
Fijiup to 120 days
Finlandup to 90 days✓
Franceup to 90 days✓
Gambiaup to 90 days
Georgiaup to 365 days✓
Germanyup to 90 days✓
Greeceup to 90 days✓
Grenadaup to 90 days
Guatemalaup to 90 days
Guyanaup to 90 days
Haitiup to 90 days
Hondurasup to 90 days
Hong Kongup to 90 days✓
Hungaryup to 90 days✓
Icelandup to 90 days✓
Irelandup to 90 days✓
Italyup to 90 days✓
Jamaica✓
Japanup to 90 days✓
Kazakhstanup to 30 days✓
Kiribatiup to 90 days
Kosovoup to 90 days
Kyrgyzstanup to 30 days✓
Latviaup to 90 days✓
Lesothoup to 14 days
Liechtensteinup to 90 days✓
Lithuaniaup to 90 days✓
Luxembourgup to 90 days✓
Macaoup to 90 days
Malaysiaup to 90 days✓
Maltaup to 90 days✓
Mauritiusup to 90 days
Mexicoup to 180 days✓
Micronesiaup to 30 days
Moldovaup to 90 days✓
Monacoup to 90 days✓
Mongoliaup to 30 days✓
Montenegroup to 90 days
Moroccoup to 90 days
Netherlandsup to 90 days✓
North Macedoniaup to 90 days
Norwayup to 90 days✓
Omanup to 14 days✓
Palestine
Panamaup to 90 days
Paraguayup to 90 days
Peruup to 90 days
Philippinesup to 30 days✓
Polandup to 90 days✓
Portugalup to 90 days✓
Qatar✓
Romaniaup to 90 days✓
Rwandaup to 30 days
San Marinoup to 90 days✓
Serbiaup to 90 days✓
Singaporeup to 90 days✓
Slovakiaup to 90 days✓
Sloveniaup to 90 days✓
South Africaup to 90 days✓
South Koreaup to 90 days
Spainup to 90 days✓
St. Luciaup to 42 days
St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days
Swedenup to 90 days✓
Switzerlandup to 90 days✓
Taiwanup to 90 days✓
Tajikistanup to 30 days✓
Thailandup to 30 days✓
Tunisiaup to 90 days✓
Türkiyeup to 90 days✓
Ukraineup to 90 days
United Arab Emiratesup to 30 days✓
Uruguayup to 90 days
Uzbekistanup to 30 days✓
Vanuatuup to 120 days
Vatican Cityup to 90 days✓
Venezuelaup to 90 days
Zambiaup to 30 days

Electronic travel authorisation needed · 10

Canadaup to 180 days✓
Israelup to 90 days✓
Kenyaup to 90 days✓
Papua New Guinea
Seychellesup to 90 days✓
Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
St. Kitts & Nevis
Surinameup to 90 days
United Kingdomup to 180 days✓
United Statesup to 90 days✓

Visa on arrival · 30

E-visa needed · 33

Visa needed · 15

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can New Zealand citizens visit without a visa?

110 visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival, 10 with an electronic authorisation and 33 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 15 of 198 countries.

Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for France?

Visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for the UK?

No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (gov.uk). (up to 180 days)

Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for the US?

No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (esta.cbp.dhs.gov). (up to 90 days)

Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for Canada?

No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (canada.ca). (up to 180 days)

Do New Zealand citizens need a visa for the UAE?

Visa-free for up to 30 days.

Does a US or Schengen visa help New Zealand citizens?

Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 1 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 1. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.