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'{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter New Zealand}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Politics of New Zealand |expanded =Foreign}} The only official source of information on visas for entry to New Zealand is [https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas Immigration New Zealand (INZ)] of the [https://www.mbie.govt.nz/ Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)] No other sources of summarised information should be trusted. <br /> * * * * <br /> ;: # # # # # # # # * * * * * * <br /> ==Refusal of entry== Admission and transit is refused to {{flag|Somalia}} citizens, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.<ref name=timatic>{{cite web|url=http://cms.olympicair.com/timatic/webdocsI/countryinfo.html|title=Country information (passport section)|work=[[Timatic]]|publisher=[[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) through [[Olympic Air]]}}</ref> Except holders or citizens may apply Certificate of Identity to enter New Zealand instead of visa. ==APEC Business Travel Card== Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an [[APEC Business Travel Card]] (ABTC) with the "NZL" code on the reverse that denotes it is valid for travel to New Zealand can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days.<ref>[https://archive.is/20140314210731/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]</ref> ABTCs are issued to nationals of:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.apec.org/abtc-summary.html|title=ABTC Summary - APEC Business Travel Card|author=|date=|website=travel.apec.org|accessdate=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019010749/http://travel.apec.org/abtc-summary.html|archive-date=19 October 2016|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> {|style=" {{border-radius|1em}} {{box-shadow|0.1em|0.1em|0.5em|rgba(0,0,0,0.75)}}; background-color: white; border: 1px solid white; padding: 5px;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | *{{flag|Australia}} *{{flag|Brunei}} *{{flag|Chile}} *{{flag|China}} *{{flag|Hong Kong}} *{{flag|Indonesia}} *{{flag|Japan}} *{{flag|South Korea}} *{{flag|Malaysia}} |valign=top| *{{flag|Mexico}} *{{flag|Papua New Guinea}} *{{flag|Peru}} *{{flag|Philippines}} *{{flag|Russia}} *{{flag|Singapore}} *{{flag|Taiwan}} *{{flag|Thailand}} *{{flag|Vietnam}} | |} ==Transit== [[File:New Zealand Visa 2011.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|New Zealand Visa]] Eligible passengers who are transiting through [[Auckland Airport]] for less than 24 hours, and not leaving the transit area of the airport, do not need a transit visa. Eligible passengers are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/visit/transit/|title=Visit New Zealand - Immigration New Zealand|author=|date=|website=www.immigration.govt.nz|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> *visa-waiver country citizens *all passengers whose next legal destination is Australia *citizens of one of the following countries, which are exempt from transit visa requirements: [[Bahamas]], [[Bermuda]], [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[Indonesia]], [[Kiribati]], [[Marshall Islands]], [[Micronesia]], [[Nauru]], [[Palau]], [[Panama]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Philippines]], [[Samoa]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Thailand]], [[Tonga]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Vanuatu]] and [[Venezuela]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/34911.htm|title=N2.5 Transit visa country waiver list|author=|date=|website=www.immigration.govt.nz|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> ==Cook Islands== [[File:CookIslandsEntry.jpg|thumb|Cook Islands entry stamp issued at [[Rarotonga International Airport]]]] All visitors to the [[Cook Islands]], irrespective of nationality, are visa-exempt for a maximum stay of 31 days. Visitors travelling for tourist purposes may extend their stay, for periods of 31 days, up to a maximum of 6 months.<ref>{{Timatic|destination=CK}}</ref> ==Niue== [[File:Niue passport stamp (entry).png|thumb|Niue entry stamp issued at [[Hanan International Airport]]]] Except for nationals of New Zealand who are Niueans or descendants of Niueans, visas are required by all nationalities except for ''bona fide'' visitors staying 30 days or less. Visitors must have sufficient funds for the length of their stay together with a confirmed reservation for accommodation and those not holding return or onward tickets could be refused entry. Extensions of stay are possible.<ref>[https://www.niueisland.com/travelling-to-niue]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/20140315034225/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NU&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]</ref> ==Tokelau== All visitors must obtain a permit to enter [[Tokelau]] from the Tokelau Apia Liaison Office in [[Apia]], at least 2 weeks prior to travel. Tokelau can only be reached by boat from [[Samoa]] and a permit from the Samoan Immigration Authorities is required to leave and re-enter Samoa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |archive-date=15 March 2014 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ==Statistics== New Zealand issued 262,033 general visitor visas in the 2016/17 fiscal year. Top nationalities were:<ref>[https://www.immigration.govt.nz/documents/statistics/v1visitorappsdecidedbyfy.zip Immigration New Zealand statistics – V1 – Visitor applications decided]</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Applicant nationality !! Number of general visitor visas issued |- | {{flag|China}} || 183,692 |- | {{flag|India}} || 45,906 |- | {{flag|Indonesia}} || 14,378 |- | {{flag|Fiji}} || 13,511 |- | {{flag|Philippines}} || 17,730 |- | {{flag|Thailand}} || 15,074 |- | {{flag|South Africa}} || 11,232 |- | {{flag|Vietnam}} || 10,216 |- | {{flag|Tonga}} || 9,918 |- | {{flag|Samoa}} || 9,438 |- | {{flag|Russia}} || 5,036 |} Most visitors came from the following countries of residence:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Browse%20for%20stats/InternationalVisitorArrivalsToNewZealand/December%202015/IVA%20December%202015.pdf|title=International Visitor Arrivals to New Zealand: December 2015 Page 11|author=|date=|website=stats.govt.nz|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" !Country|| 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2015 || 2016 || 2017 || Change (%)<br /><small>2016-17</small> || 2018 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Australia}} || 1,155,792 || 1,218,016 || 1,247,760 || 1,326,800 || 1,409,200 || 1,472,160 || {{increase}} {{sort|04.5|4.5}} || 1,494,541 |- |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|China, People's Republic of}} || 197,024 || 228,928 || 264,864 || 355,904 || 409,008 || 417,872 || {{increase}} {{sort|02.2|2.2}} || 448,189 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United States}} || 177,680 || 201,424 || 220,512 || 243,104 || 291,392 || 330,128 || {{increase}} 13.3 || 352,074 |- |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 189,648 || 191,632 || 194,416 || 203,952 || 220,976 || 249,264 ||{{increase}} 12.8 || 237,166 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Germany}} || 63,776 || 69,808 || 78,912 || 84,544 || 96,848 || 104,864 || {{increase}} {{sort|08.3|8.3}} || 102,087 |- |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Japan}} || 72,080 || 74,560 || 81,136 || 87,328 || 100,736 || 102,048 || {{increase}} {{sort|01.3|1.3}} || 99,784 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Korea, Republic of}} || 52,896 || 50,992 || 55,488 || 64,992 || 82,384 || 91,168 || {{increase}} 10.7 || 87,853 |- |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Canada}} || 46,448 || 48,192 || 48,800 || 52,352 || 59,760 || 67,280|| {{increase}} 12.6 || 71,261 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|India}} || 29,856 || 30,976 || 37,392 || 46,000 || 52,016 || 61,440 ||| {{increase}} 18.1 || 67,953 |- |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Singapore}} || 36,400 || 42,256 || 46,848 || 49,584 || 57,344 || 58,544 || {{increase}} {{sort|02.1|2.1}} || 61,464 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Hong Kong}} || 26,272 || 28,080 || 31,456 || 36,288 || 44,768 || 54,688 || {{increase}} 22.2 || 58,763 |- |style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Malaysia}}|| 29,424 || 28,976 || 31,536 || 34,240 || 51,792 || 53,840 || {{increase}} {{sort|04.0|4.0}} || 56,430 |-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;" |style="text-align:left"| Other countries || 487,322 || 503,855 || 518,280 || 546,839 || 623,715 || 670,411 || {{increase}} {{sort|07.5|7.5}} || |- |style="text-align:left"| '''Total''' || '''2,564,618''' || '''2,717,695''' || '''2,857,400''' || '''3,131,927''' || '''3,499,939''' || '''3,733,707''' || '''{{increase}} {{sort|06.7|6.7}}''' || '''3,863,217''' |} ==History== ===Before 1881=== In the early years New Zealand was seen by Europeans as the most remote country on earth. For most Europeans New Zealand was an unappealing prospect, a strange and lonely land reached after 100 days on dangerous seas; its coasts were thought treacherous, its inhabitants bloodthirsty. Only exceptional reasons led people to set off for such a distant corner of the globe. Many of New Zealand's early immigrants first spent time in Australia, and most of them were only temporary visitors in search of items to trade. Among the earliest visitors were [[seal hunting|sealers]], attracted by the promise of high-quality oil, and fur for hats (often sold in China in return for tea). As early as 1792, whalers came to the northern end of the country, also as temporary visitors. Also missionaries arrived in New Zealand. By 1839 the total non-Māori population was about 2,000. Until 1839 there were only about 2,000 immigrants in New Zealand; by 1852 there were about 28,000. The decisive moment for this remarkable change was 1840. In that year, the [[Treaty of Waitangi]] was signed. This established British authority in European eyes, and gave British immigrants legal rights as citizens. Most of the people who moved to New Zealand Company settlements were British. From 1853 to 1870 the non-Māori population of New Zealand rose from just under 30,000 to over 250,000. As with the inflow of the 1840s, there were three main groups – assisted families coming directly from Britain; individuals from across the [[Tasman Sea]] looking for a better life; and military settlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en|title=Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|last=Taonga|date=|website=www.teara.govt.nz|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> ===1881–1914=== Restrictions on immigration were first imposed in 1881. Until then, anyone who arrived in New Zealand had been able to remain in the country. The Chinese Immigrants Act 1881 was the first to restrict the entry of a specific group of people. The number of [[Chinese New Zealanders|Chinese]] who could arrive on one ship was limited to one for every 10 tons of the vessel's weight. A poll tax of £10 was also imposed on each Chinese person entering the country. Unlike the Chinese, most [[Indian New Zealanders|Indians]] were [[British subject]]s and free to enter New Zealand until the very end of the 19th century. From 1896, despite objections from the British government, New Zealand tried to pass more comprehensive legislation restricting the immigration not just of the Chinese but also of Indians and other [[Asian New Zealanders|Asians]]. The 1899 act prohibited the entry of immigrants who were not of British or [[Irish New Zealanders|Irish]] parentage and who could not fill in an application form 'in any European language' – which in practice meant English. These rules were in place for the next 20 years. The fear of economic competition was one reason why the entry of Chinese, Indians and other 'race aliens' was restricted. ===1914–1945=== Under the War Regulations of 1916, during the [[First World War]], no person over the age of 15 could land in New Zealand without a passport or other document establishing his or her nationality or identity. Under the Undesirable Immigrants Exclusion Act 1919, [[German New Zealanders|Germans]] and [[Austrian New Zealanders|Austro]]-[[Hungarian New Zealanders|Hungarians]] were prohibited from entering without a licence issued by the attorney general. The act also gave power to the attorney general to prohibit the entry of any person not resident in New Zealand – including British subjects – who was disaffected or disloyal, or of such a character that his presence would be injurious to the peace, order and good government' of New Zealand. The Immigration Restriction Amendment Act 1920 was passed primarily to restrict possible Asian immigration, but Asians were not its only targets. It was also used to curb the entry of other non-British people, particularly [[southern Europe]]ans such as [[Dalmatia]]ns and [[Italian New Zealanders|Italians]]. The 1931 Immigration Restriction Amendment Act, passed during the Depression period of the 1930s, prevented aliens (as non-British immigrants were still known) from Europe entering New Zealand. The only exceptions were if they had guaranteed employment, a considerable amount of capital, or knowledge and skills. ===After 1945=== [[File:History of Visa policy of New Zealand.gif|thumb|upright=2.2|Visa policy of New Zealand from 1987 to 2017 {{legend|#ff0000|New Zealand}}{{legend|#009688|Visa free access}}]] From 1961 only [[Australian New Zealanders|Australians]] had unrestricted entry to New Zealand. This was a long-standing right, established in 1840 when New Zealand became a British colony like Australia. Reciprocal travel arrangements, beginning in the 1920s, formalised this free movement from one country to the other. In 1973, the [[Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement]] allowed Australian and New Zealand citizens to enter each other's countries to visit, live, work, or remain indefinitely without having to apply for a permit. Under the 1961 Immigration Amendment Act, British and Irish immigrants, along with other non-New Zealand citizens (except Australians, who could enter freely) were required to have a permit before entering New Zealand. In practice, the permit was only a formality for Britons and Irish; they were issued with permits on arrival. Nevertheless, for the first time, the 1961 act put British and non-British people on the same footing when they sought to enter New Zealand. After the immigration policy review of 1974, British migrants, like all others, were required to obtain a permit before they left their homelands. The British and Irish were now on the same footing as the nationals of other countries. Between the 1940s and the 1970s, New Zealand concluded visa-free agreements with countries of Western Europe. Visa-free access for citizens of [[Fiji]], [[Kiribati]], [[Nauru]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Samoa]], [[South Africa ]] and [[Tonga]] has been cancelled because of illegal immigration. As of 2017, under the ''[[Immigration_to_New_Zealand#Immigration_Act_2009|Immigration Act 2009]]''<ref name="legislation.govt.nz">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0051/latest/whole.html?search=ts_act@bill@regulation@deemedreg_Immigration+Act+2009_resel_25_a&p=1#DLM1440303|title=Immigration Act 2009 No 51 (as at 26 November 2018), Public Act – New Zealand Legislation|website=www.legislation.govt.nz|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref> and the ''Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010''<ref name="legislation.govt.nz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2010/0241/latest/whole.html#DLM3148101|title=Immigration (Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters) Regulations 2010 (SR 2010/241) (as at 08 May 2017) – New Zealand Legislation|author=|date=|website=www.legislation.govt.nz|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref> passport holders of the 60 jurisdictions may travel to New Zealand without obtaining a visa for up to 90 days.<ref name="auto">[http://glossary.immigration.govt.nz/visafreecountries.htm Immigration New Zealand ''Visa-Waiver Countries''], Immigration New Zealand (INZ) – Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|New Zealand}} {{Wikivoyage|Cook Islands}} {{Wikivoyage|New Zealand}} {{Wikivoyage|Niue}} {{Wikivoyage|Tokelau}} *[[Visa requirements for New Zealand citizens]] *[[Trans-Tasman travel arrangement]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Visa policy by country}} {{Visa Requirements}} [[Category:Visa policy by country|New Zealand]] [[Category:New Zealand law]] [[Category:Immigration to New Zealand]]'