Where can New Zealand passport holders live?

As of 2026, a New Zealand passport lets you enter 155 countries without applying for a visa — 116 visa-free and 39 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 27 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 11 countries let New Zealand citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	116
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	39
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	27
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	11
Embassy visa needed	16

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (11)

Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Armenia (180 days), Barbados (180 days), Costa Rica (180 days), Dominica (180 days), El Salvador (180 days), Fiji (120 days), Georgia (360 days), Mexico (180 days), Peru (180 days), Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa-free (116)

Albania (90 days), Andorra (90 days), Angola (30 days), Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Argentina (90 days), Armenia (180 days), Australia, Austria (90 days), Bahamas (90 days), Barbados (180 days), Belarus (30 days), Belgium (90 days), Belize, Bolivia (90 days), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days), Botswana (90 days), Brazil (90 days), Brunei (30 days), Bulgaria (90 days), Chile (90 days), China (30 days), Colombia (90 days), Costa Rica (180 days), Croatia (90 days), Cyprus (90 days), Czech Republic (90 days), Denmark (90 days), Dominica (180 days), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90 days), El Salvador (180 days), Estonia (90 days), Fiji (120 days), Finland (90 days), France (90 days), Gambia (90 days), Georgia (360 days), Germany (90 days), Greece (90 days), Grenada (90 days), Guatemala (90 days), Guyana (90 days), Haiti (90 days), Honduras (90 days), Hong Kong (90 days), Hungary (90 days), Iceland (90 days), Ireland (90 days), Israel (90 days), Italy (90 days), Jamaica, Japan (90 days), Kazakhstan (30 days), Kiribati (90 days), Kosovo (90 days), Kyrgyzstan (60 days), Latvia (90 days), Lesotho (14 days), Liechtenstein (90 days), Lithuania (90 days), Luxembourg (90 days), Macao (90 days), Malawi (30 days), Malaysia (90 days), Malta (90 days), Mauritius (90 days), Mexico (180 days), Micronesia (30 days), Moldova (90 days), Monaco (90 days), Mongolia (30 days), Montenegro (90 days), Morocco (90 days), Namibia (90 days), Netherlands (90 days), Nicaragua (90 days), North Macedonia (90 days), Norway (90 days), Oman (90 days), Palestine, Panama (90 days), Paraguay (90 days), Peru (180 days), Philippines (30 days), Poland (90 days), Portugal (90 days), Romania (90 days), Rwanda (30 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days), Saint Lucia (42 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days), San Marino (90 days), Serbia (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Singapore (90 days), Slovakia (90 days), Slovenia (90 days), South Africa (90 days), South Korea (90 days), Spain (90 days), Swaziland (30 days), Sweden (90 days), Switzerland (90 days), Taiwan (90 days), Tajikistan (30 days), Thailand (60 days), Tunisia (90 days), Turkey (90 days), Ukraine (90 days), United Arab Emirates (30 days), Uruguay (90 days), Uzbekistan (30 days), Vanuatu (120 days), Vatican (90 days), Venezuela (90 days), Zambia (90 days)

Visa on arrival (39)

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (27)

Azerbaijan, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon, Canada, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

Embassy visa needed (16)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Liberia, Mali, Nauru, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Yemen

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Frequently asked questions

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

New Zealand passport holders can visit 155 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 116 are fully visa-free and 39 issue a visa on arrival. 27 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can New Zealand citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

11 countries allow New Zealand citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Vanuatu.

Can New Zealand citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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