Visitor Visa
You always have the option to come and explore New Zealand as a visitor. However, during your stay, you require to have considerable amount of money so that you would be able to support yourself as well as all others who are listed in your application. The visitor’s visa would enable you to enjoy the New Zealand’s green landscape, culture and people.
Overview
Total length of stay:Maximum 9 months
Benefits of Visitor’s Visa:
This visa allows you to
Visit family and friends, explore and enjoy various adventure activities and amateur sports in New Zealand
Study in New Zealand for a period of 3 months
Include your partner as well as your dependent children aged 19 or younger in your visa application
Important things to note:
You need to check if it is needed for you to apply for the Visitor Visa. This is because some individuals from some of the selected visa waiver countries are allowed to travel to New Zealand without requiring this Visitor visa. However, in that case it would instead be important to hold an NZeTA or the New Zealand Electronic travel Authority.
Check here if you require a Visitor Visa or an NZeTA
If you are coming to New Zealand on a holiday, the you are required to either get a Visitor visa or a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA). However, if you are Australian Citizen, you won’t require either of them.
Who all need a visitor visa
It is mandated for you to apply for a visitor visa before arriving in New Zealand. Further, you apply for this visa when, you:
do not hold citizenship from a visa-waiver country
want to visit New Zealand for a duration of more than 3 months or an extended period of 6 months if you are from United Kingdom (UK)
have any criminal history
have health issues that could pose danger to the residents of New Zealand or could increase the expenses of New Zealand’s health services
Process and Fees for the Visitor’s visa
The table below summarizes the information about the process, processing time and costs involved while applying for New Zealand visitor visa. This will help you plan appropriately and you will be having an optimal chance of submitting a completed application in the given timeframe.
The details are described with respect to the option of applying via an Online Form.
| Immigration Costs | Receiving center fees | ITimeframes |
|---|---|---|
| Application Cost – NZD 246 This is the fee asked by the Immigration New Zealand to process your application. An immigration levy will be charged and is included in the mentioned cost. Each person will be required to pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD 35. This is also included in the cost. | Passport Fee – INR 722/application After you apply for visitor visa via online mode, it will be required for you to send your passport. The passport fee is demanded for the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in order to receive and handle your passport appropriately. | Processing Time – within 26 days 90 percent of the applications are completed within this timeframe. The timeframe is mentioned with respect to the calendar days. |
Who all need a NZeTA
If you are visiting New Zealand, then it would be necessary for you to apply for NZeTA in case you belong to a visa-waiver country or any territory, or you are an Australian permanent resident .
Visa waiver countries and territories
All those passport holders who intend to visit New Zealand and belong to certain countries and territories, although are not required to apply for the visa before they would travel to NZ but they must possess an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority).
List of visa waiver countries and territories
The visa waiver countries and territories are listed as follows:
| Andorra | Macau – only if you require a Macau special Administrative Region Passport |
| Argentina | Malaysia |
| Austria | Malta |
| Bahrain | Mauritius |
| Brazil | Mexico |
| Brunei | Monaco |
| Bulgaria | Netherlands |
| Chile | Oman |
| Croatia | Poland |
| Cyprus | Portugal – if you hold the right to live permanently in Portugal |
| Czech Republic | Qatar |
| Denmark | Romania |
| Estonia – citizens only | San Marino |
| Finland | Saudi Arabia |
| France | Seychelles |
| Germany | Singapore |
Hong Kong – residents with HKSAR or British National – Overseas passports only | Slovak Republic |
| Hungary | Spain |
| Iceland | Sweden |
| Ireland | Switzerland |
| Israel | Taiwan – if you are a permanent resident of Taiwan |
| Italy | United Arab Emirates |
| Japan | United Kingdom – if you hold the right to stay in the United Kingdom on a permanent basis |
| Korea – South | United States of America – This includes USA nationals |
| Kuwait | Uruguay |
| Latvia – citizens only | Vatican City |
| Liechtenstein | |
| Lithuania – citizens only | |
| Luxembourg |
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More information about NZeTA
Overview
Total length of stay:The visa would be valid for multiple visits and that for a maximum period of 2 years
Benefits of Visitor’s Visa:
This visa allows you to
Travel to New Zealand without applying for a Visitor’s visa. This condition however would be only applicable when you belong from a visa waiver country, a passenger of a cruise ship or already a permanent resident of Australia
Passing through the Auckland International Airport and are a transit passenger while on your way to and from Australia
Passing through the Auckland International Airport on your way to some other country, when you are a transit passenger. This condition is further applicable if you belong from a visa waiver or from a transit waiver country.
Get someone’s help to assist you with your request to receive NZeTA. In that case you are required to inform them about your criminal history and also if you seeking any kind of medical treatment when visiting New Zealand
Important things to note:
If you belong to from a visitor’s visa waiver country, the it is necessary for you to get NZeTA before you travel to New Zealand
It takes from 72 hours to 10 minutes for this visa to process
Request to grant NZeTA can cost NZD $9 using the free mobile application, or NZD $12 if the application is being completed online
It would be mandated for you to pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy or IVL immediately during the time of NZeTA. This would cost you around ND $35.
Once you have made a request for NZeTA, the you can easily track its status
Visiting New Zealand
If you are visiting New Zealand for a brief period of time, then you are required to request an NZeTA before you arrive in New Zealand. This is needed to be done if you:
