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All visitors to New
Zealand must carry a passport that is valid for at least
three months beyond the date you intend to leave the
country.
You do not need a visa or
permit to visit New Zealand if you are:
- A New Zealand citizen or
Resident Permit holder
- An Australian citizen
traveling on an Australian passport
- An Australian resident with
a current Australian resident return visa
- A citizen of a country which
has a visa waiver agreement with New Zealand.
Currently travelers from
more than 50 countries do not require a Visitor's Visa
for stays less than three months. You do require:
- A passport that is valid for
at least three months after your planned departure from New
Zealand
- An onward or return ticket
to a country that you have permission to enter
- Sufficient money to support
yourself during your stay - approximately NZ$1000 per month
per person
- if you have stayed in New
Zealand for up to three months previously you may need to
apply for a visa
To find out if your country
qualifies for a visa waiver, check out the Visiting New Zealand
section of the
New
Zealand Immigration Service website, where you'll find a
list of all eligible countries and other useful visa
information. Your travel agent, airline or nearest
New Zealand
Embassy will also be able to advise you if you require a
visa.
British citizens and other
British passport holders who have evidence of the right to live
permanently in the UK may be allowed to stay in New Zealand for
up to six months.
If your country is not on
the visa waiver list, or you wish to stay longer than
three months, you will need to apply for a Visitor's
Visa. You can download application forms from the
New Zealand Immigration Service website, or contact
your nearest
New
Zealand Embassy.
The New Zealand
Immigration Service also has information on work,
business or student visas. If you are interested in
studying in New Zealand, check out the websites of the
New
Zealand Independent English Language Schools and
Education New Zealand Trust.
If you're thinking about
living permanently in New Zealand, read the Migration
section of the
New Zealand Immigration Service website. It contains
a brief summary of immigration requirements and
information on obtaining a residence application pack.
WorkSite is a government
website all about work in New Zealand. If you've got any
work-related questions this is the place to go. You'll find
useful links and information on everything to do with
employment, training & work in New Zealand.
www.worksite.govt.nz
New Zealand's
international airports are at Auckland, Wellington and
Christchurch. Some flights from Australia also land at
Hamilton, Palmerston North, Queenstown and Dunedin.
Every person arriving in
New Zealand must complete the arrival card handed out on
the aircraft.
Comprehensive advice for
travellers is available on the
New Zealand Customs Service website.
New Zealand's
agricultural industries are free of many insect pests,
and plant and animal diseases common elsewhere in the
world. We put a lot of effort into minimising the risk
of these being introduced at ports and airports. For
information on New Zealand's biosecurity policies, see
Protect New
Zealand.
Heavy fines may be imposed on
people caught carrying prohibited materials. On arrival visitors
should place any questionable items, particularly fruit, in the
bins provided.
You will find details of
restricted items on the
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry website.
Domestic pets such as cats and
dogs also pose disease and pest risks, and entry requirements
are strictly enforced. Import requirements for live animals
differ according to the country of origin, so please check with
your nearest Embassy before attempting to bring your pet to New
Zealand.
You should not bring the
following items into New Zealand:
- Firearms and weapons, unless
a permit is obtained from New Zealand Police on arrival at
the airport (includes sporting firearms). The New Zealand
Police website has more information on importing firearms.
- Class A drugs, certain drugs
(e.g. diuretics, depressants, stimulants, heart drugs,
tranquillisers, sleeping pills) unless in their original
bottle with a Doctor's prescription
- Ivory in any form; tortoise
or turtle shell jewellery and ornaments; medicines using
musk, rhinoceros or tiger derivatives; carvings or anything
made from whalebone or bone from any other marine animals;
cat skins or coats.
Visitors to New Zealand
may purchase duty-free goods, which are not subject to
local taxes, from airport duty free shops on arrival and
departure. Duty-free stores in downtown Auckland,
Wellington and Christchurch will deliver purchases to
aircraft departure lounges.
Apart from your own personal
effects, and as long as you are over 17 years of age, you are
allowed the following duty-free concessions:
- 200 cigarettes or 250 grams
of tobacco or 50 cigars, or a mixture of all three weighing
no more than 250 grams
- 4.5 litres of wine or beer
(six 750ml bottles) and one 1125ml bottle of spirits,
liqueur or other beverages
Goods up to a total of NZ$700 are
free of duty and tax, but goods in excess of this may attract
both duty and tax.
A tax of NZ$22-NZ$25 has
to be paid at the airport when you leave New Zealand.
Please note that this tax is not included in your ticket
price.
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