Visa information for Christchurch, New Zealand

Do I need a tourist visa to visit New Zealand? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for New Zealand? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Visa Check

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Startup Visa

Entrepreneur Work Visa
Investment required	Funding provided	Duration
Yes	No	3 years

Tourist Visa access to New Zealand by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Not required	3 months
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	90 days
Armenia	Required
Australia	Not required	Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement
Austria	Not required	3 months
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Required
Bahrain	Not required	90 days
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Required
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required	3 months
Belize	Required
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Not required	90 days
Brunei	Not required	3 months
Bulgaria	Not required	3 months
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required	90 days
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	3 months
China	Not required	90 days
Colombia	Required
Costa Rica	Required
Croatia	Not required	3 months
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required	3 months
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	3 months
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required	3 months
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required	3 months
France	Not required	3 months
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not required	3 months
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required	3 months
Grenada	Required
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required	3 months
Iceland	Not required	3 months
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Unknown
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required	3 months
Israel	Not required	90 days
Italy	Not required	3 months
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required	90 days
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Not required	90 days
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required	3 months
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required	3 months
Lithuania	Not required	3 months
Luxembourg	Not required	3 months
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required	3 months
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Not required	3 months
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required	3 months
Mexico	Not required	90 days
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Not required	3 months
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Required
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required	3 months
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	3 months
Oman	Not required	90 days
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Required
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Required
Peru	Required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required	3 months
Portugal	Not required	3 months
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required	3 months
Russia	Required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Not required	3 months
Saudi Arabia	Not required	90 days
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	90 days
Slovakia	Not required	3 months
Slovenia	Not required	3 months
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required	Visa not required if the holder of Australian Permanent Residence travelling on a South African Passport, Australian Resident Visa will be granted upon arrival subject to satisfying the entry requirements. Australian Permanent Residents must have a valid Visa/ Travel Facility attached to the status for entry. Imperative note: Holders of the Right of Abode to the UK with a Certificate of Entitlement as proof of authenticity do not require a Visa.
South Korea	Not required	90 days
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required	3 months
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required	3 months
Switzerland	Not required	3 months
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required
Togo	Required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required
United Arab Emirates	Not required	90 days
United Kingdom	Required	3 months; Visa Free Access only to BOCs with right of readmission to the UK
United States	Not required
Uruguay	Not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Required
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required