Is NZeTA a work visa?
No. It is an electronic permission for visa-free visitors and transit. Work needs AEWV or a WHV.
أطلس جوازات السفر
New Zealand uses NZeTA for visa-free visitors, a skills-shortage list and Accredited Employer work visas for jobs, then a resident visa and a permanent travel condition as two steps.
سفرهجرةإقامة دائمة
Openness rank
#157
Entry openness
61
بدون تأشيرة
1
Briefing updated
2026-09
نبذة عن الدولة
العاصمة
Wellington
السكان
5.3 million
المساحة
268,680 km²
العملة
New Zealand dollar NZD
اللغة
English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
التوقيت
UTC+13:00–UTC+13:45
المولودون في الخارج
1.5 million · 2024
حصة المهاجرين
28.2%
الجماعات الإثنية · 2018
المولودون في الخارج من مخزون المهاجرين الدولي للأمم المتحدة عبر البنك الدولي (غالباً 2024). الجماعات الإثنية وفق التصنيفات المنشورة لكل بلد. معظم الدول لا تحصي لون البشرة. أرقام إرشادية.
التأشيرات ومسارات الهجرةقائمة الإعفاء من التأشيرةالمستندات وصورة الجوازVisa siteImmigration site
For travel, WHV, employer-sponsored skilled workers, and resident-visa holders lining up a permanent travel condition.
Visa-free passports obtain NZeTA before boarding and pay the IVL. Chinese passports usually need a visitor visa. Stays are often three months; visitors cannot work.
The main work product is the Accredited Employer Work Visa, tied to green/red-list logic. Straight to Residence or Work to Residence moves shortage roles onto a resident visa. Study can lead to a post-study work visa.
A resident visa is first; a permanent resident visa (permanent travel condition) often follows after about two years. Citizenship usually needs five years’ residence. Confirm with INZ.
Time to PR:Residence on grant; Permanent Resident Visa after presence conditions
No. It is an electronic permission for visa-free visitors and transit. Work needs AEWV or a WHV.
A resident visa lets you settle, but travel conditions may expire. The permanent resident visa removes that limit — that is PR in ordinary speech.
On this site’s matrix the result is “تأشيرة مطلوبة”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.
On this site’s matrix the result is “تصريح إلكتروني”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.