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Entering Neuseeland

Neuseeland playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#157

Entry openness

61

Visumfrei

1

Visum nötig

137

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Länderprofil

Hauptstadt

Wellington

Bevölkerung

5.3 million

Fläche

268,680 km²

Währung

New Zealand dollar NZD

Sprache

English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language

Zeitzone

UTC+13:00–UTC+13:45

Im Ausland geboren

1.5 million · 2024

Migrantenanteil

28.2%

Ethnische Gruppen · 2018

  • European64.1%
  • Maori16.5%
  • other13.7%
  • Chinese4.9%
  • Indian4.7%
  • Samoan3.9%
  • Other7.5%

Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.

Travel notes

Plug

Type I

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 111 · Ambulance 111

Dialing code

+64

Airports

AKL · CHC · WLG · ZQN

Highlights

  • Milford Sound
  • Hobbiton
  • Rotorua
  • Queenstown

Neuseeland PassRatgeber · NeuseelandVisa siteImmigration site

How to get a visa

  • Visitor visa / NZeTA

    Visit / tourism · Often 3, 6 or 9 months

    • Visa-waiver passports get NZeTA and the IVL; others file a visitor visa.
  • Accredited Employer Work Visa

    Work · Matches the role, up to 5 years

    • The employer is accredited and the job checked, then sponsors you.

Immigration routes

  • Skilled Migrant Category

    Points / invitation

    Residence once skills, income and English clear the bar.

    Leads to PR:SMC grant is New Zealand residence (PR).

  • Green List straight to residence

    Skilled work

    Listed occupations may go straight to residence or after a work period.

    Leads to PR:Fastest for shortage occupations such as health and engineering.

PR & citizenship

Resident visa

Time to PR:Residence on grant; Permanent Resident Visa after presence conditions

  • Hold a resident visa and meet travel conditions, then apply for a PRV with no travel conditions.

Citizenship usually after 5 years’ residence, with English and presence. Dual nationality allowed.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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