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New Zealand

Passport Atlas

New Zealand passport

New Zealand (NZ) ranks #28 with mobility 158 / 198. 158 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#28

199

Mobility

158

/ 198

Visa free

113

Visa required

14

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Country profile

Capital

Wellington

Population

5.3 million

Area

268,680 km²

Currency

New Zealand dollar NZD

Languages

English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language

Time zone

UTC+13:00–UTC+13:45

Foreign-born

1.5 million · 2024

Migrant share

28.2%

Ethnic groups · 2018

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

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

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

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FVisa free113

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalawiMalaysiaMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanThailandTunisiaTürkiyeUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambia

AOn arrival36

BahrainBangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIndonesiaIranJordanKuwaitLaosLebanonMadagascarMaldivesMarshall IslandsMozambiqueNamibiaNepalPalauQatarSamoaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSri LankaTanzaniaTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluZimbabwe

TeTA9

CanadaCôte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSurinameUnited KingdomUnited States

EeVisa26

AzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMyanmarNigeriaPakistanSão Tomé and PríncipeSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTogoUgandaVietnam

RVisa required14

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGhanaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaRussiaSudanTurkmenistanYemen

Nearby in the ranking

CzechiaEstoniaLatviaRomaniaAustraliaLithuania

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for New Zealand?

Visa-free 113, on arrival 36, eTA 9, eVisa 26, visa required 14.

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