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New Zealand: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: New Zealand. 182 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 9 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 135Visa-free
  • 13ETA
  • 34On arrival
  • 31eVisa
  • 13Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
New Zealand
Rank9
No prior visa182
CodeNZL

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 9

Rank 9 of 199. 182 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETACanadaETA180 daysAustraliaVisa-freeJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 44

A prior visa is needed for 44 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisa
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a New Zealand passport gives

89of 100
rank 3 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility94182 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law97score 1.65 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life94HDI 0.938
  • Health and longevity8782.1 years life expectancy
  • Education95education index 0.93
  • Taxes41up to 39%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 135

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
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ETA 13

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaCanada
American SamoaOceaniaCanadaAmericas · 180 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean

On arrival 34

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 31 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 31

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 13

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaRussiaEuropeSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 9Estonia182
  2. 9Hungary182
  3. 9Italy182
  4. 9Latvia182
  5. 9New Zealand182
  6. 9Portugal182
  7. 10Croatia181
  8. 10Slovakia181
  9. 10Slovenia181

Frequently asked questions

New Zealand: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 182 of 226 countries and territories, 135 visa-free, 13 with an ETA and 34 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 9 of 199.

New Zealand: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

New Zealand → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

New Zealand → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA. Authorisation online before travel.

New Zealand → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 11. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.