Conditions from official sources
- Can use an NZeTA instead of a visa when flying directly from Australia with an eligible Australian visa that is valid at check-in.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
New Zealand visa rules for China passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting New Zealand.
The answer
e-Visa needed. China passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit New Zealand.
- Entry
- e-Visa
- Stay
- Not stated by the source
- Covers
- Tourist entry
be travelling to New Zealand directly from Australia have a passport from China or a Pacific Islands Forum country have an eligible Australian visa that is valid when you check in to your flight to New Zealand, and have a valid NZeTA.
Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Passport validity
Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.
Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave New Zealand.
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
The other way round
What New Zealand passport holders need to visit China.
New Zealand passport China
- Maximum stay
- Up to 30 days
Nationals holding valid ordinary passports of 50 countries, namely Brunei, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Korea, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Russia, Sweden, Canada and UK are exempted from visa requirement if coming to China for the purpose of business, tourism, family or friends visits, exchange and transit. They can stay in China for no more than 30 days without a visa.
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Visa-free nearby
Other places China passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Wellington, nearest first.
Weather in Wellington
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Wellington, month by month.
- High 21.2°CLow 13.2°CRain 62 mm
- High 21.7°CLow 13.6°CRain 55 mm
- High 20.4°CLow 11.9°CRain 61 mm
- High 18.0°CLow 9.3°CRain 64 mm
- High 15.9°CLow 8.2°CRain 81 mm
- High 13.6°CLow 6.1°CRain 107 mm
- High 12.9°CLow 5.0°CRain 102 mm
- High 13.3°CLow 5.8°CRain 94 mm
- High 14.9°CLow 7.7°CRain 92 mm
- High 15.8°CLow 9.3°CRain 122 mm
- High 17.5°CLow 10.2°CRain 86 mm
- High 19.6°CLow 12.5°CRain 90 mm
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