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Christmas Island visa rules for New Zealand passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Christmas Island.

The answer

Visa on arrival. New Zealand passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Christmas Island.

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Official source

immi.homeaffairs.gov.auAustralian Government Department of Home AffairsChecked 3 Nov 2026

New Zealand citizens with a valid New Zealand passport do not need to apply for a visa before coming to Australia. When you enter Australia you can apply for a Special Category visa (subclass 444) (SCV). If you meet the criteria for the SCV we will grant you the visa.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

Normal Australian immigration procedures apply when you arrive on Christmas Island from outside Australia, and you may need a visa.

Source: infrastructure.gov.au

Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places New Zealand passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Flying Fish Cove, nearest first.

  1. SingaporeSingapore, about 1,320 km from Flying Fish CoveVisa-free
  2. MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, about 1,570 km from Flying Fish CoveVisa-free
  3. BruneiBandar Seri Begawan, about 1,990 km from Flying Fish CoveVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Flying Fish Cove

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Flying Fish Cove, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 28.1°CLow 22.8°CRain 272 mm
  2. FebHigh 28.1°CLow 23.0°CRain 382 mm
  3. MarHigh 28.3°CLow 23.2°CRain 356 mm
  4. AprHigh 28.3°CLow 23.7°CRain 221 mm
  5. MayHigh 27.8°CLow 24.0°CRain 164 mm
  6. JunHigh 27.1°CLow 23.5°CRain 135 mm
  7. JulHigh 26.3°CLow 22.7°CRain 97 mm
  8. AugHigh 26.1°CLow 22.3°CRain 37 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.2°CLow 22.3°CRain 61 mm
  10. OctHigh 26.9°CLow 22.9°CRain 77 mm
  11. NovHigh 27.3°CLow 23.1°CRain 175 mm
  12. DecHigh 27.8°CLow 22.7°CRain 188 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 17 to 29 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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