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Cocos (Keeling) Islands visa rules for New Zealand passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The answer

Visa on arrival. New Zealand passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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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 the Cocos (Keeling) Islands 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 West Island, nearest first.

  1. SingaporeSingapore, about 1,680 km from West IslandVisa-free
  2. MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, about 1,780 km from West IslandVisa-free

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

Weather in West Island

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in West Island, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 30.2°CLow 25.2°CRain 148 mm
  2. FebHigh 30.3°CLow 25.4°CRain 207 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.3°CLow 25.5°CRain 237 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.1°CLow 25.7°CRain 277 mm
  5. MayHigh 29.6°CLow 25.6°CRain 195 mm
  6. JunHigh 28.9°CLow 25.0°CRain 191 mm
  7. JulHigh 28.3°CLow 24.5°CRain 184 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.2°CLow 24.4°CRain 101 mm
  9. SepHigh 28.4°CLow 24.4°CRain 80 mm
  10. OctHigh 28.8°CLow 24.7°CRain 80 mm
  11. NovHigh 29.3°CLow 25.0°CRain 95 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.6°CLow 25.0°CRain 108 mm

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

Averages of 23 to 28 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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