Conditions from official sources
- Needs the right to reside permanently in the UK.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
New Zealand visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting New Zealand.
The answer
ETA needed. United Kingdom passport holders need an ETA granted before travel to visit New Zealand.
- Entry
- ETA
- Stay
- 6 months per entry
- Limit
- 6 months within 12 months
- Covers
- Tourist entry
If you are from the United Kingdom, you can stay for up to 6 months.
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 the United Kingdom.
New Zealand passport United Kingdom
- Fee
- £20.00
- Maximum stay
- Up to 6 months
ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City
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Visa-free nearby
Other places United Kingdom 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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