Australia entry requirements for New Zealand citizens
Short answerNew Zealand citizens can get a visa on arrival in Australia. The official source doesn't state a fixed stay length. Check it before you travel.
- How long you can stay
- The official source doesn't state a fixed stay length. Check it before you travel.
- What you need
- Valid New Zealand passport
- Good to know
- Special Category visa (subclass 444): granted automatically on arrival at no cost under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement, no advance application needed. It has no fixed day-cap — Home Affairs describes the stay as lasting “from the time you are granted the visa until you leave Australia”, for as long as the holder remains a New Zealand citizen; it ceases on departure and a new SCV is granted on each re-entry. stayPolicy uses the non-computable placeholder because no numeric maxDays exists for this visa (same pattern used for Kenya's eTA), not because a visa application is required in advance.
Source Department of Home Affairs — Special Category visa (subclass 444)Checked against the source on 2026-08-12
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Australia for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa required
- Chinavisa required
- Franceelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germanyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indiavisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Italyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Japanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporeelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spainelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
Other destinations for New Zealand citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa-free short stay
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history