New Zealand entry requirements for Ukrainian citizens

How long you can stay

Your visa sets how long you can stay.

What you need

• Visitor visa applied for and approved before travel (not eligible for NZeTA visa waiver)
• Valid passport (minimum 3 months validity beyond intended departure)
• Evidence of sufficient funds (from NZD $1,000/month, or evidence of pre-paid accommodation)
• Evidence of a genuine visit and intention/ability to depart New Zealand at the end of the stay
• Passport photo(s)
• Police certificates and/or medical/X-ray evidence if required based on personal circumstances

Good to know

Ukraine is NOT on Immigration New Zealand's visa waiver list (confirmed against the official 67-country/territory visa-waiver list, which does not include Ukraine), so Ukrainian citizens need a standard Visitor Visa applied for and approved in advance — NZeTA is not an option. Immigration NZ states a multiple-entry visitor visa allows a stay 'of up to a total of 6 months in each 12-month period' while a single-entry visa can allow 'up to 9 months in an 18-month period', with duration set at the immigration officer's discretion — no single guaranteed day-count is published, so stayPolicy uses the non-computable 'visa_required' placeholder rather than asserting a specific maxDays. Standard visitor visa fee starts from NZD $441 (plus the IVL). Separately, Immigration NZ operates a 2022 Special Ukraine Policy allowing NZ citizens/residents of Ukrainian descent to sponsor family members for a 2-year visa with work rights — this is a distinct family-sponsorship pathway, not the general tourist case covered here.

Source Immigration New Zealand — Visitor visaChecked against the source on 2026-10-05