For people whose passport needs a visa to visit. You can’t work, but you can study for up to 3 months.
- Stay
- Up to 6 or 9 months
- INZ visa fee
- From NZD $441
- Processing
- 80% within 2 weeks
+ our service fee, quoted upfront
Visit New Zealand · Tourism & short stays
Come and see it for yourself.
Visitor visas, the NZeTA, business visits and long-stay options for parents. We make sure you apply for the right one, with the evidence that gets it decided quickly.
At a glance
6visas in this pathway
5INZ updates this year
Facts checked 14 Oct 2026
Who this is for
Is this your situation?
01
First-time visitors
Find out if your passport needs a visa or an NZeTA before you book.
02
Parents and grandparents
Long-stay options so you can spend real time with family here.
03
Business travellers
Meetings, conferences and site visits without breaching conditions.
Visas in this pathway
The options, with official facts.
Length of stay, cost and processing time as published by Immigration New Zealand on 14 October 2026. Tick up to three to compare.
Some passport holders can travel on an NZeTA instead of applying for a visa first. It depends on your passport and how you travel.
- Stay
- Visa-waiver visits
- INZ visa fee
- From NZD $17
- Processing
- Allow 72 hours
+ our service fee, quoted upfront
Visit New Zealand for business reasons, supported by your own funds or your employer.
- Stay
- Up to 3 months in 1 year
- INZ visa fee
- From NZD $341
- Processing
- 80% within 1 week
+ our service fee, quoted upfront
For parents and grandparents of New Zealand citizens or residents who want to visit family, in and out.
- Stay
- 6 months at a time, 18 months in 3 years
- INZ visa fee
- From NZD $441
- Processing
- 80% within 3 months
+ our service fee, quoted upfront
A long-stay visitor visa for parents of New Zealand citizens or residents, with multiple entry.
- Stay
- Up to 5 years
- INZ visa fee
- From NZD $3,100
- Processing
- Expected to be around 4 months
+ our service fee, quoted upfront
Needed to pass through Auckland Airport unless you already hold a visa, are visa-waiver or are travelling to or from Australia.
- Stay
- Up to 24 hours
- INZ visa fee
- From NZD $235
- Processing
- 80% within 4 days
+ our service fee, quoted upfront
Recent changes
What’s changed for visit.
Official announcements affecting this pathway, summarised in plain English.
Coming up
Family of New Zealanders temporary visas move online from 16 November
Partner and child of a New Zealander visitor, work and student visas can be applied for in enhanced Immigration Online from 16 November 2026, with updated instructions taking effect the same day.
Source: Immigration New ZealandGuidance
Coming for summer? Apply early for your visitor visa
Summer is one of INZ’s busiest periods — about 284,000 visitor visa applications arrived between September and March last year. Complete applications are decided faster.
Source: Immigration New ZealandIn effect
Paper applications end for selected visitor and transit visas
Since 1 October 2026, applications for the Transit Visa and 24 visitor visa types must be submitted through enhanced Immigration Online instead of on paper.
Source: Immigration New ZealandIn effect
Old visitor visa online forms have closed
Most visitor visas moved exclusively to enhanced Immigration Online on 24 September 2026. On 8 October 2026 the old forms closed and remaining drafts were deleted.
Source: Immigration New ZealandHow we help
From first question to final decision.
- 01
Assessment
We check your eligibility against the rules in force on the day you apply.
- 02
Strategy
The right visa, the right order and the right timing.
- 03
Documents
A checklist for your case and a review of every document.
- 04
Lodgement
We lodge online and deal with INZ for you.
- 05
Decision
We stay with you through the decision and what comes next.
Visit FAQs
Your visit questions, answered.
Straight answers to common questions. If yours isn’t here, ask our AI or a licensed adviser.
Do I need a visa or an NZeTA?
It depends on your passport and whether you are visiting or transiting. Visa-waiver passport holders request an NZeTA; everyone else applies for a visitor visa. INZ’s visa tool checks this in a minute, and we confirm it for you during your consultation.
How early should I apply for a summer visit?
INZ asks travellers arriving around Christmas to apply as early as possible. It received about 284,000 visitor visa applications between September and March last summer, and incomplete applications slow everything down.
Can I still apply on paper?
Not for most visitor visas. From 1 October 2026 the listed visitor and transit visas must be submitted through enhanced Immigration Online, and old online forms closed on 8 October 2026.
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