New Zealand: visas, documents and safety

New Zealand at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+13:00)

13:29:11

November 1, 2026

Capital

Wellington

Data status

Update delayed

14.9 °C

Partly cloudy

High 15.0°

Low 9.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 14.3 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Cloudy

9.3° / 15.0°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Showers

13.2° / 16.5°

Precipitation 0.3 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Rain

14.5° / 16.7°

Precipitation 0.4 mm

Weather: Wellington (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Language: English, M-�ori, New Zealand Sign Language
Capital: Wellington
Population: 5,324,700
Timezone: UTC+13:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in New Zealand brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in New Zealand

Planning a trip to New Zealand means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in New Zealand.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Electronic travel authorization

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Citizens of New Zealand's visa waiver countries and territories can visit for up to 3 months — 6 months for UK citizens — but must have an NZeTA before they travel, and most international visitors also pay the NZD 100 International Visitor Levy. Australian citizens need neither a visa nor an NZeTA, travellers on passports from some countries must apply for a Visitor Visa, and everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration; the declaration site suggests doing it before the flight, and for air travellers it needs to be submitted by the time they reach passport control.

Passport validity: Immigration New Zealand says your passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave New Zealand.
Return or onward ticket: Immigration New Zealand says visa-waiver visitors must be able to show they plan to leave at the end of their stay, with a paid ticket out of New Zealand to a country they have the right to enter, or a craft owner's letter or cruise itinerary if leaving by private craft or cruise ship; airlines may ask to see the ticket at check-in. To apply for a Visitor Visa, it says, you must have plans to leave New Zealand at the end of your stay.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in New Zealand.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

3 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Wellington

Wellington

Office

Honorary consulate - Auckland

Auckland

Office

Honorary consulate - Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for New Zealand.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

New Zealand

Today in the country

Today · Nov 1

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Tuesday · Nov 3

Essential facts

Country overview