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New Zealand: do transit visitors also need to apply for an NZeTA?

Travellers who are citizens of a country with a visa waiver or transit visa need an NZeTA to transit through Auckland airport only, before continuing their journey.

The countries benefiting from a visa exemption or transit visa are as follows (and therefore require an NZeTA Transit):

  • All travellers whose destination is Australia
  • All European Union countries 🇪🇺
  • Andorra
  • Argentina
  • Bahrain
  • Brezil
  • Brunei
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Kuwait
  • Liechtenstein
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Maurice
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Vatican
  • Bahamas
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
  • Indonesia
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Nauru
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Venezuela