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The cover of a New Zealand biometric passport issued in 2006.

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A New Zealand passport issued in 1949.

New Zealand passports are issued to citizens of New Zealand for the purpose of international travel. The Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for issuing, renewing and extending New Zealand passports.

Types

Regular Passport - Issued for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips
Diplomatic Passport - Issued to New Zealand diplomats, top ranking government officials and diplomatic couriers.
Official Passport - Issued to individuals representing the New Zealand government on official business

All newly issued passports will have a maximum validity of five years from the date of issue under the Passports Amendment Act 2005, regardless of when the previous passport (if any) was issued.

Obtaining a Passport

The Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for issuing, renewing and extending New Zealand passports. The Department of Internal Affairs issues Passports from offices in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand, and has overseas offices in Sydney and London. New Zealand Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates outside of Sydney and London are not able to issue Passports, although diplomatic officers may be able to provide application forms and assist in communicating with an issuing office. In emergencies some diplomatic posts may be able to issue an Emergency Travel Document, a Passport-like document with a validity of only one year intended to assist New Zealand citizens who do not have the time to obtain a Passport in time to travel.

Entitlement to a Passport

Only New Zealand citizens are entitled to be issued New Zealand passports. Other travel documents are available for refugees or residents of New Zealand who are unable to obtain passports from their home countries but need to travel; see Refugee Travel Document and Certificate of Identity for details.

You may be entitled to a New Zealand passport if you fall into one of the following categories

Born in New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, or the Ross Dependency) prior to 1 January 2006.

Born in New Zealand (including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, or the Ross Dependency) from 1 January 2006 and at least one of your parents was a New Zealand citizen or entitled to be in New Zealand indefinitely at the time of your birth.

Legally adopted by a New Zealand citizen parent

A British subject resident in New Zealand during all of 1948.

Granted New Zealand citizenship.

Born overseas to a New Zealand citizen parent (Your citizenship status must first be established by the department before a passport can be issued to you)

Physical appearance

New Zealand passports are in deep navy blue, with New Zealand Coat of arms emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The word "NEW ZEALAND" is inscribed above the coat of arms, and "PASSPORT" below, with the standard biometric symbol at the bottom.

Identity information page

The New Zealand Passport includes the following data:

Photo of passport holder
Type (P)
Country (NZL)
Passport No.
Surname
Given names
Nationality
Date of birth
Sex
Place of birth (Passports Issued after December 2005 will only include city of birth)
Date of issue
Authority
Date of expiry

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Passport Note

The passports contain a note from the issuing state that is addressed to the authorities of all other states, identifying the bearer as a citizen of that state and requesting that he or she be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms. The note inside New Zealand passports states:

The Governor-General in the Realm of New Zealand requests in the Name of Her Majesty The Queen all whom it may concern to allow the holder to pass without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give all lawful assistance and protection.

and in Māori:

He tono tēnei nā te Kāwana-Tianara O te Whenua o Aotearoa i raro i te Ingoa o Kuini Erihāpeti ki te hunga e tika ana kia kaua e akutōtia, e whakakōpekatia te tangata mau i te uruwhenua nei i ana haere, ā, i te wā e hiahiatia ai me āwhina, me manaaki.

Languages

The textual portions of New Zealand Passports is printed in both English and Māori.

Refusal

Under Passports Act 1992, Minister of Internal Affairs has the power to refuse a passport, for example, on grounds of national security. The Minister also has the discretion to issue a passport for less than the full five year validity period.

Visa-free Travel

Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Botswana	90 days [1]
Burundi	visa can be obtained upon arrival [2]
Cape Verde	visa can be obtained upon arrival [3]
Comoros	visa can be obtained upon arrival [4]
Djibouti	1-month visa can be obtained upon arrival for DJF5,000 [5]
Egypt	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 [6]
Ethiopia	6-month tourist visa issued upon arrival (Addis Ababa Airport only; US$40 and two passport photos required) [7]
Gambia	90 days [8]
Kenya	3-month visa may be issued upon arrival for US$ 50 [9][10]
Lesotho	14 days [11][12]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA 140,000 [13]
Malawi	90 days [14]
Mauritius	6 months in a year (tourist), 90 days in a year (business) [15][16]
Mayotte	90 days [17]
Morocco	3 months [18]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [19][20]
Namibia	3 months [21]
Réunion	90 days [22]
Saint Helena	90 days
Seychelles	1 month [23]
South Africa	90 days [24]
Swaziland	60 days [25]
Tanzania	visa issued upon arrival for USD 50 [26][27]
Togo	7-day visa can be obtain upon arrival for XOF10,000~35,000 [28]
Uganda	30-day visa can be obtained upon arrival for USD 50 [29][30]
Zambia	visa issued upon arrival (single entry visa fee USD 25) [31][32]
Zimbabwe	3-month holiday/1-month business visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 ~ 55 [33]

Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Anguilla	3 months [34][35]
Antigua and Barbuda	1 month [36][37]
Argentina	90 days [38]
Aruba	3 months [39]
Bahamas	visa-free access [40]
Barbados	6 months [41][42]
Belize	1 month [43]
Bermuda	6 months [44][45]
Bolivia	30 days [46]
Brazil	90 days [47]
British Virgin Islands	30 days [48]
Canada	6 months [49][50]
Cayman Islands	30 days [51]
Chile	90 days [52]
Colombia	90 days [53][54]
Costa Rica	90 days [55]
Dominica	21 days [56]
Dominican Republic	30-day tourist card issued on arrival USD 10- [57]
Ecuador	90 days [58][59]
El Salvador	90 days [60][61]
Falkland Islands	30 days [62]
French Guiana	90 days [63]
Greenland	3 months [64]
Grenada	3 months [65][66]
Guadeloupe	90 days [67]
Guatemala	90 days [68]
Guyana	90 days [69]
Haiti	3 months [70][71]
Honduras	3 months [72]
Jamaica	visa-free access [73][74]
Martinique	90 days [75]
Mexico	180 days tourist/30 days business [76][77]
Montserrat	3 months [78]
Netherlands Antilles	14 days [79]
Nicaragua	90 days [80]
Panama	30-day Tourist card issued upon arrival USD5- [81][82]
Peru	90 days [83]
Puerto Rico	90 days [84][85]
Saint Barthélemy	90 days [86]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3 months [87][88]
Saint Lucia	42 days [89]
Saint Martin	90 days [90]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	90 days [91]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [92]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [93]
United States of America	90 days [94]
Uruguay	3 months [95]
U.S. Virgin Islands	90 days [96]
Venezuela	3 months [97]

Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
ASEAN
Brunei Darussalam	30 days [98]
Cambodia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 20/USD 25 [99]
Indonesia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 25 [100]
Laos	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [101] [102]
Malaysia	3 months [103]
Philippines	21 days [104]
Singapore	90 days [105]
Thailand	30 days [106]
Non-ASEAN
Bahrain	14-day visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [107][108]
Bangladesh	90-day visa issued upon arrival for USD50- [109]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	30 days [110]
Hong Kong	90 days [111]
Iran	17-day visa issued upon arrival for USD50- [112]
Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan only)	visa issued upon arrival at Erbil airport (free of charge) [113]
Israel	3 months [114]
Japan	3 months [115]
Jordan	visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [116][117]
South Korea	90 days [118]
Kuwait	3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 [119]
Kyrgyzstan	1-month visa issued upon arrival (fee USD 35 ~ USD 70) [120]
Lebanon	1-month visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [121][122]
Macau	30 days [123]
Maldives	30 day visa issued upon arrival free of charge [124]
Nepal	60-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [125]
Oman	visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR 6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR 10) [126]
Sri Lanka	30 days [127]
Syria	visa issued upon arrival [128]
Tajikistan	45 day visa issued upon arrival [129]
Timor-Leste	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [130]
United Arab Emirates	30 days [131]
Yemen	1-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [132]

Europe

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
European Union
Austria	3 months in a half year [133][134]
Belgium	3 months in a half year [135][136]
Bulgaria	3 months in a half year [137][138]
Cyprus	3 months in a half year [139][140]
Czech Republic	3 months in a half year [141][142]
Denmark	3 months in a half year [143][144]
Estonia	3 months in a half year [145][146]
Finland	3 months in a half year [147][148]
France	3 months in a half year [149][150]
Germany	3 months in a half year [151][152]
Gibraltar	visa-free access [153]
Greece	3 months in a half year [154][155]
Hungary	3 months in a half year [156][157]
Republic of Ireland	3 months in a half year [158][159]
Italy	3 months in a half year [160][161]
Latvia	3 months in a half year [162][163]
Lithuania	3 months in a half year [164][165]
Luxembourg	3 months in a half year [166][167]
Malta	3 months in a half year [168][169]
Netherlands	3 months in a half year [170][171]
Poland	3 months in a half year [172][173]
Portugal	3 months in a half year [174][175]
Romania	3 months in a half year [176][177]
Slovakia	3 months in a half year [178][179]
Slovenia	3 months in a half year [180][181]
Spain	3 months in a half year [182][183]
Sweden	3 months in a half year [184][185]
United Kingdom	6 months [186]
Non-EU
Albania	1 month with entry tax: €10 [187]
Andorra	90 days [188]
Armenia	21-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [189]
Azerbaijan	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [190]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days [191]
Croatia	90 days [192][193]
Faroe Islands	3 months (same as Denmark) [194]
Georgia	3 month visa issued upon arrival [195][196]
Guernsey	6 months (same as UK) [197]
Iceland	90 days [198]
Isle of Man	6 months (same as UK)
Jersey	6 months (same as UK)
Macedonia	90 days [199]
Liechtenstein	3 months in half a year (same as Switzerland) [200]
Monaco	90 days [201]
Montenegro	90 days [202]
Norway	3 months in half a year [203]
San Marino	90 days [204]
Serbia	90 days [205]
Switzerland	3 months in half a year [206]
Turkey	90 days [207]
Vatican City	90 days [208]

Oceania

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
American Samoa	30 days [209]
Australia	Unrestricted residence and employment rights under Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement [210]
Cook Islands	31 days </ref>}} [http://www.cook-islands.gov.ck/faq.php
Fiji	4 months [211]
Guam	15 days [212]
Kiribati	28 days [213]
Federated States of Micronesia	30 days [214]
Nauru	30-day visa issued on arrival (free of charge [215]
New Caledonia	90 days [216]
Niue	30 days [217]
Norfolk Island	visa not required [218]
Northern Mariana Islands	30 days [219]
Palau	30-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [220][221]
Papua New Guinea	60-day visa issued upon arrival for PGK100 (tourist), PGK500 (business) [222]
French Polynesia	90 days [223]
Samoa	60 days, free visitor permit issued upon arrival [224]
Solomon Islands	3 months [225]
Tokelau	free cruising permit can be obtain in Apia, Samoa [226]
Tonga	31-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [227]
Tuvalu	1-month visa issued upon arrival free of charge [228]
Vanuatu	30 days [229][230]
Wallis and Futuna	90 days [231]