New Zealand
Explore visa options and start your journey to New Zealand
Choose your visa type
3 options available for New Zealand
New Zealand Seasonal & Farm Work Employment Visa
Employer-Sponsored Job + Work Permit pathway for farm workers and agricultural labour. Recruitment + Employer Matching Required. Target nationalities: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, African countries.
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New Zealand NZeTA
Electronic travel authority for visa-waiver nationals and cruise passengers. Includes the International Visitor Levy in most cases.
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New Zealand Visitor Visa
Visit New Zealand for tourism, to see family and friends, or for short business trips. Usually granted for stays of up to 9 months.
What to expect
The steps, timing and payments for the visas on this page.
Visit visas: how it works
- 1
Apply online
Fill in the guided form and upload your documents.
- 2
Pay securely
The total is shown before you pay.
- 3
Case officer review
A case officer checks your file and asks for anything missing.
- 4
Submission
We submit your application to the authority.
- 5
Decision
Follow every status change in your dashboard until the decision.
Work visas: how it works
- 1
Apply and review
Submit your application; a case officer checks it in full.
- 2
Employer matching
You're matched with an employer for your work permit.
- 3
Work permit
Your work permit documents are prepared, signed and verified.
- 4
Visa
Once the permit is approved, your visa application starts.
- 5
Complete
Your case closes when the visa is issued.
New Zealand Seasonal & Farm Work Employment Visa
- Stay and validity
- Stay up to 365 days, valid for 1 year.
- Payment
- $594 paid at checkout: government fee $495 plus our processing fee $99.
New Zealand NZeTA
- Processing
- Usually issued within 72 hours. Apply well before departure.
- Stay and validity
- Stay up to 90 days, valid for 1 year.
- Payment
- $99 paid at checkout: government fee $75 plus our processing fee $24.
New Zealand Visitor Visa
- Processing
- Average around 1 week; 80% within 2 weeks currently.
- Stay and validity
- Stay up to 270 days, valid for 1 year.
- Payment
- $299 paid at checkout: government fee $265 plus our processing fee $34.
Refunds
Read when the processing fee is refunded, and how government fees are handled, before you pay.
Read the refund policySecure payment
Pay by card through Stripe, with PayPal, or a local method where offered. Card details go to the payment provider; we never see or store your card number.
New Zealand visa FAQ
Common questions about applying for a New Zealand visa.