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Do I need a visa to work in New Zealand?

It depends on which passport you hold. Of the 198 passports covered here, 1 can work in New Zealand with no permit at all.

The standard route for working in New Zealand

Permit required

Accredited Employer Work Visa

You need a job offer from an employer accredited by Immigration New Zealand. The Accredited Employer Work Visa is the main temporary work route and is tied to that employer, role, and region.

Official New Zealand information

No permit needed1

Permit required197

  • AfghanistanPermit required
  • AlbaniaPermit required
  • AlgeriaPermit required
  • AndorraPermit required
  • AngolaPermit required
  • Antigua and BarbudaPermit required
  • ArgentinaPermit required
  • ArmeniaPermit required
  • AustriaPermit required
  • AzerbaijanPermit required
  • BahamasPermit required
  • BahrainPermit required
  • BangladeshPermit required
  • BarbadosPermit required
  • BelarusPermit required
  • BelgiumPermit required
  • BelizePermit required
  • BeninPermit required
  • BhutanPermit required
  • BoliviaPermit required
  • Bosnia and HerzegovinaPermit required
  • BotswanaPermit required
  • BrazilPermit required
  • BruneiPermit required
  • BulgariaPermit required
  • Burkina FasoPermit required
  • BurundiPermit required
  • CambodiaPermit required
  • CameroonPermit required
  • CanadaPermit required
  • Cape VerdePermit required
  • Central African RepublicPermit required
  • ChadPermit required
  • ChilePermit required
  • ChinaPermit required
  • ColombiaPermit required
  • ComorosPermit required
  • CongoPermit required
  • Costa RicaPermit required
  • CroatiaPermit required
  • CubaPermit required
  • CyprusPermit required
  • Czech RepublicPermit required
  • DR CongoPermit required
  • DenmarkPermit required
  • DjiboutiPermit required
  • DominicaPermit required
  • Dominican RepublicPermit required
  • EcuadorPermit required
  • EgyptPermit required
  • El SalvadorPermit required
  • Equatorial GuineaPermit required
  • EritreaPermit required
  • EstoniaPermit required
  • EthiopiaPermit required
  • FijiPermit required
  • FinlandPermit required
  • FrancePermit required
  • GabonPermit required
  • GambiaPermit required
  • GeorgiaPermit required
  • GermanyPermit required
  • GhanaPermit required
  • GreecePermit required
  • GrenadaPermit required
  • GuatemalaPermit required
  • GuineaPermit required
  • Guinea-BissauPermit required
  • GuyanaPermit required
  • HaitiPermit required
  • HondurasPermit required
  • Hong KongPermit required
  • HungaryPermit required
  • IcelandPermit required
  • IndiaPermit required
  • IndonesiaPermit required
  • IranPermit required
  • IraqPermit required
  • IrelandPermit required
  • IsraelPermit required
  • ItalyPermit required
  • Ivory CoastPermit required
  • JamaicaPermit required
  • JapanPermit required
  • JordanPermit required
  • KazakhstanPermit required
  • KenyaPermit required
  • KiribatiPermit required
  • KosovoPermit required
  • KuwaitPermit required
  • KyrgyzstanPermit required
  • LaosPermit required
  • LatviaPermit required
  • LebanonPermit required
  • LesothoPermit required
  • LiberiaPermit required
  • LibyaPermit required
  • LiechtensteinPermit required
  • LithuaniaPermit required
  • LuxembourgPermit required
  • MacaoPermit required
  • MadagascarPermit required
  • MalawiPermit required
  • MalaysiaPermit required
  • MaldivesPermit required
  • MaliPermit required
  • MaltaPermit required
  • Marshall IslandsPermit required
  • MauritaniaPermit required
  • MauritiusPermit required
  • MexicoPermit required
  • MicronesiaPermit required
  • MoldovaPermit required
  • MonacoPermit required
  • MongoliaPermit required
  • MontenegroPermit required
  • MoroccoPermit required
  • MozambiquePermit required
  • MyanmarPermit required
  • NamibiaPermit required
  • NauruPermit required
  • NepalPermit required
  • NetherlandsPermit required
  • NicaraguaPermit required
  • NigerPermit required
  • NigeriaPermit required
  • North KoreaPermit required
  • North MacedoniaPermit required
  • NorwayPermit required
  • OmanPermit required
  • PakistanPermit required
  • PalauPermit required
  • PalestinePermit required
  • PanamaPermit required
  • Papua New GuineaPermit required
  • ParaguayPermit required
  • PeruPermit required
  • PhilippinesPermit required
  • PolandPermit required
  • PortugalPermit required
  • QatarPermit required
  • RomaniaPermit required
  • RussiaPermit required
  • RwandaPermit required
  • Saint Kitts and NevisPermit required
  • Saint LuciaPermit required
  • Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPermit required
  • SamoaPermit required
  • San MarinoPermit required
  • Sao Tome and PrincipePermit required
  • Saudi ArabiaPermit required
  • SenegalPermit required
  • SerbiaPermit required
  • SeychellesPermit required
  • Sierra LeonePermit required
  • SingaporePermit required
  • SlovakiaPermit required
  • SloveniaPermit required
  • Solomon IslandsPermit required
  • SomaliaPermit required
  • South AfricaPermit required
  • South KoreaPermit required
  • South SudanPermit required
  • SpainPermit required
  • Sri LankaPermit required
  • SudanPermit required
  • SurinamePermit required
  • SwazilandPermit required
  • SwedenPermit required
  • SwitzerlandPermit required
  • SyriaPermit required
  • TaiwanPermit required
  • TajikistanPermit required
  • TanzaniaPermit required
  • ThailandPermit required
  • Timor-LestePermit required
  • TogoPermit required
  • TongaPermit required
  • Trinidad and TobagoPermit required
  • TunisiaPermit required
  • TurkeyPermit required
  • TurkmenistanPermit required
  • TuvaluPermit required
  • UgandaPermit required
  • UkrainePermit required
  • United Arab EmiratesPermit required
  • United KingdomPermit required
  • United StatesPermit required
  • UruguayPermit required
  • UzbekistanPermit required
  • VanuatuPermit required
  • VaticanPermit required
  • VenezuelaPermit required
  • VietnamPermit required
  • YemenPermit required
  • ZambiaPermit required
  • ZimbabwePermit required

Tourist visa requirements for New Zealand

Data last verified: 2026-07-28

Not legal or immigration advice.Requirements change without notice and vary by circumstance - always confirm with the destination country’s embassy, consulate, or official government source before booking or traveling. Full disclaimer.