Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for New Zealander passport holders 6
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
CanadaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for New Zealander passport holders 10
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
MalawiVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrival→eVisa
United StateseTA90 days→Visa required
Changes for visitors to New Zealand 9
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes