Global rank
#6
New Zealand • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free114 · 57%
Visa on arrival36 · 18%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required40 · 20%
Bloc
Trans-Tasman
Language required
None
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
97%
Renounce required
No
About the New Zealand passport
Ranked #7 out of 200 in the global passport index, the New Zealand passport offers more travel freedom than 97% of passports worldwide. Alongside Canada and Australia, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. New Zealand citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to New Zealand citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in New Zealand is 39%, with capital gains taxed at Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
New Zealand holds a Trans-Tasman agreement, granting the right to live and work freely between Australia and New Zealand.
Where New Zealand passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaGabonGhanaGuineaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanRussiaSao Tome and PrincipeSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoTurkmenistanUgandaVietnamYemen
How New Zealand compares regionally
Among Trans-Tasman countries, the New Zealand passport ranks 2nd of 2 by mobility. The average passport rank across Trans-Tasman countries is #7.