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Getting a Visa

By Larry Rivera, About.com

    The subject of New Zealand visas concerns many travelers to New Zealand, particularly those visiting for the first time.

New Zealand, one of the southernmost countries in the world where, among populated regions, the day begins, is for many tourists a place they'd like to visit.

The question that arises is: How easy is it to visit New Zealand?

If you’re a tourist, and qualify as a tourist, the answer is: Easy.

If you hold a passport from one of a number of specified countries, the answer is: More than easy.

Follow the rules on visas

In a country where unemployment is relatively high, New Zealand, like many other nations, is wary of visitors who arrive in the guise of tourists and then work or otherwise overstay their visas.

So it is important for some intending visitors to be able to indicate in some way that they will neither work (unless they apply for and secure a work permit) nor overstay their visas.

It is unfortunate that some really genuine intending tourists get knocked back and fail to get visas because of a perceived chance that they may violate the terms of their visas.

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Larry Rivera
Guide since 1997

Larry Rivera
Australia / NZ Travel Guide

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