New Zealand visa for Filipino citizens
Visa required
🇵🇭 Filipino passport → 🇳🇿 New Zealand: yes — a visa arranged in advance.
How it works
You'll need a visa arranged in advance through the embassy or consulate (or an authorised visa centre): application form, passport photos, fee, and often proof of funds, accommodation and onward travel. Start early — processing can take weeks.
Heads-up: New Zealand commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in (NZeTA travellers)).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond New Zealand: the Philippines passport
The 🇵🇭 Philippines passport ranks #131 of 199 worldwide, entering 66 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Philippines passport: 🇫🇯 Fiji (120 days), 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (120 days), 🇰🇮 Kiribati (90 days) — all 66 open destinations.
Going the other way? New Zealander citizens visiting the Philippines need no visa — visa-free for up to 30 days.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when New Zealand changes its entry rules for Filipino passports.
Capital Wellington · Currency New Zealand dollar ($) · Dialling +64
Before you travel
Sorting your New Zealand trip on the Philippines passport:
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Every destination for the Philippines passport, and everyone who can enter New Zealand.
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