New Zealand’s borders are reopening in a phased approach for fully vaccinated travellers to enter New Zealand without going into managed isolation and quarantine.
✅ Step 1 — from Sunday February 27, 11.59 pm
Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers in Australia can enter New Zealand and self-isolate on arrival. Eligible travellers must have spent the previous 14 days in Australia and meet health requirements before they travel.
✅ Step 2 — from Sunday 13 March, 11.59 pm
Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from anywhere in the world can enter New Zealand and self-isolate on arrival:
▪ Partners, dependent children or parents of a dependent child who:
– holds a visa based on the relationship to a New Zealand citizen or resident
– is travelling with a New Zealand citizen or resident
– is ordinarily resident in New Zealand.
▪ New Zealand citizens
▪ New Zealand permanent residents or resident visa holders
▪ Australian citizens or PR visa holders where New Zealand is your primary place of established residence
▪ people with border exceptions
▪ those exempt from border entry restrictions such as diplomats and air crew, except those that are travelling from Very High-Risk countries
✅ Step 3 — from Tuesday 12 April, 11.59 pm
▪ Temporary visa holders currently outside New Zealand and who have a valid visa can enter New Zealand as long as they still meet their visa requirements.
▪ Up to 5000 international students can enter New Zealand for semester 2.
▪ Workforce class exceptions and events, and government approved programme lists, will be extended and updated as needed.
✅ Step 4 — from July 2022
▪ Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and other foreign nationals travelling from Australia
▪ visitors from visa-waiver countries
▪ Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders.
✅ Step 5 — from October 2022
The border opens for all other New Zealand visa holders, including visitor and student visas, unless the visa is closed or paused.
03 Feb 2022