{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"CN","name":"China","slug":"china"},"destination":{"code":"NZ","name":"New Zealand"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-20","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"new-zealand-general-ordinary-visitor-visa-required","title":"Other ordinary passports require a New Zealand visitor visa","summary":"These passport holders need a visitor visa before travel unless a narrow status-, mode-, or itinerary-based exception applies.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["This ordinary visitor class excludes diplomatic, official, refugee, stateless, crew, and other special travel documents.","Some China and Pacific passport holders have a tightly conditioned NZeTA route only when travelling from Australia with an eligible Australian visa.","Cruise and cargo passengers and current individual or temporary waivers are separate conditional cases."],"sourceIds":["nz-immigration-act-2009","nz-immigration-visa-regulations-2010","nz-immigration-nzeta-guidance"]},{"id":"new-zealand-china-pacific-australia-conditional-nzeta","title":"Some visa-required passports have a conditional Australia-to-New Zealand NZeTA route","summary":"These passport holders remain visitor-visa-required unless travelling from Australia with a qualifying current Australian visa and NZeTA.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Travel must be from Australia on the listed passport with an eligible Australian visa valid at check-in.","The New Zealand visit must be no longer than three months and cannot include medical consultation or treatment.","The traveller needs an NZeTA before travel; if any condition is unmet, a Visitor Visa is required."],"sourceIds":["nz-immigration-nzeta-guidance","nz-nzeta-request-portal","nz-immigration-visa-waiver-visitor-visa","nz-immigration-visa-regulations-2010"],"application":{"url":"https://nzeta.immigration.govt.nz/","label":"Check the conditional route and request an NZeTA","processingTime":"Immigration New Zealand says to allow 72 hours.","steps":["Confirm travel from Australia and a qualifying Australian visa valid at check-in.","Request an NZeTA using the same listed passport.","Apply for a Visitor Visa instead if any condition is not met."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"nz-immigration-act-2009","title":"Immigration Act 2009","url":"https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/51/en/2026-02-27.pdf","publisher":"New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office","jurisdiction":"New Zealand","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"nz-immigration-visa-regulations-2010","title":"Immigration Visa, Entry Permission, and Related Matters Regulations 2010","url":"https://legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2010/0241/latest/096be8ed81fc720c.pdf","publisher":"New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office","jurisdiction":"New Zealand","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"nz-immigration-nzeta-guidance","title":"New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority","url":"https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/new-zealand-electronic-travel-authority-nzeta/","publisher":"Immigration New Zealand","jurisdiction":"New Zealand","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"nz-nzeta-request-portal","title":"Official NZeTA request service","url":"https://nzeta.immigration.govt.nz/","publisher":"Immigration New Zealand","jurisdiction":"New Zealand","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"nz-immigration-visa-waiver-visitor-visa","title":"New Zealand Visa Waiver Visitor Visa","url":"https://www.immigration.govt.nz/visas/visa-waiver-visitor-visa/","publisher":"Immigration New Zealand","jurisdiction":"New Zealand","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"}]}