# New Zealand passport to Tuvalu: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **December 1, 1986 — New Zealand valid passports: temporary-visitor visa waiver** (Visa-free)
  The current in-force New Zealand–Tuvalu agreement expressly allows New Zealand citizens holding valid New Zealand passports to enter Tuvalu as temporary visitors without a visa for stays not exceeding three months.
  - The agreement is modeled only for a New Zealand ordinary passport held by a New Zealand citizen; it does not extend to Cook Islands, Niue or Tokelau territorial treatment.
  - The rule is limited to temporary visitors for an intended stay not exceeding three months; it includes business visitors but excludes intended employment, profession or occupation.
  - The agreement preserves Tuvalu's entry, residence and other immigration requirements, individual refusal and temporary suspension for public order, health or security.
  Official sources:
  - [United Nations Treaty Series: New Zealand–Tuvalu exchange of letters on the waiver of visas](https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201937/v1937.pdf)
  - [New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: New Zealand Treaties Register: Tuvalu visa-waiver agreement](https://www.treaties.mfat.govt.nz/search/details/t/2801/c_1)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-tuvalu-visa-free)
- [New Zealand passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/new-zealand)
- [All passport requirements for Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/destination/tuvalu)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)