# New Zealand passport to Ukraine: 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

- **August 1, 2020 — New Zealand and Saudi ordinary passports: Ukraine visa-free short visits** (Visa-free)
  Ukraine's current Presidential Decree No. 289/2020 grants New Zealand and Saudi citizens visa-free entry and transit for short stays of up to 90 days in 180 days.
  - The decree covers entry into Ukraine and transit by citizens of New Zealand and Saudi Arabia for no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
  - This is the ordinary-passport short-visitor baseline; it does not establish work, residence, special-document, carrier, security, border-access, or final-admission treatment.
  Official source:
  - [President of Ukraine / Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine legislation portal: Presidential Decree No. 289/2020: visa-free regime for New Zealand and Saudi citizens](https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/289/2020)

## Useful links

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