Does an Australian PR need a Visa to Visit New Zealand?.
An Australian Permanent Resident does NOT need to apply for a Visa to enter New Zealand. An Australian Permanent Resident is treated the same as an Australian Citizen in this repsect, by New Zealand Immigration.
On your way to New Zealand, you’ll be given an arrival card to complete, this is also your application for a visa, and this will ask questions about your character.
On arrival at New Zealand Immigration, your arrival card will be checked, and after confirming that you meet their requirements for good character and are a permanent resident of Australia, or an Australian citizen, they will grant you a New Zealand resident visa.
There is no fee for this visa (as an Australian citizen or permanent resident) on arrival in New Zealand.
The arrival visa that will be granted is a “New Zealand resident visa”
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, study, work and live in New Zealand. You won’t need to apply for a visa before travelling and can be granted a New Zealand resident visa when you arrive – as long as you meet our character and entry permission requirements when you get here.
immigration.govt.nz/…/australian-resident-visaYou can be refused entry permission if:
- you don’t meet our character requirements
- you refuse to let us to take your photo or to provide us with your fingerprints or an iris scan, if asked for them.
- You provide false or misleading information in a visa application, to an immigration officer or on any part of your arrival card.
- You can work in any occupation for any employer in New Zealand.
- You can study in New Zealand.
- Each time you leave New Zealand your Resident Visa will expire.
This aplies only to Australian PERMANENT visa holders, it does NOT apply to Australian Temporary Resident visa holders.