Coronavirus Travel Guide for New Zealand COVID-19 updates for New Zealand

   Afghanistan updated: 11 Feb 2022

   Albania updated: 13 Aug 2023
Albania New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Algeria updated: 03 Nov 2022

   American Samoa updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Andorra updated: 31 Oct 2022

   Angola updated: 03 Nov 2022

   Anguilla updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Antigua and Barbuda updated: 31 Aug 2022

   Argentina updated: 15 Sep 2022

   Armenia updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Aruba updated: 18 Mar 2022

   Australia updated: 10 Jul 2022
Australia New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Austria updated: 02 Jun 2022

   Azerbaijan updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Bahamas updated: 17 Jun 2022

   Bahrain updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Bangladesh: Fully vaccinated visitors no longer need to show a negative COVID-19 antigen or PCR test. updated: 25 Jul 2022

   Barbados updated: 24 Sep 2022

   Belarus: Belarus requires most foreign citizens arriving in the country to either come with a negative COVID-19 test issued within 48 hours before arrival or quarantine for 14 days. updated: 27 Dec 2022

   Belgium updated: 08 Mar 2022

   Belize updated: 13 Aug 2023
Belize New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Benin updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Bermuda updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Bhutan updated: 26 Oct 2022

   Bolivia updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba: Borders for the Dutch islands are currently closed, and the Bonaire airport will remain closed through at least September 1. updated: 01 Aug 2020

   Bosnia and Herzegovina: Only nationals and residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and nationals of Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia are allowed to enter. updated: 25 Nov 2020

   Botswana updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Brazil updated: 13 Aug 2023

   British Virgin Islands updated: 17 Jul 2022

   Brunei updated: 22 Sep 2022

   Bulgaria updated: 29 Apr 2022

   Burkina Faso updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Burundi: Travel to Burundi has restarted. Passengers must have a printed medical certificate showing a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, issued at most 72 hours before departure. updated: 10 Nov 2020

   Cambodia updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Cameroon: Limited international air travel to Cameroon is ongoing as of July 17 after authorities partially reopened air borders. Services by Air France, Brussels Airlines, and Ethiopia Airlines will operate out of Douala International Airport and Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport. All passengers intending to travel to Cameroon must present a negative COVID-19 test taken up to three days before the flight. An indefinite closure of Cameroon's land and sea borders remains in place. Cargo transport will not be affected. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   Canada updated: 27 Sep 2022

   Cape Verde updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Cayman Islands updated: 20 Aug 2022

   Central African Republic: Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) remains closed since April 1. Persons entering the country from locations with local-transmission of COVID-19 are required to self-isolate for 14 days. Border closures with neighboring countries are in place. updated: 20 Jun 2020

   Chad: Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 72 hours before arrival. Passengers are subject to quarantine. updated: 31 Jul 2020

   Chile updated: 25 Sep 2022

   China updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Colombia updated: 18 Jul 2021

   Comoros: On 23 March, all international flights were suspended until further notice. Ports are closed to traffic from affected countries. updated: 18 Jun 2020

   Congo: Passengers without a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 test result are subject to a test upon arrival and quarantine at their own expense. updated: 16 Sep 2020

   Costa Rica updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Croatia updated: 06 May 2022

   Cuba updated: 18 Sep 2022

   Curaçao updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Cyprus updated: 02 Jun 2022

   Czech Republic updated: 10 Apr 2022

   DR Congo updated: 26 Aug 2022

   Denmark updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Djibouti: Travel and business confinement measures have been relaxed since May 17. All land, sea, and air borders remain closed, except for cargo and humanitarian services until Sept. 1. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   Dominica: All flights are suspended. updated: 03 Jul 2020
Dominica New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Dominican Republic updated: 30 Mar 2022

   East Timor: Passengers are not allowed to enter Timor-Leste. updated: 18 Feb 2021

   Ecuador: Arriving passengers will need to show a medical certificate with a negative PCR test for Coronavirus taken within 72 hours before arrival. Without the certificate, passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days. updated: 09 Jul 2020

   Egypt updated: 17 Jun 2022

   El Salvador updated: 08 Sep 2024

   Equatorial Guinea: Flights to Equatorial Guinea have restarted. Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 48 hours before arrival. Passengers without a medical certificate with a negative test result are subject to medical screening and quarantine. updated: 01 Jul 2020

   Eritrea updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Estonia updated: 16 Jun 2022

   Eswatini: From Friday 27 March, border restrictions will be imposed, limiting entry and exit to Eswatini to citizens and residents only. Returning residents will be subjected to mandatory 14- day quarantine in designated locations, apart from those permitted to self-isolate. updated: 20 Sep 2020

   Ethiopia: All arriving passengers must have a negative Covid-19 test done within the last 72 hours and undergo medical checks and quarantine for 14 days at a government designated hotel. updated: 25 Jun 2020

   Faroe Islands updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Fiji updated: 13 Aug 2023
Fiji New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Finland updated: 27 Mar 2024

   France updated: 01 Aug 2022

   French Guiana updated: 18 Sep 2022

   French Polynesia updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Gabon updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Gambia updated: 21 Aug 2022

   Georgia updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Germany updated: 02 Jun 2022

   Ghana: International air travel has resumed; land and sea borders remain closed until further notice. updated: 01 Sep 2020

   Gibraltar updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Greece updated: 30 Apr 2022

   Greenland: On March 13, Denmark said it would temporarily close its borders to non-citizens, except residents. Persons wishing to enter Denmark must expect to be rejected entry at the Danish borders, including in Danish airports, unless they have a worthy purpose for entering, e.g. if the person lives or works in Denmark or has been commissioned to provide goods or services in Denmark. updated: 20 Feb 2021

   Grenada updated: 05 Apr 2022

   Guadeloupe updated: 05 Aug 2022

   Guam updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Guatemala updated: 18 Sep 2022

   Guernsey updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Guinea: Passengers are not allowed to enter. This does not apply to nationals of Guinea and their spouses, partners, parents or children. updated: 29 Sep 2021

   Guinea-Bissau: National borders have been reopened May 27. Flights to Guinea-Bissau are suspended until 25 July. Entry and exit into Guinea-Bissau permitted only with the presentation of a certificate of negative COVID-19 status. updated: 22 Sep 2021

   Guyana updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Haiti: Fully vaccinated visitors no longer need to show a negative COVID-19 antigen or PCR test taken within 72 hours of travel. updated: 16 Apr 2022

   Honduras: Airports are closed and Honduras has ordered all borders closed except for cargo. updated: 15 Sep 2021

   Hong Kong updated: 04 May 2024

   Hungary updated: 25 Mar 2022

   Iceland updated: 27 Feb 2022

   India updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Indonesia updated: 14 Sep 2023

   International updated: 18 Aug 2019

   Iran: Travelers must have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and have a negative PCR test. updated: 08 Apr 2022

   Iraq: Flights to Iraq have restarted. Arriving passengers must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. updated: 24 Nov 2020

   Ireland updated: 08 Mar 2022

   Isle of Man updated: 12 Sep 2022

   Israel updated: 19 May 2022

   Italy updated: 01 May 2022

   Ivory Coast: Air travel to Cote d'Ivoire has resumed and a Health Declaration Form must be completed before arrival. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   Jamaica updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Japan updated: 20 Oct 2022

   Jersey updated: 29 Nov 2022

   Jordan updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Kazakhstan updated: 31 Aug 2022

   Kenya updated: 13 Aug 2023
Kenya New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Kiribati updated: 13 Aug 2023
Kiribati New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Kosovo: There are currently no quarantine measures in place. updated: 17 Feb 2022

   Kuwait updated: 18 Jul 2022

   Kyrgyzstan: Arrivals from some countries are allowed. See below for details. updated: 27 Nov 2020

   Lao updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Latvia updated: 07 Apr 2022

   Lebanon: Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 96 hours before arrival. updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Lesotho updated: 22 Sep 2022

   Liberia: Take a PCR test within 96 hours of your arrival and show the negative results to health authorities. updated: 01 Sep 2022

   Libya: Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli suspended all flights at the Misrata Airport for three weeks on March 16. Borders have also been closed. updated: 18 Jun 2020

   Liechtenstein updated: 04 May 2022

   Lithuania updated: 02 May 2022

   Luxembourg updated: 30 Sep 2022

   Macau updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Madagascar: All flights to Madagascar are suspended. updated: 11 May 2021

   Malawi: All international flights have been suspended. Land borders are reportedly open; however, delays at crossings are likely due to enhanced screening measures. Enhanced screening measures are in place for all travelers. updated: 20 Jun 2020

   Malaysia updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Maldives updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Mali: Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued at most 3 days before arrival. Passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days. updated: 29 Jul 2020

   Malta updated: 13 Jul 2022

   Martinique updated: 05 Aug 2022

   Mauritania: Airports in Mauritania reopened. updated: 16 Sep 2020

   Mauritius updated: 14 Aug 2023

   Mexico updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Moldova updated: 30 Jul 2022

   Monaco updated: 03 Jan 2023

   Mongolia updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Montenegro updated: 13 Jan 2021
Montenegro New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Montserrat updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Morocco: All passengers must present a vaccination pass and a negative PCR test result less than 48 hours old before boarding the plane. updated: 26 May 2022

   Mozambique updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Myanmar updated: 13 Aug 2023
Myanmar New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Namibia: International commercial flights have resumed from September 18. updated: 03 Oct 2021

   Nepal updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Netherlands updated: 14 Nov 2023

   New Caledonia updated: 13 Aug 2023
New Caledonia New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Nicaragua: Airports in Nicaragua have reopened. updated: 07 Oct 2020

   Niger: Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test result issued at most 72 hours before arrival. updated: 02 Aug 2020

   Nigeria: Sea and land borders are closed until further notice. The measure does not apply to freight transport. International passenger flights are suspended until further notice; the ban does not apply to cargo and emergency flights. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   North Korea: Tourists are not allowed to enter. Business travellers must spend 14 days in quarantine upon arrival. updated: 18 Jun 2020

   North Macedonia: International travel to North Macedonia restarted on July 1st. updated: 18 Jul 2020

   Norway updated: 25 Mar 2022

   Oman updated: 22 May 2022

   Pakistan updated: 10 Oct 2022

   Panama updated: 18 Sep 2022

   Papua New Guinea updated: 08 Aug 2022

   Paraguay: Flights to Paraguay restarted. updated: 28 Feb 2021

   Peru updated: 31 Oct 2022

   Philippines updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Poland updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Portugal updated: 10 Jul 2022

   Puerto Rico updated: 30 Mar 2022

   Qatar updated: 29 Oct 2022

   Romania updated: 25 Mar 2022

   Russia updated: 05 Apr 2022

   Rwanda: All arriving airline passengers must quarantine for 24 hours at a designated hotel while waiting for results from the mandatory PCR coronavirus test. updated: 15 Jan 2022

   Saint Barthélemy updated: 18 Sep 2022

   Saint Kitts and Nevis updated: 13 Aug 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Saint Lucia updated: 22 Sep 2022

   Saint Martin updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines updated: 22 Sep 2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Samoa updated: 13 Aug 2023
Samoa New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   San Marino updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Saudi Arabia: No restrictions updated: 10 Apr 2022

   Senegal: Flights to Senegal have restarted. Passenger will have to present evidence of a negative Covid-19 test taken within the last 7 days. Passengers may be subjected to medical screenings and quarantine. updated: 14 Sep 2022

   Serbia: Since May 2020, Serbia is allowing visitors to travel to the country under normal 'pre-Covid' regulations. That includes no mandatory testing and no isolation period for arriving tourists. updated: 18 Feb 2021

   Seychelles updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Sierra Leone: The government of Sierra Leone has announced that all flights scheduled to and from Freetown International Airport have been suspended and all land borders closed until further notice. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   Singapore updated: 05 Aug 2024

   Sint Maarten updated: 12 Oct 2022

   Slovakia updated: 08 Sep 2022

   Slovenia updated: 25 Mar 2022
Slovenia New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Solomon Islands updated: 13 Aug 2023
Solomon Islands New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Somalia: International flights are canceled in Mogadishu until further notice. Land and sea borders are closed. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   South Africa updated: 24 Jun 2022

   South Korea updated: 01 Oct 2022

   South Sudan: Travellers are exempt from quarantine if they have documentation of full COVID-19 vaccination (completed at least two weeks before travelling) or evidence of a positive PCR test result within the 6 months prior to travelling. updated: 21 Aug 2022

   Spain updated: 22 Oct 2022

   Sri Lanka updated: 29 Apr 2022

   Sudan: Passengers arriving directly from or transiting through South Africa, the Netherlands or the United Kingdom are not allowed to enter. updated: 22 Dec 2020

   Suriname updated: 04 Aug 2022

   Sweden updated: 02 Apr 2022

   Switzerland updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Syria updated: 13 Aug 2023

   São Tomé and Príncipe: As part of the state of emergency introduced on 19 March, the São Tomé and Príncipe authorities have prohibited the entry of all foreign travellers into the country. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   Taiwan updated: 14 Oct 2022

   Tajikistan: All flights are suspended. Tajikistan closed its borders to foreigners on April 10 2020. updated: 02 Jan 2021
Tajikistan New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Tanzania: Fully vaccinated travelers are exempt from COVID-19 test requirements. updated: 20 Mar 2022

   Thailand updated: 11 Oct 2022

   Togo: Passengers may enter with a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 7 days before departure. updated: 20 Feb 2021

   Tonga: The Government of Tonga has announced that all international flights to Tonga are diverted from Tonga until Saturday 18 April. updated: 07 Nov 2021
Tonga New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Trinidad and Tobago updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Tunisia: Tunisia has reopened its sea, land and air borders to 45 countries with no restrictions and over 50 countries with testing needed. updated: 28 Jun 2020

   Turkiye updated: 07 Jan 2023

   Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has suspended all international flights. updated: 18 Jun 2020
Turkmenistan New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Turks and Caicos Islands updated: 13 Aug 2023

   US Virgin Islands updated: 13 Aug 2023

   USA updated: 10 Jun 2022
USA New Zealand specific information: Level 4: Covid-19 Very High

   Uganda updated: 20 Nov 2022

   Ukraine updated: 05 Apr 2022

   United Arab Emirates updated: 13 Aug 2023

   United Kingdom updated: 22 Feb 2022
United Kingdom New Zealand specific information: Eligible fully vaccinated passengers returning from this country, can do so with just a day 2 test.

   Uruguay: Foreign nationals can enter the country for family reunification cases involving parents, spouses, concubines or single children with incapacities; and duly and previously authorized transitory entrances regarding labor, economic, business or judicial related affairs. Currently, other foreign nationals are still forbidden to enter Uruguay. updated: 19 Jun 2020

   Uzbekistan updated: 29 Nov 2022

   Vanuatu updated: 22 Sep 2022
Vanuatu New Zealand specific information: Passengers must present a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 72 hours before departure. Arriving passengers may be subject to medical testing/screening.

   Vatican City updated: 13 Aug 2023

   Venezuela updated: 27 Oct 2022

   Vietnam updated: 25 Jul 2022

   Yemen: On March 14, the internationally-recognised government of war-torn Yemen said it would suspend all flights to and from airports under its control for two weeks starting on March 18. updated: 18 Jun 2020

   Zambia: Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka will remain open while Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport (NLA), Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVA), and Mfuwe Airport (MFU) are closed to international passenger traffic. The border with Tanzania at Nakonde and the DRC crossing at Kasumbalesa have been reopened. A mandatory 14-day quarantine is in place at a government health facility for all persons entering Zambia. updated: 19 Jul 2020

   Zimbabwe: Passengers must show a negative COVID-19 test taken at most 48 hours before departure. updated: 20 Feb 2021