How to apply for a New Zealand tourist visa? In this article, we’ll be enumerating all the requirements we submitted and the steps we’ve taken in order to be granted a short-stay New Zealand visa for tourism or visiting family or friends. Please note that this is simply a compilation of everything I know based on my own and my friends’ personal experience. This should NOT be taken as official Immigration advice. If you’re after a Resident visa, student visa, or work visa, know this article will not be able to help you as it is focused only on Visitor Visa.
New Year, new adventure! It does feel like a new start because last year, we have closed our country count at 60. And what better way to kick off a new era than by exploring the breathtaking landscapes of New Zealand! Yes, New Zealand is our Country #61!
Whether you’re dreaming of hiking through Milford Sound, saying hello to the glowworms of Rotorua, or finally living out your Lord of the Rings fantasy, there’s one thing you’ll need before booking that flight: a New Zealand visa.
The good news? The entire application process can be done online! No need for embassy visits or long queues: just a few clicks, some documents, and you’re on your way to Middle Earth. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process of applying for a New Zealand visa for Filipinos, including requirements, fees, and some tips to boost your chances of approval. Let’s get started!
1. Determine the right visa type for you.
New Zealand offers plenty of visit visa options, with varying lengths of stay allowed and documents required. If your purpose of visit is tourism and you enter it on the official Immigration website, you’ll mainly be presented with three types:
- New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA), the e-visa version, but unfortunately, most Filipinos are not eligible for this for now unless they’re arriving by cruise ship. You may check eligibility criteria here.
- Visitor Visa, which will allow you to visit on a holiday or for tourism, stay with family and friends, play amateur sport, or get married in New Zealand.
- Group Visitor Visa, similar to the regular Visitor visa but a more convenient option for groups traveling together with the same purpose and travel arrangements (same flights, same accommodations).
In this article, we’ll be focusing on the Visitor Visa only because that’s what I…
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