New Zealand Traveller Declaration Whakapuakanga Tangata Haere ki Aotearoa

The New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) collects travel, customs, immigration and biosecurity information. It is free and everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete a declaration.

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What you need to know

  • Everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete a declaration.
  • It is free and you can do it on the online form or the NZTD app.
  • A declaration needs to be completed for each traveller, including babies and children.
  • To make your arrival easier do your digital declaration before your flight to New Zealand.
  •  The earliest time you can submit your declaration depends on whether you are travelling by air or sea.
  • Your declaration is linked to your passport and is checked when you arrive at the eGate or by a border officer.
  • If you are a New Zealand visa or NZeTA holder, you still need to complete an NZTD as well.

When you can submit your declaration

Travelling by air.

The earliest you can submit your declaration is 24 hours before you start your trip to New Zealand. It needs to be submitted by the time you reach passport control in New Zealand.

Long-haul journeys and stopovers

Travelling by sea

The earliest you can submit your declaration is 24 hours before departing the vessel’s last foreign port prior to arriving in New Zealand. It needs to be submitted by the time the vessel has berthed at its first port in New Zealand.

Travelling by different vessel types

Welcoming you to Aotearoa New Zealand

Kia ora, nau mai haere mai.  Welcome to Aotearoa New Zealand.  We want to help you understand what you need to do to travel here.  Our home is precious – a taonga. Please help to keep our tangata and our whenua – our people and our land – safe.   We ask everyone travelling to, or returning to New Zealand, to complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration.  You can do this on our website travellerdeclaration.govt.nz or by downloading the NZTD app.  You’ll be asked some questions about your trip and what’s in your bags. Some items can’t be brought into New Zealand. If in doubt, declare it for inspection. Please answer the questions honestly, otherwise you could be fined. We look forward to welcoming you to Aotearoa New Zealand.   Ka kite anō

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About the NZTD

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What you will need to complete your digital declaration

Passport details

Contact details in New Zealand

Travel history from the last 30 days

Travel details

What you need to declare

Visa or NZeTA, if you need one

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Travellers arriving by sea on any maritime vessel can complete a digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD):

  • Recreational vessel, yacht or small craft
  • Diplomatically-cleared
  • New Zealand Defence Force

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