Visa · New Zealand
New Zealand visa
A physical sticker pasted into your passport. The passport is submitted to a visa centre and returned — so plan around the days it is out of your hands.
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Indian passport holders apply online for the New Zealand visitor visa — there is no visa on arrival and the NZeTA alone is not enough for us. Processing is genuinely slow in the December peak, so we file at least six weeks out. The fee shown includes the immigration levy and our filing service and is indicative. A multiple-entry grant of up to 90 days per visit is typical. If you plan to add Australia to the same trip, its visa is a separate application — tell us and we run both in parallel.
Visa at a glance
- Visa type
- Sticker visa
- Entry
- Multiple entry
- Stay up to
- 90 days
- Processing
- 30 working days
What actually happens
The processing timeline
- 1
Day 0
Documents in
You send us the checklist below. We check every page before anything is submitted — a rejected file usually fails on formatting, not on merit.
- 2
Day 1
Filed at the visa centre
Your passport goes to the centre and stays there until the decision. Do not book anything that needs the physical passport during this window.
- 3
Days 1–30
Under assessment
Working days only, and the destination’s public holidays do not count. Peak season adds to this — plan for longer, not shorter.
- 4
Day 30
Outcome to you
The passport comes back with the sticker inside. We check the spelling, the dates and the entry type before it reaches you.
Tick them off
Documents you need
Work through this list before you send anything. Most refusals are a missing page or a mismatched name, not a rejected traveller.
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Common questions
Is the New Zealand fee shown here guaranteed?
No. It is a researched, current estimate. Consular fees move with exchange rates and with policy notices published at short notice, and Dreamvacaa confirms the exact payable amount in writing before filing.
How long does the New Zealand visa take?
30 working days is the current published guide. Add a week of buffer, and two in peak season.
How long can I stay?
Up to 90 days, with multiple entries. The permitted stay is what the immigration stamp says, not what your ticket says.