Every person entering New Zealand must complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration, including New Zealand citizens, babies, and children. The NZTD is free.
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1. Is NZTD free?
Yes. See the official NZTD website, the 24-hour submission window, and how the free declaration differs from NZeTA. → Read the NZTD overview
2. Every field, in order
Passport, travel, contact, immigration status, restricted goods, and biosecurity declarations. → Field-by-field NZTD guide
The fast facts
- NZTD fee: free. New Zealand Customs does not charge to complete or submit it.
- Who files NZTD: every person entering New Zealand, including New Zealand passport holders, babies, and children. Airside transit passengers who remain inside Auckland Airport’s transit area do not file one.
- When to submit NZTD: air travellers can submit from 24 hours before starting their journey to New Zealand. Sea travellers can submit from 24 hours before the vessel leaves its last foreign port. You may start entering information earlier.
- NZeTA is separate: visa-waiver passport holders arriving by air, cruise or cargo ship passengers, Australian permanent residents, and some transit travellers need it. Australian citizens travelling on Australian passports do not.
- NZeTA price: NZD $17 in the official app or NZD $23 on the official website. Most applicants also pay the NZD $100 IVL. Australian permanent residents are among the IVL exemptions.
- NZeTA validity: 2 years for a traveller NZeTA, with multiple eligible journeys allowed.
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