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New Zealand visa requirements for Barbados citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required
Yes — Barbados citizens need a visa for New Zealand.

Entry details

Travelling to New Zealand on a Barbados passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Barbados passport currently ranks #49 of 199 worldwide, with 144 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

New Zealand is one of the tougher destinations to enter, admitting 61 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #22 with 162 open destinations. Interestingly New Zealand citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, New Zealand citizens travelling to Barbados face: visa-free for up to 180 days.

How to get the visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official NZeTA (Immigration NZ) · fee: NZD 17–23. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

Apply on the official portal →

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More destinations for Barbados citizens

🇫🇷 Barbados → France: Visa-free🇪🇸 Barbados → Spain: Visa-free🇺🇸 Barbados → United States: Visa required🇮🇹 Barbados → Italy: Visa-free🇹🇷 Barbados → Turkey: Visa on arrival🇲🇽 Barbados → Mexico: Visa-free

Visiting New Zealand on other passports

🇫🇷 France → New Zealand: eTA required🇪🇸 Spain → New Zealand: eTA required🇺🇸 United States → New Zealand: eTA required🇮🇹 Italy → New Zealand: eTA required🇹🇷 Turkey → New Zealand: Visa required🇲🇽 Mexico → New Zealand: eTA required

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