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How To Get Vietnam Visa For New Zealander 2025 – Vietnam Tourist Visa & Business Visa For New Zealander

New Zealand tourists and businessmen come to Vietnam can follow these below instruction to get Vietnam visa. This is detailed guide about Vietnam Tourist and Business Visa for New Zealand Passport Holders only. For those who are preparing a trip to Vietnam, these information is very useful.

1/ Do New Zealand Citizens need visa for entry Vietnam 2025?

Yes. New Zealand Citizens are REQUIRED to get a valid visa to enter Vietnam for either tourism or business purpose.

Vietnam visa exemption policy is only for 24 countries, not including New Zealand. Therefore, New Zealand citizens need to apply visa before coming to Vietnam.

To visit Vietnam, in addition to the Vietnam visa requirements, travelers with New Zealand passports should meet the entry requirements:

  • New Zealand passport should be valid for at least 6 months following arrival date in Vietnam;
  • New Zealand passport has at least 2 blank pages.

Please note that from May 2022, Vietnam does not require New Zealand passport holders to provide vaccination certificate, negative Covid-19 test, insurance any more. When arriving Vietnam, New Zealand just show passport and visa for entry.

2/ Is there e-visa or visa on arrival for New Zealand visiting Vietnam?

Yes. At the moment, the visa on arrival option is available for New Zealand to get Vietnam business visa only. Tourist visa on arrival is now suspended for all nationalities.

Vietnam e-visa is also available for New Zealand to get both business visa and tourist visa for Vietnam.

Both Vietnam e-visa and visa on arrival can be applied online and get granted in a few days.

3/ How to Get Vietnam Visa for New Zealand 2025

The way to get Vietnam visa for New Zealand passport holders depends on the type of visa they get, i.e. tourist visa or business visa. You can find the detailed instructions below.

3.1/ How to get a Vietnam tourist visa for New Zealand 2025

Before Covid-19, New Zealand citizens may have up to 02 ways to get a tourist visa, consisting of:

  • Get a tourist visa at Vietnam embassy/consulate,
  • Get a Vietnam visa online, including VISA ON ARRIVAL and E-VISA

BUT, currently, the New Zealand passport holders can get a 30-day single entry tourist visa ONLY which is issued in the form of a loose-leaf visa and must be obtained before departure for Vietnam (it is known as Vietnam e-visa or electronic visa). The other types of tourist visas for Vietnam have not been resumed yet.

This type of tourist visa can be applied online through our service in 4 simple steps as follows:

Step 1: Click on https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/ to access the Vietnam E-visa application form

Step 2: Complete the secure online visa application form and make payment.

Step 3: E-visa will be issued and sent to your registered email together with a detailed guide on requirements and regulations on Vietnam entry.

Step 4: You will only need to download your visa and show it to the Vietnam Immigration Officer to complete the entry into Vietnam.

3.2/ How to get Vietnam business visa for New Zealand citizens 2025

From 2025, there are two ways to apply Vietnam business visa for New Zealand:

  • Get a business visa by VISA ON ARRIVAL
  • Get a Vietnam business E-visa online

Vietnam business E-visa application for New Zealand is also available at https://www.vietnamimmigration.com/apply-vietnam-visa/ , you can follow the guidance above to apply it.

For business visa on arrival: New Zealand citizens are REQUIRED to have a sponsor company in Vietnam. The sponsor company means the company which you will come to work for or do business with. This company will issue invitation letter to prove your business purpose.

There are 02 steps that you and your employer in Vietnam need to follow to get a business visa to Vietnam as follows:

Step 1: Get Vietnam visa approval letter

In this step, your sponsor company will need to prepare the following documents:

  • Form NA2
  • Form NA16
  • Certified business registration

And then, your sponsor company will submit these documents to the Vietnam Immigration Department which will process the application within 5 – 7 working days of receipt of full valid documents.

If the application is approved, your sponsor company will receive a business visa approval letter which allows you to get a business visa for Vietnam.

Step 2: Get business visa stamp

In this step, you will get a business visa stamped on your passport at Vietnamese airports when you arrive in Vietnam.

We just shared the guidance to get Vietnam visa for New Zealand passport holders updated 2025. In case you need help with Vietnam business visa or tourist visa, we are always here to support you. Please send us an email through info@vietnamimmigration.com to get support from us.

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