Official advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas
Official advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas
Reviewed: 1 March 2015, 18:55 NZDT
On Anzac Day 2015, we will commemorate the centenary of the ANZAC landings in Gallipoli. The Anzac Commemorative Site is a small, constrained area surrounded by sea and steep terrain. The Australian, New Zealand and Turkish governments have agreed to allow a maximum of 10,500 people at the 25 April 2015 commemorations. Attending the servicesNew Zealand’s share of these places has been allocated via ballot, with results announced in March 2014. Read more about the ballot . Security on the Gall...Read More
Posted: 27 February 2015, 13:46 NZDT
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade liaises with the Ministry of Health to provide information on health issues for New Zealand travellers, including information on disease outbreaks and health precautions for travellers. For more information on travel health issues, please see our Health and Travel page. ...Read More
Reviewed: 27 February 2015, 13:25 NZDT
Inter-country adoptions take time and money. New Zealand is a contracting state to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption. It is extremely important to seek independent legal advice and consult Child, Youth and Family before embarking on an inter-country adoption. You must ensure that any child adopted overseas by a New Zealander is able to lawfully exit the country they are in, and enter and reside permanently in New Zealand, if th...Read More
Posted: 23 February 2015, 15:16 NZDT
Recent international media coverage has highlighted significant concerns regarding international surrogacy in Thailand, and the legal situation regarding surrogacy arrangements in Thailand is under review. On 20 February 2015, the Thai Parliament passed legislation banning commercial surrogacy. The legislation is awaiting Royal approval. New Zealanders are advised not to engage in commercial surrogacy arrangements in Thailand....Read More
Updated: 17 February 2015, 10:55 NZDT
Finding virtual friendship and love overseas via the internet means you need to exercise caution. If your instincts, or your friends and family are saying an offer to travel overseas is too good to be true, then it probably is. Some New Zealanders have been defrauded by bogus internet relationships, business deals, or requests to carry items internationally, and as a result found themselves far from home and in very serious strife. Some have been incarcerated on criminal charges by the lo...Read More
Reviewed: 28 January 2015, 11:49 NZDT
New Zealanders travelling overseas may require a visa in order to enter certain countries. Please check with your travel agent or with the Embassy or High Commission of the countries you intend to visit/transit to find out their visa requirements. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade cannot provide visa advice for other countries' specific visa requirements. You should research visa requirements well in advance of your departure. If you do not have the required visa for the cou...Read More
Updated: 3 November 2014, 12:04 NZDT
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade is urging New Zealanders travelling to the Pacific during the next five months to register their details online. Consular Divisional Manager Lyndal Walker says travellers who register their details on SafeTravel can be warned if a major cyclone approaches and given advice on local preparations. “If you register, we can alert you by text before the cyclone arrives, so that you can be prepared. After the cyclone has passed, we can also check you ar...Read More
Turkey
Reviewed: 3 March 2015
Reviewed: 3 March 2015
Iraq
Reviewed: 2 March 2015
Reviewed: 2 March 2015
Zambia
Reviewed: 26 February 2015
Reviewed: 26 February 2015
Myanmar
Reviewed: 20 February 2015
Reviewed: 20 February 2015
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