Official advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas
Typhoon Maysak is currently tracking north over the Pacific and has made landfall as a category 2 typhoon over the Pusan area of South Korea the morning of Thursday 3 September (local time). It is forecast to weaken and pass further north-east over the country. Typhoon Maysak may bring heavy rain and strong winds.
What is dual citizenship or dual nationality?
If you are a citizen of more than one country you are a dual citizen or dual national. This means you are a citizen of both New Zealand and another country at the same time. New Zealand allows dual citizenship and multiple citizenship but some other countries do not.
A country could still consider you to be one of their citizens even if you don't accept that nationality if you:
Bushfires are a common threat in Australia during the summer period. If you are in or near an affected area, stay safe and follow the advice of local authorities.
In the event of emergency, always call Triple Zero (000).
Details of affected areas, health services, preparedness information, and evacuation centres can be found at the following sites:
Australian Capital Territory:
ACT Emergency Services Agency
Major cities in India have recently been experiencing severe levels of air pollution. Some of the most common health effects of air pollution include irritation of eyes, throat and lungs. For people with existing respiratory conditions such as asthma or bronchitis, breathing in air pollution can make these conditions worse.
Major wildfires have been affecting Northern and Southern California, Oregon and Washington state.
Munich’s annual Oktoberfest beer festival is scheduled to take place this year between 21 September and 6 October 2019 in Bavaria, Germany. New Zealanders planning on attending this year’s festival should read this information in conjunction with our current travel advisory for Germany.
Before you go
All New Zealanders planning on attending Oktoberfest are encouraged to:
The SafeTravel registration site will experience a planned outage on Wednesday 14 October (NZT) from 9:30am to 4:30pm and will be temporarily unavailable. You will not be able to create or update your registration during this time.
You will still be able to view our travel advisories and other travel advice on the rest of SafeTravel.govt.nz while the registration part of our website is down.
If you are considering an international surrogacy arrangement, comprehensive information is available on the Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children website. We strongly encourage you to read the Fact Sheet on International Surrogacy.
If you are overseas for the purpose of surrogacy you should:
Every year New Zealanders put themselves at risk of arrest or detention for drug-related offences overseas. Remember that when you are overseas you are subject to that country's laws and penalties - no matter how harsh they may appear by New Zealand standards.
