No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — null: ≈ 14,020 km, about 18 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Antigua and Barbuda without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Antigua and Barbuda visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Antigua and Barbuda passport: 99.
Citizens of New Zealand and Antigua and Barbuda can travel together visa-free to 91 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile, Peru, Mauritius, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Lesotho, and El Salvador.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Antigua and Barbuda

Travelling to Antigua and Barbuda: good to know

Wellington — null: about 14,020 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — null 19:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Antigua and Barbuda is the 93rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.