No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Armenia?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Armenia 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 — Yerevan: ≈ 15,880 km, about 20.5 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 Armenia without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

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

Armenia 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; Armenia passport: 33.
Citizens of New Zealand and Armenia can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Micronesia, Malaysia, Macau, Argentina, Uruguay, China, Ecuador, Panama, Seychelles, Brazil, Haiti, Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Oman.
Citizens of Armenia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Armenia

Travelling to Armenia: good to know

Wellington — Yerevan: about 15,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Yerevan 03:00.
Local currency: Armenian Dram.
Languages: Armenian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AMD 363.
Armenia is the 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.