No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina and can stay up to 90 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 — Sarajevo: ≈ 18,070 km, about 23 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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; Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: 77.
Citizens of New Zealand and Bosnia and Herzegovina can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile, Macau, Argentina, China, Ecuador, Eswatini, Panama, Seychelles, Colombia, Brazil, Zambia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina: good to know

Wellington — Sarajevo: about 18,070 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Sarajevo 01:00.
Local currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark.
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BAM 1.72.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 171st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.