No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Brunei?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Brunei and can stay up to 30 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 — Bandar Seri Begawan: ≈ 7,940 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Brunei without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Brunei for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Brunei 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; Brunei passport: 103.
Citizens of New Zealand and Brunei can travel together visa-free to 93 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Macau, Thailand, South Korea, Peru, Mauritius, and China.
Citizens of Brunei, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Brunei

Travelling to Brunei: good to know

Wellington — Bandar Seri Begawan: about 7,940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Bandar Seri Begawan 07:00.
Local currency: Brunei Dollar and Singapore Dollar.
Languages: Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BND 1.28.
Brunei is the 16th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.