Visa on arrival

Burundi visa for citizens of New Zealand

Citizens of New Zealand get a Burundi visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Gitega: ≈ 13,900 km, about 18 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of New Zealand get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Burundi 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; Burundi passport: 18.
Citizens of New Zealand and Burundi can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Mauritius, Ecuador, Seychelles, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Dominica, Rwanda, and Gambia.
Citizens of Burundi, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Burundi

Travelling to Burundi: good to know

Wellington — Gitega: about 13,900 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Gitega 01:00.
Local currency: Burundian Franc.
Languages: French and Rundi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BIF 3,009.
Burundi is the 88th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.