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Djibouti visa for citizens of New Zealand

Citizens of New Zealand get a Djibouti 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 — Djibouti: ≈ 14,280 km, about 18.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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Djibouti 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; Djibouti passport: 17.
Citizens of New Zealand and Djibouti can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Ecuador, Seychelles, Haiti, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Dominica, Rwanda, Gambia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Djibouti, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Djibouti

Travelling to Djibouti: good to know

Wellington — Djibouti: about 14,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Djibouti 02:00.
Local currency: Djiboutian Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DJF 178.
Djibouti is the 100th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.