No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic 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 — Santo Domingo: ≈ 13,440 km, about 17.5 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 the Dominican Republic without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

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

Dominican Republic 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; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of New Zealand and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Peru, Paraguay, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Botswana, and Seychelles.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Wellington — Santo Domingo: about 13,440 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Santo Domingo 19:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 76th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.