No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Mauritius?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Mauritius 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 — Port Louis: ≈ 10,620 km, about 14 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 Mauritius without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

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

Mauritius 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; Mauritius passport: 94.
Citizens of New Zealand and Mauritius can travel together visa-free to 81 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Chile, Macau, Thailand, China, Ecuador, Lesotho, and Eswatini.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Mauritius, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Mauritius

Travelling to Mauritius: good to know

Wellington — Port Louis: about 10,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Port Louis 03:00.
Local currency: Mauritian Rupee.
Languages: English, French, and Morisyen.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MUR 48.
Mauritius is the 34th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.