No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Micronesia?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Micronesia 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 — Palikir: ≈ 5,620 km, about 7.5 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 Micronesia without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

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

Micronesia 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; Micronesia passport: 69.
Citizens of New Zealand and Micronesia can travel together visa-free to 66 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Seychelles, and Colombia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Micronesia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Micronesia

Travelling to Micronesia: good to know

Wellington — Palikir: about 5,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Palikir 10:00.
Languages: English.
Micronesia is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.