No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Palestine?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Palestine. 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 — Jerusalem: ≈ 16,290 km, about 21 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Palestine. A valid passport is enough.

Palestine 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; Palestine passport: 10.
Citizens of New Zealand and Palestine can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Micronesia, Malaysia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Eswatini, Nicaragua, Seychelles, Venezuela, and Dominica.
Citizens of Palestine, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Palestine

Travelling to Palestine: good to know

Wellington — Jerusalem: about 16,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Jerusalem 02:00.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound, Israeli New Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Palestine is the 135th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.