Visa on arrival

Samoa visa for citizens of New Zealand

Citizens of New Zealand get a Samoa 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 — Apia: ≈ 3,320 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of New Zealand and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 75 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, South Korea, Peru, Mauritius, China, Ecuador, Lesotho, and Eswatini.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Wellington — Apia: about 3,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.