No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Singapore?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Singapore 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 — Singapore: ≈ 8,530 km, about 11 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 Singapore without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

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

Singapore 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; Singapore passport: 129.
Citizens of New Zealand and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 107 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Brunei, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Chile, Macau, Thailand, Argentina, South Korea, and Uruguay.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Singapore

Travelling to Singapore: good to know

Wellington — Singapore: about 8,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Singapore 07:00.
Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
Singapore is the 18th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.