No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Venezuela?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Venezuela 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 — Caracas: ≈ 13,130 km, about 17 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 Venezuela without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

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

Venezuela 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; Venezuela passport: 70.
Citizens of New Zealand and Venezuela can travel together visa-free to 68 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, South Africa, Botswana, Seychelles, Colombia, and Brazil.
Citizens of Venezuela, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Venezuela

Travelling to Venezuela: good to know

Wellington — Caracas: about 13,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Caracas 19:00.
Local currency: Venezuelan Bolívar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VES 857.
Venezuela is the 70th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.