Visa Requirements
Do Mauritanian citizens need a visa for New Zealand?
Official Requirement
Visa required
for Mauritania citizens travelling to New Zealand
Nationals of countries not covered by the visa-waiver scheme must apply for a visitor visa before travelling. Applications should be submitted through Immigration New Zealand well in advance of travel.
Last checked 5 months ago (19 April 2026)
We are not a government authority. Requirements change without notice. Always verify with the official consulate link before travel.
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At a glance
Key facts for Mauritanian citizens visiting New Zealand
- Requirement
- Visa required
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Step by step
How Mauritanian citizens enter New Zealand
Check your passport is valid for the whole trip. Many countries also want it valid for a period beyond your departure date, so confirm the exact rule on the official page below.
Apply online before you travel and wait for approval. Book nothing that you cannot change until the approval arrives.
Carry proof of onward or return travel and of where you are staying. Border officers ask for both, and an airline can refuse boarding without them.
Check the requirement again close to your departure date. This route was last checked on 19 April 2026, and rules change without notice.
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Questions
What Mauritanian citizens ask about entering New Zealand
Yes. Mauritanian citizens need a visa arranged before travelling to New Zealand. This was last checked on 19 April 2026.
Through the official application page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
New Zealand uses NZD. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 19 April 2026.
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