How to Apply for Vietnam Visa From New Zealand

How to apply for Vietnam visa from New Zealand is one online application: New Zealanders apply for the e-visa, valid for up to 90 days, pay by card, upload a passport page and a photo, and receive a PDF by email. The embassy in Wellington is not involved. This page covers the steps, what to prepare, timing in Auckland time, paying from New Zealand and the mistakes New Zealand applicants make. For prices in New Zealand dollars and urgent cut-offs, see our guide to the Vietnam visa for New Zealand citizens. When you are ready, you can apply for your e-visa.

eVisaVietnam.com is a private visa service operated by TK VIET NAM., JSC, not the Vietnamese government. You can apply yourself at evisa.gov.vn for US$25.

How to apply from New Zealand at a glance:

How to apply for Vietnam visa from New Zealand

In five steps with us, a Vietnam visa NZ application is the same in every region.

1. Fill in the form: Enter your passport details, trip dates, entry gate and the speed you want. The price and delivery time update as you choose.
2. Pay by card: Pay in US dollars. The price at checkout is the price we charge.
3. Upload your files: Add the passport data page and the portrait photo, any time after paying.
4. We check and submit: A person looks at the photo and scan, and contacts you if a file has a problem, before submitting on evisa.gov.vn.
5. Receive the PDF: The approved e-visa arrives by email. Check your name and passport number against your passport, and print one copy.

You can also apply yourself on evisa.gov.vn; our guide on how to apply covers that route screen by screen. To follow an order with us, use the e-visa status tool.

What to prepare in New Zealand

A Vietnam e-visa application from New Zealand needs four things ready:

• A New Zealand passport: Valid for at least 6 months from your entry date, with two blank pages.
• A data page image: The page with your photo, all four corners in view, the two code lines at the bottom sharp, without glare.
• A portrait photo: Recent, facing the camera, white background, no glasses. See the photo requirements for examples.
• A card and an emergency contact: A card enabled for online payments abroad, and the name, address and phone of a contact at home.

Copy your name from the two code lines at the bottom of the data page, in capital letters, including middle names. If you hold a second passport, apply with the one you will use at the airline desk and at the border.

When to apply from New Zealand

Apply at least two weeks before you fly if you choose Standard, because 5 to 7 working days can stretch over weekends and Vietnamese public holidays. The time difference is the quirk: Vietnam is 6 hours behind Auckland during daylight saving time and 5 hours behind in winter.

Auckland uses daylight saving time from the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April. The Vietnamese working day starts at 8:00, which is 14:00 in Auckland in daylight saving time and 13:00 in winter. An order placed in the New Zealand morning waits for the Vietnamese office to open, while one placed in the afternoon is processed straight away. The last Emergency order of the day is 23:30 in daylight saving time (22:30 in winter). Our guide for New Zealand citizens has the full table, and the urgent e-visa page covers every speed.

Weekends work differently. Our weekend window runs from Friday 18:00 to Sunday 16:00 Vietnam time, which is Saturday 00:00 to Sunday 22:00 in Auckland during daylight saving time. An order placed in that window uses the Weekend and public holidays speed, so a Saturday daytime order in New Zealand does not wait for Monday.

Paying for your e-visa from New Zealand

You pay in US dollars by credit or debit card. A Standard single-entry e-visa costs $47, about NZ$84 at 1 USD = 1.7874 NZD (xe.com, October 8, 2026), government fee included, with no card surcharge, and your card issuer sets the final New Zealand dollar amount. See the full price table for every speed.

On evisa.gov.vn the government fee alone is US$25. If a payment fails, check that your card allows online payments abroad and retry, rather than starting a second application.

Mistakes New Zealand applicants make

Most problems come from five mistakes:

• Converting the wrong way: Vietnam is behind Auckland, not ahead. A Vietnamese 8:00 is 13:00 or 14:00 in Auckland.
• Ignoring the date range: The New Zealand government's SafeTravel service asks travelers to read their visa conditions carefully, because overstaying can affect their ability to book accommodation. Check the entry date, the number of days and single or multiple entry on the e-visa before you fly.
• A recycled photo: A crop from a passport or a photo of a printed picture is flagged.
• A cropped passport scan: If the two code lines are cut off, the site cannot read the passport.
• Dates with no margin: Start the validity a day or two before you land; 90 days costs the same as 30.

If you already filed a faulty application, read about e-visa problems before you apply again. Ready? Apply for your e-visa and a person checks your files before they go in.