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This website is an independent private assistance service and is not affiliated with the New Zealand Government or Customs. You can also complete the declaration yourself through the official channel.

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Milford Sound, with steep forested peaks reflected in still water

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Understand the arrival declaration before you land in New Zealand.

The official declaration is free. Answers are in English. We explain the task in your language, then you file it yourself.

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Three things worth knowing first

  1. 01

    The official declaration is free, and everyone completes one

    That includes New Zealand citizens. Each traveller, including infants and children, completes their own.

  2. 02

    The earliest submission is 24 hours before departure

    It has to be in before passport control on arrival. You can still change it after submitting, until you reach the border.

  3. 03

    Answers are written in English

    We explain the task in your language so the English wording is yours, not a guess.

Three steps

You stay the person who submits the declaration.

  1. 01

    Answer in your language

    You go through the declaration in the language you read. Nothing is pre-selected for you.

  2. 02

    Receive an English answer sheet

    Each item can be copied. You take that wording to the official form or the official app.

  3. 03

    A reminder before the 24-hour window

    We remind you to submit before you travel. The reminder is not a submission.

Lake Wakatipu at Queenstown, with a forested shore and bare mountains

Two ways to use this site

Free

Guides

Plain-language guides from a check dated 22 October 2026, and a free self-check. A native speaker has not proofread them. They are not the official form.

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Guided completion

Prepare the English answers

You answer in your language. You leave with an English sheet and a reminder. You submit the declaration yourself.

Price to be confirmed

Whether this is charged per person or per order has not been decided.

The New Zealand official traveller declaration is free, and you can complete it yourself. Any charge on this site is only for help with filling it in and with translation.

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A thermal pool near Rotorua, turquoise beside an orange rim

Food, plants, and outdoor gear

A free self-check for four categories: food, plants, outdoor gear, and animal products. It does not copy the official form.

Open the self-check

Nothing is selected for you. The ticks are reminders for your own packing. They are not official answers, and the tool does not tell you the official outcome.

Bark Bay in Abel Tasman, a pale beach under bush-covered hills

A few places

The declaration is paperwork. These photographs are only a look at the places.

A gravel path toward the snow-covered peak of Aoraki / Mount Cook

Aoraki / Mount Cook

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The peak above the Tasman valley, seen from a gravel path between two blocks of rock.

Lupins in front of turquoise water at Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo

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Lupins along the shore, with snow still sitting on the ranges after the light has gone.

The lone tree at Lake Wānaka in low sun

Lake Wānaka

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The lone willow at the lake edge, and the mountains behind it at the end of the day.

Turquoise crater lakes on the Tongariro volcanic plateau

Tongariro

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Emerald lakes on the volcanic plateau, on the crossing through Tongariro National Park.

Lake Wakatipu at Queenstown, with a forested shore and bare mountains

Queenstown

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Lake Wakatipu and the ranges behind the town, seen from the water.

A thermal pool near Rotorua, turquoise beside an orange rim

Rotorua

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A thermal pool, turquoise beside an orange rim. No signage is shown.

Bark Bay in Abel Tasman, a pale beach under bush-covered hills

Abel Tasman

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A pale beach and bush-covered hills at Bark Bay.

Turquoise water at Lake Pukaki, with snow-covered peaks behind it

Lake Pukaki

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Turquoise water with the snow-covered peaks behind it.

Turquoise water at Lake Pukaki, with snow-covered peaks behind it

Questions people ask first

All questions

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