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Mandatory ETA Requirement for Cargo Ship Crew and Passengers

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateApril 1, 2025
CategoryBorder / entry requirements; maritime / seafarers
Policy toolSecondary legislation (order in council)
Affected groupCargo ship crew, passengers, and crew of ships carrying coastal cargo

Policy effect

Amended visa waiver conditions to classify cargo ship passengers, cargo ship crew members, and crew members of ships carrying coastal cargo as visa waiver travellers who must hold an ETA (or be exempt) to travel to and enter New Zealand.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amended visa waiver conditions to classify cargo ship passengers, cargo ship crew members, and crew members of ships carrying coastal cargo as visa waiver travellers who must hold an ETA (or be exempt) to travel to and enter New Zealand.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

These regulations come into force on 1 April 2025. … After regulation 23C(c), insert: (d) cargo ship crew travelling in the ordinary course of business of the ship between any foreign port and New Zealand: (e) crew on a foreign ship authorised by the Minister of Transport under section 198(2) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 to carry coastal cargo (within the meaning of section 198(6) of that Act). … In Schedule 2, after item 7D, insert: 7E Cargo ship passengers travelling between any foreign port and New Zealand. 7F Cargo ship crew travelling in the ordinary course of business of the ship between any foreign port and New Zealand. 7G Crew on a foreign ship authorised by the Minister of Transport under section 198(2) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 to carry coastal cargo (within the meaning of section 198(6) of that Act). … hold an ETA or are exempted by regulation 23E(a) from the requirement to hold one … Cargo ship passengers travelling between any foreign port and New Zealand who— (a) have arrived in New Zealand; and (b) hold an ETA or are exempted by regulation 23E(a) from the requirement to hold one …
New Zealand LegislationOpen official source
Retrieved from https://www.legislation.govt.nz/secondary-legislation/pco-drafted/2024/196/en/latest

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