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Tokelau residents: visa requirements using a New Zealand passport

Travel and entry information updated October 21, 2026. Confirm requirements with the relevant authorities.

Tokelau does not issue its own passport

Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand: residents travel on a New Zealand passport, not a separate "Tokelau" passport. A few destinations apply different rules to Tokelau than to New Zealand even though it's the same document; where they don't, the numbers below match the New Zealand passport's own data.

See the New Zealand passport page

Tokelau residents travel using a New Zealand passport. That is 134 visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival, and 16 with an electronic travel authorisation. 22 more offer an e-visa; 43 require a visa before you travel.

134 visa-free
33 on arrival
16 eTA
22 e-visa
43 visa required

Visa-free

134 destinations

Enter on a valid passport, no visa.

Visa on arrival

33 destinations

A visa is issued at the border.

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA)

16 destinations

Quick online approval before departure.

e-Visa

22 destinations

Apply and get approved online before travel.

Visa required in advance

43 destinations

Arrange a visa before you travel.

Visa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.

About Tokelau

Tokelau is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, and Fakaofo. They have a combined land area of 10 km2 (4 sq mi). In addition to these three, Swains Island, which forms part of the same archipelago, is the subject of an ongoing territorial dispute, while being currently administered by the United States as part of American Samoa. Tokelau lies north of the Samoan Islands, east of Tuvalu, south of the Phoenix Islands, southwest of the more distant Line Islands, and northwest of the Cook Islands. The islands sit in the south east hemisphere.

RegionPolynesia

Area12 km²

CurrencyNew Zealand dollar (1 USD ≈ 1.76 NZD)

LanguagesEnglish, Samoan, Tokelauan

Calling code+690

Drives on theleft

Travel guide

Tokelau is a group of three atolls in Polynesia, north of Samoa, about halfway between New Zealand proper and Hawaii.

Upcoming public holidays

December 25, 2026Christmas Day

December 26, 2026Boxing Day

January 1, 2027New Year's Day

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