TRAVEL & VISA INFORMATION

We enjoy welcoming visitors to New Zealand. To ensure you have an experience to remember, make sure you've done your homework and have everything sorted before you leave.

Before travelling to New Zealand, you need to make sure your passport is valid for at least three months longer than your expected departure date. If you come from a country that needs a New Zealand visa to enter, please be sure to apply in advance.

You do not need a visa to visit New Zealand if you are:

• A New Zealand or Australian citizen or resident, or

• A UK citizen and/or passport holder (you can stay up to six months), or

• A citizen of a country which has a visa waiver agreement with New Zealand (you can stay up to three months). Click here for a list of visa waiver countries and territories.

If you are not sure whether you need a NZeTA or a visa, visit the New Zealand Immigration website.

YOU NEED A NZeTA:

If you require an NZeTA rather than a visa, please click here to submit a request through New Zealand Immigration.

YOU NEED A VISA:

If you are travelling from a non visa waiver country you must apply for a visitor visa, please start this process now. The conference is not liable for declined visas or visas that are not processed in time. Please ensure your visa application is submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the Congress but we recommend allowing up to 3 months, to be safe.

Click here to apply for your visa.

Refer to this visa information guide for additional information.

IF YOU NEED AN OFFICIAL INVITATION LETTER:

An official invitation letter to support your visa application, funding request, etc. can be requested.

Invitation letters will ONLY be issued if you have met the following criteria:

• You have a paper accepted for presentation at ICHST 2025.
• You have registered and paid for the conference. Please do not make your request unless you have received confirmation of your conference registration.

If you meet the above criteria, you can request a visa letter from Georgia Watson.

Travelling to New Zealand is easy with available flights from many international destinations. Click here to find airlines that fly to New Zealand and/or Dunedin.