Visitor Visa processing time: current New Zealand figures

Immigration New Zealand currently reports that 50% of Visitor Visa applications are processed within 7 working days, and 80% within 14 working days. These are working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and New Zealand public holidays.

The figures are a guide based on current processing timeframes, not a deadline or promise for an individual application. Missing information, application complexity and peak demand can make a case take longer.

Which visitor-visa time this page reports

These current percentiles belong to the general Visitor Visa entry in INZ’s processing-time tool. They do not describe the historical Critical Purpose Visitor Visa used during COVID-19 border restrictions.

The two figures are working-day distribution points, not a promise that every application will finish by the 80% point. GovWait preserves both values without converting them into a guessed calendar date.

Route facts checked October 2, 2026 against INZ Visitor Visa guidance. Eligibility and visa conditions can change; the official page controls.

History we have recorded

INZ does not provide a source update date for this tool. We therefore date a value when GovWait first observes it and add a new history row only when the official value changes.

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