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The duration of stay in New Zealand for Bangladeshis depends on their applied entry. You can have New Zealand single or multiple entries based on your purpose. To get a multiple-entry New Zealand visa has a condition. 

To be eligible for a multiple-entry New Zealand tourist visa, 

  • You need to have been outside New Zealand country for at least 9 months in the 18 months. This means if you’re applying on a specific date, the immigration will review the last 18 months of your travel history. They will check that you haven’t stayed in New Zealand for the majority of the time. This condition ensures that applicants does not have any intention to stay longer. 

This multiple-entry visa is valid for 12 months and allows a stay of a total of 6 months. The validity period is counted backward from your departure date for New Zealand. However, the visa period counts from December 31st, 2024, if your departure date is December 31st, 2025.

On the contrary, New Zealand's single-entry tourist visa allows Bangladeshis to stay 9 months within 18 months. The single-entry visitor visa was also counted backward for 18 months. 

Often, people look out further about the costs of their trip. It's actually important to budget for the visa freights in advance. New Zealand tourist visa fee for Bangladeshis have lately increased by a significant amount.

As of now, the visa fee for Bangladeshi applicants is BDT 29,750. You can conveniently pay this charge online during the application process. 

NB: This fee is non-refundable, even if your operation is declined. 

Let’s now discuss your NZ visa processing time. Holding for your visa approval can be stressful, but understanding the timeline helps. For utmost Bangladeshi applicants, 80 percent of tourist visas are reclaimed within 4 weeks (28 working days). To avoid delays, submit a complete application with all the required documents. Planning ahead ensures you’ll have your visa ready in time.

Bangladeshis can apply for their New Zealand visa both online and offline. This is a mixed procedure. We have organized the process for you here. 

Step 1: First, create a Realme account online on the New Zealand Immigration website.

Step 2: Log in to the account and fill out the tourist visa application form for Bangladeshi.

Step 3: Submit all your required documents with proper translation and notarization. 

Step 4: Clear your payment online.

Step 5: In this stage, you will need to communicate with the New Zealand High Commission, India. The purpose is to verify your passport from there. You and your authorized representative can complete this procedure in India.

Step 6: After the verification, please collect the passport from the High Commission. 

If you feel the online application and passport verification in India is creating a hassle, you have VISAThing. You can apply New Zealand tourist visa online from us along with the verification. No physical inference is needed as we also provide online onshore and offshore services. 

New Zealand tourist visa requirements for Bangladeshis are not easily available. Different conditions of purposes can make you confused to detect the valid checklist. In case you get confused, here is the authentic tourist visa checklist. 

  1. The applicant’s completed and signed tourist visa application form.
  2. Documents of the payment of the visa application fee and relevant charges.

  3. Two passport-sized color photographs of the applicant.

  4. Bangladeshi applicant’s passport or valid travel document. 

  5. Proof of medical health checkup.

  6. Evidence of financial stability to support yourself during the trip.
  7. Evidence of pre-purchased travel tickets or sufficient funds to purchase that afterward.
  8. If the applicant's partner/dependent children are included in this application:

    1. Evidence of relationship with your partner.

    2. Evidence of being a parent or legal guardian of that child.

  9. Evidence of being an original visitor who will return to his/her home country after the trip. 

The visa approval depends on the applicant's organization. So, you must deliver all the necessary and logical documents. 

Bangladeshi tourists can appeal within 14 days of their visa turndown for New Zealand. A rejection letter will be transmitted to the applicants to inform them of the declination reason. An additional appeal fee is also required to appeal.

In this case, an applicant can also reapply for their New Zealand tourist visa. The visa application will need to be paid again for the reapplication. Make sure to update all the documents before you reapply. Else, your effort can be in vain. 

Still, you must leave the country, If a Bangladeshi’s New Zealand tourist visa is about to expire. However, the only option left is to apply for a new visa or a temporary visa, If you require to stay longer. The new visa must be acquired before the current one expires. If you think of overstaying, let us alert you to one thing. Overstaying is illegal and can lead to serious consequences. If your visa already expired, you must request a special visa with a detailed explanation. However, the approval for this cannot be guaranteed. If the request gets rejected, you must leave New Zealand promptly.

FAQ for New Zealand Visa

Can I study on a New Zealand tourist visa as a Bangladeshi?

No, Bangladeshis cannot study with a New Zealand tourist visa. You need study visas to study in New Zealand.