NZ Immigration

[ICUDr]

Hi guys

I recently got my Australian passport and I'm planning to travel to NZ soon.

My question is: Do they stamp your passport on the way in and out of the country?

Or is it Europe style where you are free travel and immigration doesn't even ask for your passport?

Thanks in advance!!

Ken

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi guys

I recently got my Australian passport and I'm planning to travel to NZ soon.

My question is: Do they stamp your passport on the way in and out of the country?

Or is it Europe style where you are free travel and immigration doesn't even ask for your passport?

Thanks in advance!!

Ken

You will be required to present your passport at all stages of the journey. This will include a physical check at check-in counters, and either a physical or electronic check at all immigration check-points. Customs may also do a final check of your passport alongside any customs declaration before laving the airports.

Departing and arriving in Australia there is no stamp. Not sure about NZ.

Welcome to AFF!

 

[AviationNZ]

My question is: Do they stamp your passport on the way in and out of the country?

Welcome to AFF Ken,

On arrival if you use the Smart Gate in NZ then you won't get a stamp, but if you use the normal immigration queues they will.

 

[kpc]

....but if you use the normal immigration queues they will.

Not in my experience....I have never had an arrival or departure stamp for NZ.

 

[harvyk]

No they won't be stamping your passport. For the first few years of my passport all I did was MEL-AKLs and it looked like I had never traveled OS according to my passport.

 

[Mattg]

My brother asked for a stamp on arrival into NZ a couple of years ago and was actually refused. They don't stamp Aussie passports.

 

[Steady]

My brother asked for a stamp on arrival into NZ a couple of years ago and was actually refused. They don't stamp Aussie passports.

I asked for my kids first OS trip with shinny new Passports and was refused

 

[ICUDr]

Thanks heaps for your quick reply

Much appreciated!!

 

[ICUDr]

Oh the good old days.... when you had to apply for a new passport because all the pages were full of stamps or you could sit down and remember all your trips

 

[ChasingDaylight]

Close friend works for NZCS; iirc it's policy not to stamp NZ or AU passports but occasionally does get done if you ask nicely.

 

[Buzzard]

Why would they refuse to stamp a passport? What harm does it do?

 

[opusman]

Why would they refuse to stamp a passport? What harm does it do?

Unk's not free you know, bru!

 

[eric2011]

Unk's not free you know, bru!

Very poor translation lol

 

[c814875]

I asked for a stamp for my Son's passport and one was produced with a smile! Might depend on what sort of day the customs person is having.

 

[Boca68]

Oh the good old days.... when you had to apply for a new passport because all the pages were full of stamps or you could sit down and remember all your trips 

Those were the days!

My old passports are like beautiful memory.

My current passport which is about 7 years old, only filled about 6 or 7 pages, but have travelled the most in my lifetime.

 

[opusman]

If you want passport stamps go to South America, they're crazy about them.

 

[burmans]

I asked for a stamp for my Son's passport and one was produced with a smile! Might depend on what sort of day the customs person is having.

Seriously I think even getting a smile from immigration in most places I go is a reason for celebration!