{"question":{"passport":"NZL","destination":"TKL","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa-free, 10 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":10,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 10 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"A New Zealand citizen who is not a Tokelauan may not work in Tokelau unless the person holds a current work permit or a current special permit that authorises the person to work in Tokelau (regulation 4(ii))."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"tokelau-immigration-regs-reprint","url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Tokelau_Immigration_Regulations_1991.pdf","passage":"A New Zealand citizen who is not a Tokelauan does not require a permit to enter Tokelau, but— (i) may not be in Tokelau following the expiry of a period of 10 days after entering Tokelau from another country unless that person holds a current permit:","explanation":"Regulation 4 is the operative provision for the roster's only New Zealand-citizen issuer: it says a New Zealand citizen needs no permit to enter Tokelau (so nothing must be arranged in advance) and caps a permit-free stay at 10 days from entry, which is the maxDays figure for NZL.","publisher":"These regulations may be cited as the Tokelau Immigration Regulations 1991. … This is a reprint of the Tokelau Immigration Regulations 1991. … Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2011"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-22","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Free movement","conditions":[{"kind":"TRAVELLER_STATUS","text":"This entitlement applies only to a New Zealand citizen who is a Tokelauan."}],"source":{"documentId":"tokelau-immigration-regs-reprint","url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Tokelau_Immigration_Regulations_1991.pdf","passage":"No New Zealand citizen who is a Tokelauan requires a permit to be in Tokelau or to visit or reside or work in Tokelau.","explanation":"Regulation 3 places New Zealand citizens who are Tokelauans entirely outside the permit regime — no permit is required to visit, reside or work, so no advance authorisation and no stay cap apply to that subclass of NZL holders.","publisher":"These regulations may be cited as the Tokelau Immigration Regulations 1991. … This is a reprint of the Tokelau Immigration Regulations 1991. … Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2011"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}