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Tokelau

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Conditions apply

Visa-free, 10 days

The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.

Entry rule for 12 September 2026 Source checked 22 August 2026
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Entry and stay only. What this covers

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  • 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)).

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Official wording

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:

Aevamo’s reading

The Tokelau Immigration Regulations 1991 (SR 1991/117), made under the Tokelau Act 1948 by the Governor-General in Council, are the instrument that creates the entry obligation for Tokelau: regulation 5 prohibits a non-New-Zealand-citizen from being in Tokelau without a current permit, and regulations 3 and 4 define the only exemption (New Zealand citizens, 10 days without a permit). It imposes the requirement rather than reporting it.

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.

Source details

Source checked
22 August 2026
Data snapshot
10 September 2026
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
Document date
Reprint as at 5 July 1991; the regulations came into force on 1 August 1991.
Reference ID
tokelau-immigration-regs-reprint
Other entry routes 1 alternatives

These routes depend on a different document or additional conditions.

  • Free movement

    This entitlement applies only to a New Zealand citizen who is a Tokelauan.

What this answer covers Limits & assumptions

Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.

Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.