About this site

If you have a general enquiry or a question about a current passport application, contact us using the enquiry form.

Passports.govt.nz is a New Zealand government website

The information and forms on this site are provided to help New Zealand citizens:

• apply for their first New Zealand passport
• renew their New Zealand passport, and
• apply for an emergency travel document if they are already outside of New Zealand.

This site also helps non-citizens to apply for a travel document if they are unable to get a passport from their country of citizenship.

Passports.govt.nz is managed and maintained by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).

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