{"id":5213,"date":"2026-06-25T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/dove-chiedere-un-visto\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:27:49","slug":"dove-chiedere-un-visto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/dove-chiedere-un-visto\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to apply for a visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Embassy of Italy in Wellington is competent for visa applications in New Zealand,\u00a0 the territories of Pitcairn and Tokelau and the following Countries: Cook Islands, Kiribas, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the 1961 Bilateral Agreement, New Zealand citizens DO NOT require a visa for short tourist or business stays in Italy up to 90 days. The same applies to cirizens of Pitcairn (UK) and Tokelau and the citizens of the following countries: Cook Islands, Kiribas, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu.<\/p>\n<p>For a preliminary assessment on the type and requirements of your visa please check the website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vistoperitalia.esteri.it\/\">Visto per l\u2019Italia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visa applications must be lodged electronically on the portal <a href=\"https:\/\/prenotami.esteri.it\/\">Prenot@mi<\/a> and, following the appontement definition, all the relevant documentation must be sent electronically to <a href=\"wellington.cons3@esteri.it\">wellington.cons3@esteri.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The collection of biometrical data, and the original documentation, takes place in the Emassy situated in 34-38 Grant Road, Thorndon, Wellington 6011, NZ. The Consular Section is open to the public, upon appointment, from Monday to Friday from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and on Wednesday from 2 PM to 3 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Family members of Italian citizens and EU\/EES or Swiss citizens, as defined in the section <a href=\"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/visti\/quanto-costa-un-visto-e-come-pagare\/\">Cost for a visa and how to pay<\/a>, benefit of an expedited process for the processing of the visa application. If you fall in this cathegory please contact <a href=\"mailto:wellington.cons3@esteri.it\">wellington.cons3@esteri.it.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Embassy of Italy in Wellington is competent for visa applications in New Zealand,\u00a0 the territories of Pitcairn and Tokelau and the following Countries: Cook Islands, Kiribas, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. Based on the 1961 Bilateral Agreement, New Zealand citizens DO NOT require a visa for short tourist or business stays in Italy up [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":179,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5213"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5434,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5213\/revisions\/5434"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambwellington.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}