Your Passport
Before you apply for a visa, you must ensure that
you have a valid passport for the length of
time you plan to be away.
Some countries also stipulate that a passport should
be valid for at least 6 months before they
will issue a visa. This is principally to ensure that
your passport remains valid in the case of unplanned
detention in the country visited through circumstance
or illness.
It is often difficult and time-consuming to obtain
a new passport through your Embassy or High
Commission in the UK, so it makes sense to obtain
a new passport prior to your departure if the passport
will expire during the duration of your trip.
Your travel
agent or home country immigration department
can provide additional information on passports should
it be necessary.
More Information
Kiwis should visit the NZ
Passports website or the useful Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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