New Zealand ETA?

[Jonibme]

I can clearly see from the website https://www.etanewzealand.com/ that I need an eTA for my February 2020 New Zealand cruise departing from Brisbane. That website also says that the application program will be ready to roll in July 2019. Today is the last day of July and there still doe snot appear to be any active form available on that website no matter how much I click around.

 

Am I missing something?

 

I got our Australian eTA quick and easy but I am reluctant to buy air tickets etc until I have that New Zealand eTA in hand! 

 

Has anybody else found a live eTA site for New Zealand yet?

 

Thanks!

[BoopTennis]

The website says coming soon. Register to get notifications and hopefully they will let us all know

[possum52]

7 hours ago, Jonibme said:

I can clearly see from the website https://www.etanewzealand.com/ that I need an eTA for my February 2020 New Zealand cruise departing from Brisbane. That website also says that the application program will be ready to roll in July 2019. Today is the last day of July and there still doe snot appear to be any active form available on that website no matter how much I click around.

 

Am I missing something?

 

I got our Australian eTA quick and easy but I am reluctant to buy air tickets etc until I have that New Zealand eTA in hand! 

 

Has anybody else found a live eTA site for New Zealand yet?

 

Thanks!

 I have just looked at the website from the link you provided. It is certainly not live yet. I would do as Boop Tennis suggested above and register for notifications. This link is the registration form -

 

 https://customer.immigration.govt.nz/forms/5fk2h306k10ncbyc13cd4yx1680dcxwf7h15vw20rx50knvd631vpmmq5d7j?_ga=2.227149077.962869427.1560810807-1001311456.1548702231

 

Leigh

[banditoo]

14 hours ago, possum52 said:

 I have just looked at the website from the link you provided. It is certainly not live yet. I would do as Boop Tennis suggested above and register for notifications. This link is the registration form -

 

 https://customer.immigration.govt.nz/forms/5fk2h306k10ncbyc13cd4yx1680dcxwf7h15vw20rx50knvd631vpmmq5d7j?_ga=2.227149077.962869427.1560810807-1001311456.1548702231

 

Leigh

Thanks for the link for ETA notification. Very quick and simple. 

[pjwaz]

We registered on their website, to be notified, a few weeks ago. August 1st and no notifications sent to us.

[GloriaF]

We did the same.  Australian ETA was immediate.  I'm sure NZ will alert us when they are operational.

[Keith1010]

It is now live.

 

I am starting a new thread on this to highlight that it is live and what they call it.

 

Keith

[Keith1010]

The new thread which I have started can be found at:

 

It includes the link for the new on-line NZeTA.

 

Keith

[Wisconsin Travelers]

I got my email notification from the NZeTA today, August 6.  But I went on their website August 4 and was able to fill out the online applications and we got our approvals within an hour.  Very simple to do.

[cruising sister]

Please be ready when using the app that the picture happens very fast. I never laughed so hard after seeing  the pictures it took !  When you do it online there is no picture. Do they take one when you get there?

[Jonibme]

On 8/12/2019 at 11:36 AM, cruising sister said:

Please be ready when using the app that the picture happens very fast. I never laughed so hard after seeing  the pictures it took !  When you do it online there is no picture. Do they take one when you get there?

Thank you for the warning!

[roothy123]

It's online now, but I'm waiting to do mine.  Thanks for the warning on the picture!  

[Jonibme]

It took me less than 10 minutes to do both my application online and my husband's and we had our approvals in less than 15 minutes. Completely painless.

 

Joni

[jshli]

I just want to confirm that if you use the website, no picture is required but if you do it on the app, it takes a picture?

[BoopTennis]

That is how it worked for me

[jshli]

Thanks, we applied online and we were both issued our ETAs within 60 seconds. Fast and easy.

[Keith1010]

Yes, you don't need a photo using the regular website.

 

I do understand from someone that the ETA fee is cheaper using the App but I used the website.

 

Keith

[jshli]

Yes, it is 3NZ dollars less to apply on the app., applying on website was so fast and easy.