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  "id": "visa/nzeta-and-ivl-required",
  "signature": "AI tells a visa-waiver traveler they can fly to New Zealand without any pre-authorization",
  "signature_zh": "",
  "regex": "(new.zealand.*visa|nzeta|nz.*eta|visa.waiver.*new.zealand|new.zealand.*ivl)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "administrative_barrier",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Visa-waiver visitors to New Zealand must request an NZeTA (Electronic Travel Authority) before travel and pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL). The NZeTA is valid up to 2 years. Without it, airlines deny boarding. Australian citizens are exempt, but Australian permanent residents are not.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "any",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Fly to New Zealand on a visa-waiver passport without requesting an NZeTA",
      "why_fails": "Visa-waiver travelers must hold an approved NZeTA before boarding; airlines verify it and deny boarding without it.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.immigration.govt.nz/",
        "https://nzeta.immigration.govt.nz/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "Assume the NZeTA is free and instant",
      "why_fails": "The NZeTA has a processing fee plus the IVL levy and can take up to 72 hours to approve, so last-minute requests can miss a flight.",
      "fail_rate": 0.4,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Request the NZeTA via the official Immigration NZ app or site and pay the IVL before flying; allow up to 72 hours.",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Apply on the official NZeTA channel; budget for the NZeTA fee and IVL together.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": [
        "https://nzeta.immigration.govt.nz/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "Australian citizens need no NZeTA, but Australian permanent residents do - check your status.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Confirm whether you are an Australian citizen (exempt) or PR (NZeTA required).",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.82,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.88,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-01-01",
  "last_confirmed": "2026-06-14",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-14",
  "evidence_count": 3,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": [
    "visa/nzeta-and-ivl-required/nz"
  ]
}