New Zealand · 2 rules · 1 calculator
How many days can you spend in New Zealand?
It depends on what you’re counting. For tax, more than 183 days in New Zealand in any 12 months make you resident, backdated to the first of them — part days count. On a resident visa, being outside New Zealand after its ‘Expiry date travel’ ends it; a Permanent Resident Visa has no limit on time away.
Tax residency
Tax residency in New Zealand: 183 days in any 12 months
How many days can you spend in New Zealand before you’re tax resident? 183 at most in any 12 months, unless you have a permanent place of abode there. Without one, you stop being resident after more than 325 days away in any 12 months.
Residence permits
Living in New Zealand: the travel date on your visa
The ‘Expiry date travel’ on a resident visa can be extended by 1 or 2 years. One way to a Permanent Resident Visa is 184 days in New Zealand in each of the last 2 years.
Day calculators for New Zealand
New Zealand: questions and answers.
How many days do I need to spend in New Zealand for permanent residence?
One of the ways to show commitment for a Permanent Resident Visa is 184 days in New Zealand in each of the 2 years just before you apply.
Does a New Zealand Permanent Resident Visa expire if I live abroad?
No. It has no conditions and no travel date, so there’s no limit on time away — keep it in a valid passport.
Can I be a New Zealand tax resident with fewer than 183 days?
Yes, with a permanent place of abode in New Zealand: then the days don’t decide.
How many days can you spend in New Zealand? FlySee counts them for you.
Track days in every country and know the date you can stay until.
- A tax tracker of your own counts the 183-day rule: fewer than 184 days in any 12 months, any part of a day
- Shows the date you can stay until, and the days left in the 12 months
- Gives you a heads-up before you reach the limit
- Logs every day you’re in New Zealand or abroad, automatically, and rebuilds past trips from your photos
- Exports your days by country as PDF, Excel or CSV
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Sources
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give tax advice. Whether you’re resident is for you and your adviser.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give immigration advice. Whether you qualify is for you and your adviser.