Short answer
No. iVisa is not the official NZTD or NZeTA website. The NZTD is operated by New Zealand Customs Service and is free. NZeTA is a separate Immigration New Zealand travel authority.
Use the NZTD government site for the declaration. If your passport and route require an NZeTA, use the separate Immigration New Zealand service.
The two-price test
There are two government products, not one commercial bundle:
- NZTD: FREE for every person entering New Zealand, including New Zealand citizens.
- NZeTA: NZD $17 in the official app or NZD $23 on the official website. Most applicants also pay the NZD $100 IVL.
A traveller NZeTA is valid for 2 years. Visa-waiver air travellers, cruise passengers, Australian permanent residents, and some transit travellers need one. Australian citizens travelling on Australian passports do not.
The USD $99 to $170 bundle pattern
Prices observed on July 14, 2026 included iVisa from USD $99.99 and another service at USD $135 standard or $170 express. A separate operator listed a USD $69 service fee, plus its stated government fee and IVL. These sites sell review, submission, or rush-labelled assistance. They are not New Zealand Customs or Immigration New Zealand.
The clearest warning is a direct NZTD charge. newzealandvisaonline.com offered NZTD support for USD $39 while stating that the official NZTD is free and that it was not affiliated with the New Zealand Government.
Documented commercial sites
The cards below use only the evidence stored in data/official_urls/new-zealand.toml.
Observed 2026-07-14: the page advertised an expert-reviewed New Zealand ETA application starting from USD $99.99 and said iVisa would review and submit the application to the government; the page also stated that iVisa is not the New Zealand government.
Observed 2026-07-14: the page listed a USD $69 standard service fee per applicant, with 'Plus USD $79' emergency and 'Plus USD $99' rush options, separately from its stated USD $18 government fee and USD $64 IVL; its footer described the operator as a professional travel agency.
Observed 2026-07-14: the fee page listed Tourist/Business NZeTA at USD $135, Express NZeTA at USD $170, and Transit NZeTA at USD $85. Its Apply Now link led to an application-assistance service rather than an immigration.govt.nz application page.
Observed 2026-07-14: the page offered optional New Zealand Traveller Declaration support for USD $39 while acknowledging that the official NZTD is free and that the service is not affiliated with the New Zealand Government or the official NZTD website.
If you already paid
The NZTD or NZeTA may still have been submitted. Do not pay again until you check what the service delivered.
- For NZTD, find the official reference email and keep the reference number yourself.
- For NZeTA, use the official status checker and the passport used in the request.
- Check the card receipt for separate government, IVL, and service charges.
- If the service controls the email or reference, ask for access and a full receipt in writing.
Paying a middleman does not improve the government decision or shorten official processing.