New Zealand → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: New Zealand
To: Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 432
Change since 2018: +6.4%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023: 0.15%

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Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from New Zealand to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of New Zealand recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of New Zealand living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	299
2001	302
2002	218
2003	172
2004	163
2005	173
2006	185
2007	211
2008	215
2009	200
2010	232
2011	225
2012	218
2013	219
2014	252
2015	322
2016	321
2017	397
2018	406
2019	389
2020	230
2021	183
2022	260
2023	432

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	1,442	—
2023	432	1,267	20
2022	260	1,180	11
2021	183	1,209	14
2020	230	1,297	33
2019	389	1,216	8
2018	406	1,116	14
2017	397	1,007	24
2016	321	974	12
2015	322	887	13
2014	252	855	9
2013	219	872	16
2012	218	841	12
2011	225	844	17
2010	232	828	6

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in New Zealand

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in New Zealand.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	578	499	52	9.0%
2023	487	408	44	9.0%
2022	224	192	22	9.8%
2021	18	13	3	16.7%
2020	20	19	1	5.0%
2019	501	426	50	10.0%
2018	434	393	26	6.0%
2017	324	298	21	6.5%
2016	226	203	16	7.1%
2015	322	308	8	2.5%
2014	261	256	1	0.4%
2013	283	282	1	0.4%
2012	267	263	0	—
2011	235	227	5	2.1%
2010	152	152	0	—
2009	156	154	2	1.3%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	156
2010	152
2011	235
2012	267
2013	283
2014	261
2015	322
2016	226
2017	324
2018	434
2019	501
2020	20
2021	18
2022	224
2023	487
2024	578

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in the Netherlands

First residence permits issued by the Netherlands to citizens of New Zealand (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons307
Family100
Work89
Education72

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	568	0	0	0
2024	619	0	29	0
2023	671	1	20	0
2022	430	0	11	0
2021	252	1	14	0
2020	286	1	33	0
2019	567	0	8	26
2018	522	1	14	32
2017	521	2	24	0
2016	405	1	12	27
2015	448	0	13	24
2014	309	0	9	25
2013	300	0	16	21
2012	260	0	12	0
2011	247	0	17	0
2010	277	0	6	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Highly skilled workers (national schemes)56
Other paid activities26
Researchers4
EU Blue Card3

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 2,145
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 138
Changed status into work, 2025: 41
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 6

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the Netherlands in New Zealand, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Wellington	—

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; New Zealand ranks 64.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023

Ukraine38,497
Poland25,298
Syria19,551
Romania13,914
Bulgaria12,328
India12,073
Türkiye11,250
Italy10,603
Spain10,447
Germany10,429
China7,991
Portugal6,084

Other destinations for people from New Zealand, 2023

Japan937
United States890
South Korea658
Australia575
Germany464
Canada405
France168
Denmark131
Switzerland93