A temporary #Trans-Tasman visa arrangement was implemented during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, during which visitors needed only an Australian visa to travel to New Zealand. A three-month visa was granted upon arrival in New Zealand to those holding an eligible Australian visa.
The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) and Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) have written a joint letter to the Australian minister for Immigration and Border Protection calling for the implementation of a permanent Trans-Tasman visa by the end of 2016.
‘Australia and New Zealand are long-haul destinations – it makes a lot of sense for us to package the two countries together in a joint regional visa to prospective international tourists who are weighing up the long flight to our countries,’ said Margy Osmond, TTF CEO. ‘The reality is that if you are coming halfway around the world to Australia or New Zealand, you want to make it worth your while, just as travelling to Europe we visit a multitude of countries on that continent, not just one.
“A 2014 TTF investigation into the benefits of streamlining the Trans-Tasman border highlighted that a joint visa scheme could increase the number of international visitors to our region by 141,300 people by 2020 – that’s more jobs and economic activity we are missing out on by dragging our feet on a Trans-Tasman Visa.’
TIA CEO Chris Roberts said: ‘It makes sense to invest and market a joint Australia-New Zealand experience to potential international visitors. This is already happening successfully elsewhere – for example, the Schengen zone of European countries, where a single visitor visa is required.’
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