Originally Posted by
cranky1K
As noted upthread, in the past UA would assist with getting an ETA for travel to Australia and would comp the fee for 1Ks. Sounds like that perk is long gone.
UA sent me an email to advise that New Zealand will require an ETA beginning 1 October and included a link to NZ immigration. Anyone gone through the process? Any hope of 1Ks getting the fee comped?
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NZeTA required from 1 October 2019 to visit or transit New Zealand
The fee varies depending on passport and transit vs entering.
My reading is that people in transit pay the NZeTA (NZ$12 or NZ$9) and those entering also pay the additional IVL (NZ$35)
It was a political decision to have a targeted international visitor levy. To do that they they put a NZeTA over the top, so to identify the targets. The costs to administer all this are very high. The IVL is for a
Shane Jonesish type [-~Provincial Growth Fund] slush fund to spend this money (after costs) on infrastructure tourists may use. Instead of local governments spending local taxpayers money.
Be wary of scam web sites offering a NZeTA/IVL visa service. There are many scam web sites for the Australian ETA Au$20
NZeTA.....NZ$9 = US$5.76
NZeTA.... NZ$12 = US$7.69
IVL.......... NZ$35 = US$22.43
Summary
NZ$9 + NZ$35 = US$28.19
NZ$12 + NZ$35 = US$30.12
at today's exchange rate
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter...rom=NZD&To=USD