New Zealand Refugee Travel Document
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The New Zealand Refugee Travel Document (RTD) is an international biometric
travel document
issued by the Department of Internal Affairs to a recognised refugee in New Zealand.
holders confer the same privilege to holders of the New Zealand Refugee Travel Document.
However, holders of the New Zealand RTD can enter Germany
, Hungary
and Slovakia
visa-free for a maximum of 90 days out of a 180 day period . In the case of Germany, for recognised refugees to enter visa-free, their RTD must be endorsed and issued under the terms of the Agreement of 15 October 1946 regarding the issue of travel documents to refugees or the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as well as an authorisation to return to New Zealand which has a sufficiently long period of validity.
Biometric passport
A biometric passport, also known as an e-passport or ePassport, is a combined paper and electronic passport that contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers...
travel document
Travel document
A travel document is an identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries...
issued by the Department of Internal Affairs to a recognised refugee in New Zealand.
Use
Few foreign countries/territories which offer visa-free access to New Zealand passportNew Zealand passport
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holders confer the same privilege to holders of the New Zealand Refugee Travel Document.
However, holders of the New Zealand RTD can enter Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
visa-free for a maximum of 90 days out of a 180 day period . In the case of Germany, for recognised refugees to enter visa-free, their RTD must be endorsed and issued under the terms of the Agreement of 15 October 1946 regarding the issue of travel documents to refugees or the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as well as an authorisation to return to New Zealand which has a sufficiently long period of validity.