Can a child travel on a parent's passport to New Zealand?
I've heard some countries let children travel as long they are with their parents who have valid passports. Is this the case for New Zealand, assuming the parents and child are Australian?
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Quoted from "People travelling to New Zealand - Information for airlines" from Immigration New Zealand:
A child travelling to New Zealand must:
- have their own valid passport, certificate of identity, or other travel document, or
- be included in the passport of the parent who is travelling with them, and
- hold a visa, if required.
So to answer the first part of your question: Children can (still) enter New Zealand without their own passport if they are included in a parent's passport and also travel together with that parent. If they are not included in the parent's passport, they need their own passport.
In the case of Australian citizens, jpatokal already explained why this is irrelevant, as Australia require children to have their own passports.
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