Niue Visa

When you need to get your Niue travel visa processed quickly, Travel Document Systems is here to help. All of the Niue visa requirements and application forms, plus convenient online ordering.

Niue is a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand.

Please see our New Zealand page for information about entry requirements for Niue

To our valued clients ordering Chinese visas, processing times are far greater than those posted on our site this is due to the volume of applications at the Embassy and Consulates. Processing times are currently 2 to 6 weeks weeks depending on your jurisdiction.

As an ongoing consequence of the global pandemic actual visa processing is typically taking longer than the usual times published here even in some instances where there is an option for the payment of higher consular fees for expedited processing. If you have a particularly tight departure please send us a note at [email protected] at the time you create your order to confirm it can reasonably be fulfilled in the current environment otherwise please just be aware of the possibility of delayed processing.

If you cancel your order after we have submitted your documents to a Consulate for processing there will be a $35.00 cancellation fee and your consular fees may not be refundable. Please do NOT contact consulates directly for status or with instructions once your documents have been submitted unless they contact you as this can cause processing to be delayed or declined.

A Brief History of Niue

Most of the inhabitants of Niue descend from settlers from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, who arrived between AD 600-1000, developing their own particular culture. The first Europeans reached Niue in the wake of Captain Cook’s expedition to the region in 1774. Administered by the London Missionary Society from 1846, it became a British Protectorate in 1900. The island was then formally annexed to New Zealand in 1901, as part of the Cook Islands. In October 1974, Niue was granted ‘self-government in free association with New Zealand’, making it the smallest self-governing state with that status. This also allows Niueans to retain New Zealand citizenship while maintaining self-government in their own country.

Politics on the island have only become organised in the last few years. The only formal political party is the Niue People’s Action Party (NPAP), which has come to dominate politics on the island since its formation in 1987. Robert Rex, who was not a party member, stayed in office for ten years, latterly with the support of NPAP members. Rex died in December 1992 and was replaced by Mititaigimimene Young Vivian, who held the office until the next legislative election held in February 1993. After these, Frank Lui was elected premier to replace Vivian. With a narrow majority of just two seats, the Lui government proved somewhat unstable during its term of office but survived until February 1996, when it was re-elected. The NPAP has remained in control of the government ever since – Sani Lakatani took over the premiership following the 1999 election and the veteran Young Vivian took over once again, at the most recent poll in April 2002.