Welcome to the 13th Subud World Congress 4th – 18th January 2010
Visas

Visas

Welcome to our updated and simplified VISA information page.

If you need an invitation letter for your visa application, please make sure you ask for it to office@subudworldcongress2010.com giving you passport name and number, address and Congress registration N°.

 

We would like to ask anyone applying for a visa to make sure thay have registered for the congress first and requested their invitation letter. We remind that registrations will be refunded in the case of non obtaining of a visa. Once applying for your visa, if you encounter any difficulties with the embassy or consular services please contact us immediately at office@subudworldcongress2010.com

 

After reading this page, if you do have any further queries you can contact your Zone Representative, or contact us via the Organising Team page on the website.
 
Travelling around the world often can require permission from countries to allow entry. When you want to attend the Subud World Congress in Christchurch, is very important to understand about Visas.
 
Many Subud members coming to the World Congress will not need an Entry Visa.   There are instructions further below about Transit Visas for anyone travelling through the United States or Australia. Please realize that even if you do not need a New Zealand Entry Visa, you may still require a Transit Visa for travelling through the United States or Australia.
 
 
IMPORTANT - CONCERNING ENTRY VISAS
 
The countries listed below need an entry visa into New Zealand, (if your country is not on this list but you have some doubts please contact us. To find out about obtaining a Visa Application Form Click Here
 
Zone 1 & 2 – These countries require an Entry Visa. Click on your country to see where to send this application form.
 
 
Zone 4 – These countries require an Entry Visa. Click on your country to see where to send this application form.
 
Bosnia & Herzegovina   Croatia   Greece – (Visas required for passports issued before 1 January, 2006) Kosovo   Lebanon   Moldova   Montenegro   Russia   Serbia   Turkey   Ukraine   Uzbekistan
 
Zone 5 & 6 – These countries require an Entry Visa. Click on your country to see where to send this application form.
 
 
Zone 7 – These countries require an Entry Visa. Click on your country to see where to send this application form.
 
 
Zone 8 – These countries require an Entry Visa. Click on your country to see where to send this application form.
 
 
Zone 9 – These countries require an Entry Visa. Click on your country to see where to send this application form.
 
 
 
TRANSIT VISA - VERY IMPORTANT
 
Even if you have an Entry Visa to New Zealand, you may still need a Transit Visa if traveling via the U.S. or Australia.
 
For those countries who generally need visas, we strongly recommend that you avoid traveling through the United States or Australia. There are direct flights to New Zealand via Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Korea, and Buenos Aires. These direct flights bypass any potential difficulty with transit visas. Prices via Sydney though can be much cheaper, so if you decide to take this route simply make sure that your transit visas are dealt with.
 
 


 
 
APPLICATION FOR A VISA
 
We strongly suggest that those needing to apply for a Visa, fill out the section within this visa application form entitled Limited Purpose Visa, Section F3, stating the name and dates of the event : 13th Subud World Congress Christchurch Convention Centre 4th to 18th of January 2010, as well as your arrival and departure dates. You must also attach a letter of invitation, please ask us for your invitation letter by going to the organizing team, contact us stating visas, giving us your passport name, address, as well as the name of the subud group you belong to. Once you have received the invitation letter from us, your application and invitation must be sent to the address provided below (specific to each country) and should be accepted. This limited purpose visa only allows you to arrive and depart a few days before and after the congress dates. Do not try and apply for this limited purpose visa if you wish to apply for a longer stay, but in this case the invitation to World Congress will not guarantee your obtaining a visa.
 
 
 
 
Youth and Working Holidays
 
There are a number of countries with reciprocal working holidays visas for people aged 18 -30 years. However with some countries there is a quota arrangement per year and applications need to be sent as much as a year in advance. So if some of the young people are looking for ways to finance themselves to congress, and have an adventure, New Zealand is a great place to roam!
 
To learn more about this, choose your country from the list below.
 
Please note, that coming to Volunteer at the World Congress does not require a Working Holiday Visa. The working holiday visa is only for those who may choose to look for a paid job in New Zealand and this has nothing to do with the World Congress.
 
    • Available schemes

Select from a scheme below to see whether you can qualify and how to apply:
Listed by country: quota, date – applications must be received before, length of time permitted, must show sufficient funds for duration of stay.