New Zealand Embassy in Santiago

New Zealand runs the entire central Andes from a single floor: the embassy on the twelfth storey of Edificio Isidora 3000 in Santiago's business district is, by MFAT's own statement, accredited to exactly three countries — Chile, Peru and Bolivia. There is no New Zealand embassy in Lima or La Paz; for Peruvians and Bolivians dealing with New Zealand, and for Kiwis travelling the Andes, this Santiago office is the post. The local touchpoint in Peru is deliberately light: an Honorary Consul in Lima's San Isidro district — a first port of call for New Zealanders in difficulty, with every file decided in Santiago. The relationship's texture is Pacific: Chile, Peru and New Zealand share APEC and CPTPP membership, agricultural trade in both directions, and the long-haul air bridge that makes Santiago the natural South American hub for New Zealand's diplomacy.

New Zealand visas and NZeTAs are processed through Immigration New Zealand's online systems — not over an embassy counter. Peruvian and Bolivian passport holders generally require a visitor visa applied for online before travel; confirm your specific case on Immigration New Zealand's official channels, which the embassy's pages route to.

New Zealanders across Chile, Peru and Bolivia are served from Santiago: passports, documents and assistance through the embassy's channels during its Monday-to-Thursday full days and Friday mornings. In Peru, the Honorary Consul in Lima acts as the local first contact; New Zealand's 24/7 consular emergency line in Wellington remains the standing backstop everywhere.

Agriculture frames the trade relationship — New Zealand dairy, meat and horticultural exports meet Chilean and Peruvian produce moving in counter-season — under the CPTPP umbrella that all three Pacific-rim economies share, with education and tourism as growing second pillars.

Education and working-holiday ties carry the people-to-people relationship: New Zealand universities and the working-holiday schemes draw young Chileans and Peruvians across the Pacific, while the Andes circuit puts Peru and Bolivia firmly on New Zealand travellers' routes.

The embassy is accredited to Chile, Peru and Bolivia — MFAT lists exactly these three. In Peru, an Honorary Consul in Lima (Av. Santo Toribio 143, San Isidro) is the local relay; there is no New Zealand post in Bolivia.

Office hours Monday to Thursday 09:00-16:30 and Friday 09:00-14:00, at Isidora Goyenechea 3000, 12th floor, Santiago. General matters to nzsantiago@mfat.govt.nz; visa questions to Immigration New Zealand's online channels.

There is no New Zealand embassy in Peru or Bolivia — do not look for one in Lima or La Paz. New Zealanders in Peru can start with the Honorary Consul in San Isidro; in genuine emergencies anywhere, Wellington's 24/7 consular emergency line is the standing channel.