I would love to move to New Zealand. Man you are living the life brother.

I'd be happy to just visit. I've convinced the wife to move to Albuquerque from Texas when I retire in three years. I'm not sure she'd be willing to move to the other side of the world.

I'd be happy to just visit. I've convinced the wife to move to Albuquerque from Texas when I retire in three years. I'm not sure she'd be willing to move to the other side of the world.

 

Retirement to Albuquerque is a great place to be as well. Enjoy it.

 

Come here and visit and rent a Caravan, this way you can take the time exploring the sites. The South Island is phenomenal.

 

Cheers

Here is the point system as per the NZ Government, You can do a free online assesment:

http://www.visaburea...int-system.aspx

Interesting reading. I do note however the following notice in the online assesment instructions:

Please note: The New Zealand Visa Bureau can only help prospective migrants who reside in the UK or Ireland at this time.

Interesting reading. I do note however the following notice in the online assesment instructions:

 

Wow, that's something new. I did mine back in 2009 in the Washington DC embassy so something must have changed policy wise.

 

What most people do I notice is get a business investors visa or work permit then apply for permanent residency after they arrive.

Wow, that's something new. I did mine back in 2009 in the Washington DC embassy so something must have changed policy wise.

This is a privately owned UK company administering the program on behalf of the NZ government, so that may be the reason for that quoted statement. Presumably, non-UK or Irish applicants would have to work directly through the NZ Embassy in their country of residence.

This is a privately owned UK company administering the program on behalf of the NZ government, so that may be the reason for that quoted statement. Presumably, non-UK or Irish applicants would have to work directly through the NZ Embassy in their country of residence.

 

 

Yea when I googled that I probably grabbed the wrong links, when I did my immigration case I just called the DC embassy and they mailed me everything I needed. I would think nothing has changed today.

As I'm now retired and over fifty-five I don't believe that I'd be accepted even if by some miracle I could actually afford the move... Oh well, them's the breaks!