Preparations for Arrival....

[themilkybarkid]

Please correct, advise, expand and add to the list - I'm trying to prepare for our arrival on Mon 10th Jan as Skilled Migrants with PR and all help and advice appreciated - and maybe the thread will help others:

THANKS TO NOODLES her/his thread I discovered after starting this thread was a source of most of this info

Have with me list

1. Passport
2. NZ dollars
3. Driving License
4. Job Contract
5. Evidence of No claims discounts for House Insurance
6. Evidence of No claims discounts for Car Insurance
7. Recent bank Statements
8. Recent Salary slips
9. Qualifications
10. Laptop for skype, email, internet and personal data
11. ....and my wife

To Do List upon arrival

1. Go through returning residents immigration control
2. Visit Bank to officially open account (previously arranged while in UK) and receive ATM debit cards and cheque book
3. Inform NZIS of our arrival and address
4. Register for tax (IRD)
   
   • Post Office - Passport and Driving Licence (+ copy of each);
5. Register at local library
6. Get UK driving license converted to NZ
   
   • AA Centres; VTNZ; VINZ - $51.00 - current driving licence + proof of address, but you can drive for 12months on UK license anyway.
7. Register with GP
8. Get a PAYGO NZ sim card
9. Update wills so legal in NZ
10. Text family and friends
11. Give update on ENZ Forum

[ralf-nz]

to do list upon arrival

Celebrate!

[benandclare]

Take 2 of these whilst marvelling that you now live here

[sophiedb]

Oops, I must be slacking - haven't gotten round to #9 yet, though #7 is on tomorrow's to do list

[girlwithanewf]

You are far more organised than we were! You will need proof of address to register with the library and no hurry with the driving licence, I still have to get a NZ one after nearly a year. No claims bonuses for house/car insurance - ours said they didn't need to see those. Get your IRD as soon as possible, otherwise you won't get paid. Got accommodation sorted out yet? Happy travels.

[M-Squared]

#1 Update ENZ
#2 Celebrate!!

[targetNZ]

quite useful one !!

[themilkybarkid]

It may have just have been a jest and fun comment to celbrate and take time to reflect and marvel that NZ is our new home - but these comments made me think and have been very helpful!!

Don't know about others but I have been working on the project of 'One day moving to NZ' for 3 years now, and it is easy to get caught up in project management... as if that's what it was all about.

...on 10th Jan it will indeed be the moment we arrive

okay still things that need sorting in NZ but ... time to enjoy, slow down a bit, ease off and take it all in...

thanks everyone

[Duncan74]

No claims bonuses for ...car insurance - ours said they didn't need to see those.

AMI did - went from $800 down to under $300.

[Addicted to NZ]

Plane tickets.....don't forget plane tickets